Potato Review

CONTENTS www.potatoreview.com POTATO REVIEW JANUARY 2022 3 Editor’s letter HAPPY NEWYEAR TO YOU ALL! GETTING thismagazine to press before Christmas was a real challenge, as we had somuch to share with you all. It was great to see somuch support at both BP2021 and the National Potato Industry Awards inHarrogate before Christmas and there was a real feeling of positivity at both. For those of youwho couldn’t make it along, we provide full coverage of both events, and for those of youwho did, we hope you’ll enjoy reliving themoment and catching upwith some of the news, achievements and insights that were shared there. We were honoured to be able to host the awards, as well as join the presentation of the British Potato Industry Award for lifelong achievement, whichwasmade posthumously to a well-known Scottish potato personality. Turn to page 9 for full details. We were also lucky enough to be invited along to a BASF unveiling and farmwalk prior to the Harrogate show, and share full details of this with you on page 28. Soil health features strongly in this issue. We also feature the nal instalment of our three-part feature on tuber care, spotlight a newRed that ismaking its presence felt, and join the Pre Basic Growers for their 50th anniversary celebration. Agtech andmachinery updates are also shared on pages 32 and 40. Our feature list for 2022 is now available so if you feel youmay have any future news or insights to share in the next issue, do please dropme an email at stephaniecornwall@warnersgroup.co.uk NEWS ROUND UP THENATIONAL POTATO INDUSTRYAWARDS 04 09 COVERCROPS BP2021 SHOWREVIEW AGTECH SEED: ‘HYBRIDS CAN SAVE THEDAY’ Stephanie Cornwall Editor TUBERCARE 24 MACHINERY 46 INTERNATIONALMARKET: NEWS FROMAROUNDTHE GLOBE 36 CROP PROTECTION 28 PREBASICGROWERS ASSOCIATION50THANNIVERSARY 27 SOILHEALTH 30 VARIETIES: MANITOU 34 18 06 13 32 SOIL PREPARATION 21

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