Potato Review

CONTENTS www.potatoreview.com POTATO REVIEW MAY/JUNE 2021 3 Editor’s letter THISmonth, we bring you another 64-pagemagazine bursting at the seams with updates and insights fromall across the di erent sectors of the potato industry. With somany challenges in terms of the climate, soil conditions and some age-old battles with pests, not tomention the additional hurdles set by withdrawn actives, changingmarkets and industry targets to ful l, we’re always on the lookout for shared experiences, trial ndings and ongoing research feedback that enable our readers to stay abreast of what’s happening andmake informed choices that are right for themand their livelihoods. As we all know, the potato sector has never been a ‘one size ts all’ area to work in, so we hope that the selection of di erent viewpoints, advice and product information gives you plenty of food for thought over the coming season, whilst our international section in the second half of the magazine gives an insight into what’s going onwithin othermarkets. We’re gearing up for some great events later in the year – NPIA 2021 and BP2021 – and after so long in lockdown, are really looking forward to catching upwith all our readers there. Don’t forget to send in your award suggestions and book your places! NEWS ROUND UP BP2021 SHOWPREVIEW 06 11 20 READERPROFILE Jersey Royals’ Mike Renouard ??????????? SPECIAL FOCUS: Autonomous farming project SPECIAL FOCUS: Cave-dwelling tubers WEEDCONTROL HAULMPULLING: Product update and ndings AWARDS NPIA2021 latest 14 44 32 19 16 TRAPCROPS 12 Stephanie Cornwall Editor BIOSTIMULANTS HEAT STRESS: Newdata ndings PESTMONITORING 25 28 31 MACHINERY 54 INTERNATIONALMARKET: News fromround the globe 46 INDUSTRYUPDATES 62 EVENTS’ FEEDBACK 59