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'Mission' is perfectly possible
Ridding potato crops of weed competition has become a much more complicated task this year as fewer key active ingredients are now registered and others have been restricted in their dose rates. A no… more →
Global Potato Seed News
A Walk on the Wild Side
gonetoseed wrote 1 month ago: If you want to encourage wildlife into your garden, all the advice seems to point towards NOT being … more →
To spray, or not to spray?
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James Alexander-Sinclair wrote 2 months ago: To spray, or not to spray? That is indeed the question. A couple of decades ago it was not really a … more →
Is there a difference between "organic" and "pesticide-free" food?
Junk Food Babies wrote 3 months ago: The term “pesticide-free” has no precise meaning, and food with that label may be any of … more →
Easy Peasy?
gonetoseed wrote 4 months ago: If anyone tells you that growing peas is easy, don’t believe them. Note to self: Next year be … more →
Controlling slugs and snails with copper
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Adam Pasco wrote 4 months ago: It comes as no surprise to me that slugs and snails have been voted the most-hated garden pests in t … more →
July-August 2009
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Broad Beans R. I. P.
gonetoseed wrote 5 months ago: Broad beans. Blackfly. Disaster. Rumour has it that the UK blackfly population has EXPLODED this y … more →
Chocolate Teapot
gonetoseed wrote 6 months ago: In the interests of furthering worldwide botanical knowledge, I have conducted a one-woman controlle … more →
World War 3
gonetoseed wrote 6 months ago: They’re back. Blackflies. Devouring my broad bean plants like they haven’t eaten for y … more →
'Mission' is perfectly possible
Lukie wrote 8 months ago: Ridding potato crops of weed competition has become a much more complicated task this year as fewer … more →
Interfarm to supply Rizolex potato seed treatment in UK and Ireland
Lukie wrote 9 months ago: Interfarm UK is now supplying the seed potato fungicide treatments Rizolex in the UK and Ireland. A … more →
New seed potato treatment approved on wireworm
Lukie wrote 9 months ago: Bayer CropScience has picked up registration for a new seed-piece treatment to suppress damage cause … more →
Canadian farmers win 20-year settlement fight over virus decision
Lukie wrote 9 months ago: Almost 200 potato farmers in the New Brunswick province of Canada will receive a multimillion-dollar … more →
New tuber treatment developed for seed potatoes in the UK
Lukie wrote 9 months ago: A new tuber treatment for seed potatoes being developed by Syngenta offers potential for controlling … more →
Canadian seed potato fields declared clean of PCN
Lukie wrote 9 months ago: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed the testing of Canada’s seed potato fields … more →
US border to open for Canadian seed potatoes
Lukie wrote 10 months ago: Potato growers from the Canadian province Alberta who want to sell seed potatoes into the U.S. can r … more →
Results show PLRV down in British potatoes but infection levels of PVY high
Lukie wrote 10 months ago: Latest results from NIAB’s Labtest service suggest that while potato leaf roll virus (PLRV) is large … more →
January-February 2009
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September-October 2008
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