Potato Storage Hub
Potato Storage Hub
Can't find what you need? Contact the advice line on 0800 02 82 111 or email sbcsr@ahdb.org.uk
Find tools and resources and the best practice that is critical for good, cost-effective storage that delivers the quality that markets and consumers demand.
We have a dedicated research and advisory facility at Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research where a specialist team are on hand to offer technical information and advice on storage.
The team at Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research is there for all AHDB levy payers to consult for store management advice on the Storage Advice Line. Call free of charge on 0800 02 82 111 or email sbcsr@ahdb.org.uk. There is also a range of assessments and evaluations that can be offered, to assess whether your storage is performing well enough to deliver for your business.
New! Storage Network
We will fund an experienced consultant, armed with the results from the latest AHDB sprout control research, to visit your store. Significant changes in the way potatoes are stored are going to be needed in order to cope with the expected loss of chemical options for use on the 2020 crop, most notably chlorpropham (CIPC), the Storage Network is there to support you.
To book a free consultation, levy payers are advised to call the AHDB Storage Network booking desk on 01406 359419
Please view our storage sub-section pages (click below)
Monthly storage news
Ensure you get the latest developments that affect potato storage by signing up to our Storage Bulletin newsletter. Email comms@ahdb.org.uk and ask to be added to the mailing list
Tools and resources
Below are our three most popular tools and resources - find more advice via the six sections above.
Remember good storage starts with good skin-set
Storage Cost Calculator
Download the Storage Cost Calculator here
Store Managers Guide
Our essential store managers' guide returns 17 years after its first publication
Updated advice and data on:
- airflow analysis
- respiration rates
- sprout suppression
- disease identification
- condensation control
- storage tempreatures
- pull-down rates and more
Download the new version now to use as a companion to other AHDB tools, such as the storage cost calculator and the free storage advice line.
Click here to view our Disease and Defects Tool, to help identify whats effecting your potatoes.
Can't find what you need? Contact the advice line on 0800 02 82 111 or email sbcsr@ahdb.org.uk
20 August 2019
Our course seeks to address a lack of leadership skills in farming and plug a productivity gap between the UK and other nations.
19 August 2019
Tariffs? Tariff rate quotas? Allocations? We increasingly hear these terms as we approach 31 October Brexit deadline.
15 August 2019
The Agronomist Conference this year will focus on IPM
13 August 2019
A third (33%) of teachers do not know where to go for information on food, farming and healthy eating practices, according to YouGov research commissioned by us.
9 August 2019
AHDB Potatoes is to host a range of events designed to help growers fine-tune their desiccation programme following the loss of diquat.
8 August 2019
Red Tractor are looking for industry feedback on potential changes to the Safe Haven Standards, the seed potato assurance scheme.
8 August 2019
AHDB’s Strategic Potato Farm network is carrying out a variety of trials to ensure growers have effective alternatives for banned chemicals such as diquat and CIPC.
8 August 2019
Irrigation, herbicides and organic matter also on the agenda
8 August 2019
To address the lack of knowledge on dormancy Sutton Bridge are conducting trials at SPot farms
8 August 2019
An ongoing research project at Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research is looking to explore how MH can be used more effectively as a sprout suppressant.
1 August 2019
A series of replicated trials and demonstrations across the country will look at the best options for haulm destruction
1 August 2019
The rapid evolution of aggressive blight strains continues, track them via our Fight Against Blight service
1 August 2019
AHDB has committed to increasing industry knowledge of the dormancy of the most popular varieties of potatoes
1 August 2019
AHDB is considering the long term future and succession plan for potato storage research in Britain.
31 July 2019
PhD students from AHDB’s £1.4 million programme witnessed the power of applied science and agriculture in action on a recent visit to Scotland.
24 July 2019
Our water resources specialist has provided some advice to help businesses in areas affected by water use restrictions.
24 July 2019
The restriction on the use of products containing Maleic Hydrazide (MH) has been removed following a review by the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) of the HSE.
22 July 2019
The food-to-go sector is the fastest growing part of the eating-out market, but what are the opportunities for food operators to capitalise on the trend?
17 July 2019
Phil Bicknell shares his thoughts on UK competitiveness and tapping into global opportunities
12 July 2019
It’s taken 20 years, but on 28 June 2019, the EU and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) agreed a trade deal between the two blocs.
Storage Snippets
2 November 2018
Diseases continue to be an issue across the country, with reports coming in of soft rot and pink rot.. There have also been reports of tuber blight, despite a low risk blight season.
2 November 2018
Ethylene is a plant hormone that inhibits sprout elongation once sprouting has naturally initiated. Research has shown that performance varies significantly between varieties, as some are more responsive to the hormone than others.
30 October 2018
Reports from around the country indicate that there is a challenging season ahead in most of England & Wales, with only the far north of England and Scotland showing any immunity from the impact of the hot and dry summer.
30 October 2018
CIPC has been the leading sprout suppressant of choice in the UK potato industry for over 50 years, accounting for over 80% of post-harvest sprout suppressant applications. With an uncertain regulatory position for CIPC, AHDB has been looking ahead and is funding new work to investigate the efficacy of a range of alternative sprout suppressants.
30 October 2018
Storage experts from SBCSR and the potato industry contributed to the Storage in Scotland Day recently held in Perth,providing practical tips and advice to growers and agronomists on store management strategies for the coming season
30 October 2018
The extremely hot weather this summer has resulted in an unusual blemish showing up for the first time in several years. Golding blotch is associated with very warm growing conditions and results in an orange brown superficial discolouration, most commonly on the underside of tubers in the ridge
2 November 2018
Further to our last update in July, there was no significant progress on the European Commission’s proposal for non-renewal of chlorpropham (CIPC) at the latest meeting of the Standing Committee (SCoPAFF) held on 24 & 25 October. A further meeting will take place in December, when a vote on non-renrewal may take place
2 November 2018
The European Commission has now officially published the regulations concerning the renewal of the desiccant diquat and has decided not to renew its approval, based on concerns previously raised by EFSA related to the risk of exposure from workers, bystanders, residents and birds.
Testing the relative importance of agronomic factors on the physiological age of the ware crop and therefore tuber maturity at harvest on processing quality.