Potato Review

CONTENTS www.potatoreview.com POTATO REVIEW NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 3 Editor’s letter WITH so many agricultural and trade events cancelled this year because of COVID-19, it was a real treat to be able to attend the potato trials at Caythorpe and talk to some of those demonstrating “in the esh” as it were. Stet and IPMwere particularly keen to tell us about new varieties to watch, and we share news about what they had to say, and the demonstrations, in our news feature on page 18. Being bio-savvy is key to driving measurable improvements to marketable yields if you’re using biostimulants, so we’ve got some expert advice from specialist potato consultant and former Head of NIAB CUF, Dr Mark Stalham, in our focus feature on page 29, while, in a fore-runner to a more in-depth feature we’ll be running in our next issue, we take a look at some cover crops work being used to build soil structure in Scotland. Trap crops are being trialled as an alternative method for controlling nematodes by four potato growers and we report on their ndings so far, Scottish Agronomy’s Eric Anderson suggests key issues to think about ahead of storage, and independent storage consultants give their advice on how to get the best out of roller table fungicide treatments. Combined with our regular news, machinery, industry and international updates, there’s plenty to read about and consider as we approach the winter season. NEWS: STORAGE TIPS 04 10 23 ROLLER TABLE APPLICATION TIPS AHDB ON THE SPOT VARIETY OPEN DAY 16 18 TRAP CROPS 13 Stephanie Cornwall Editor BIOSTIMULANTS: GETTING BEST RESULTS MACHINERY FOCUS: COVER CROPS INTERNATIONALNEWS INDUSTRYUPDATES 29 43 32 34 46