Potatoes
Please note: we are currently in the process of migrating our legacy sector websites. You can visit the AHDB Potatoes website here to see our older content that hasn't yet been migrated.
Content from potatoes sector site
As we continue to migrate content from potatoes.ahdb.org.uk you can find some of our popular content on that site. Including:
Planting returns portal
Grower Gateway newsletter
Storage support
Potato store managers will be able to call on information and support from an £800,000 fund ring-fenced for sprout suppression and storage advice as the uncertainty around the future of Chlorpropham (CIPC) continues.
Visit the potato storage hub
Brexit
With Brexit clock ticking, we have a number of useful resources to help you understand the potential impact a no-deal Brexit scenario could have on the potato industry.
Quick links
Case study: What could happen to Greg's farm?
Horizon report: Brexit prospects for UK potatoes trade
EU and UK import tariff rates for potatoes and derived products
Potato market analysis
How to prepare for a no-deal Brexit
Latest Potato News
11 October 2019
After the UK has left the EU, immediate impact will be the application of export tariffs on processed potato products.
11 October 2019
Farmers are being called to share their views to shape standards for apprenticeships which will develop the next generation of skilled workers.
Your Potatoes Knowledge Exchange Team
The Knowledge Exchange (KE) team via your local KE Manager is your first point of call. The team is dedicated to improving the flow and uptake of knowledge throughout the supply chain in order to:
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Improve marketable yield and crop value
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Understand the cost of production
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React to a changing environment and legislation
North West and North East
Scotland
East Anglia and South East
East Midlands
Wales, West Midlands and South West
Warning leaflet for farm staff. Contaminating seed potatoes with glyphosate, even at very low levels, can lead to poor performance of seed potatoes. Use this leaflet to advise staff of the importance of safe application when near seed potatoes
Dry rot is the most important fungal rot of potatoes in Great Britain. The disease affects around 1% of tubers annually. However,its true impact on the industry is often underestimated because the disease enables Erwinia species to colonise and develop into soft rots.
Black dot is among the most important blemish diseases in the packing industry in Great Britain. The continued pressure to improve quality specifications, along with limited land resources and the use of irrigation, increase the need to adopt an integrated approach to manage the risk of black dot.
The Safe Haven Certification Scheme is simple, practical and robust, offering strong protection from imported diseases for the whole industry. This is why the Potato Council played a major role in its development and its successor, AHDB, strongly supports it.
Previous seed rate guides have offered recommendations simply to optimise total yield from ware production. This new guide recognises the importance of tuber size to the value of your crop. It also accounts for the effect of seed age on main-stem numbers.
Previous seed rate guides have offered recommendations simply to optimise total yield from ware production. This new guide recognises the importance of tuber size to the value of your crop. It also accounts for the effect of seed age on main-stem numbers.
Previous seed rate guides have offered recommendations simply to optimise total yield from ware production. This new guide recognises the importance of tuber size to the value of your crop. It also accounts for the effect of seed age on main-stem numbers.
Previous seed rate guides have offered recommendations simply to optimise total yield from ware production. This new guide recognises the importance of tuber size to the value of your crop. It also accounts for the effect of seed age on main-stem numbers.
Previous seed rate guides have offered recommendations simply to optimise total yield from ware production. This new guide recognises the importance of tuber size to the value of your crop. It also accounts for the effect of seed age on main-stem numbers.
Previous seed rate guides have offered recommendations simply to optimise total yield from ware production. This new guide recognises the importance of tuber size to the value of your crop. It also accounts for the effect of seed age on main-stem numbers.
Previous seed rate guides have offered recommendations simply to optimise total yield from ware production. This new guide recognises the importance of tuber size to the value of your crop. It also accounts for the effect of seed age on main-stem numbers.
Previous seed rate guides have offered recommendations simply to optimise total yield from ware production. This new guide recognises the importance of tuber size to the value of your crop. It also accounts for the effect of seed age on main-stem numbers.
Project 1: Translating existing knowledge of management effects on soil biology and soil health for practitioners
25 June 2018
Trade and investment officers from the Department for International Trade (DIT) export visit
18 June 2018
This guide is written by Adrian Cunnington, Head of Crop Storage Research at AHDB and is the latest publication from the world-leading SBCSR research team
13 June 2018
Nine emergency authorisations for potato, herb, celery, carrot, parsnip, cherry and plum were secured this week for UK growers to protect their crops
12 June 2018
Creating a best practice guide to sharing farm data is the focus of a new consultation launched by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
12 June 2018
More than three-quarters of farmers involved in AHDB’s Monitor Farm programme believe it has helped them improve their business, according to a new survey
8 June 2018
Nominations are now being sought for the British Potato Industry Award and the AHDB Above and Beyond Award
Project 3: Molecular approaches for routine soil-borne disease and soil health assessment - establishing the scope