Rising input costs are a big concern for Nick Sheppard, farm manager at Upton Suffolk Farms near Bury St Edmunds. He recently led the first Agri-TechE farm walk to show agri-tech in action and to discuss why innovation at a time of crisis is vital.
The UK’s first factory to convert potatoes into functional protein for vegetarian and vegan foods is being made possible following the development of a new extraction process by B-hive Innovations in collaboration with potato suppliers Branston
Potato performance and quality is always a hot topic. At The Sainsbury Lab, in Norwich, scientists have been using the latest advanced breeding methods to enable some improvements for the humble spud. We asked Jonathan Jones and his colleagues Agnieeszka Witek and Sebastian Fairhead for an update…
“Our analysis shows there is considerable scope for increasing saleable yield through better control and understanding of tuber populations. If the crop is performing differently to that intended then understanding optimum yield potentials and crop value increases is key to making the greatest financial return…
Potato performance and quality is always a hot topic. At The Sainsbury Lab, in Norwich, scientists have been using the latest advanced breeding methods to enable some improvements for the humble spud. We asked Jonathan Jones and his colleagues Agnieeszka Witek and Sebastian Fairhead for an update…
“Our analysis shows there is considerable scope for increasing saleable yield through better control and understanding of tuber populations. If the crop is performing differently to that intended then understanding optimum yield potentials and crop value increases is key to making the greatest financial return…
As part of the Virtual Innovation Hub 2020, hear from Crop4Sight CEO Paul Allen, Simon Bowen Head of Knowledge Exchange at BBRO, and Jonathan Jones, Sebastian Fairhead, and Agnieszka Witek who are all researchers at The Sainsbury Laboratory, on their work in potatoes and sugar beet.
Optimising the seed rate (t/ha of input seed) is a crucial first step in efficient potato crop production, because it controls the plant, stem and tuber population. Crop tuber populations need to be matched to the target yield to achieve the required net yield. To help achieve this Crop4Sight has launched the UK’s first dynamic seed rate tool for planning potato crops. It generates target benchmarks for stem and tuber populations from the very start of the season.
We will be getting experiences direct from the farm for this Agri-Tech Week event which is looking at best practice and use of new technology for irrigation in the potato sector, explains Teresa Meadows, Knowledge Exchange Manager at AHDB.
Laurie Bell, University of Cambridge Dr Laurence Bell is a Research Associate at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotech, University of Cambridge. Laurie is
The practical outcomes of AHDB Potatoes Strategic Potato Farm was the subject of a meeting in Rugeley (3 December 2015) where over forty potato growers,
Maintaining the quality and health of stored potatoes is vital for growers, processors and consumers but each year there are consistent and substantial losses due