Potatoes in Practice 2021
James Hutton Institute's Balruddery Farm, Fowlis, DD2 5LJ
On the 12th of August 2021, The James Hutton Institute will host Potatoes in Practice - the largest field-based potato event in the UK (https://pip.hutton.ac.uk/).
The Plant Health Centre will have an exhibitors stall and we will be engaging with our stakeholders about their plant health needs, and promoting recent activities of the centre.
Projects Promoted at Potatoes in Practice
Key Principles
Whether you are a potato grower, a nursery manager or a forester, our Key Principles to minimise risk to Plant Health outline important steps you can take to protect plant health in Scotland.
Potato Cyst Nematode
Scottish land infected with PCN is increasing, with less available for seed production every year.
Find out how the PHC helped make the case for a multi-million package of new funding to implement solutions to reduce the incidence of PCN and protect our land-base, and how the money will be spent.
Pesticide Withdrawals
We have created a Summary Report for Pesticide Withdrawals in Agriculture for Potatoes in Practice:
Linuron and Diquat have been withdrawn in recent years; our reports "Potential Impacts Arising From Pesticide Withdrawals To Scotland’s Plant Health" and "Economic Impact Of Pesticide Withdrawals To Scotland, With Case Studies" explore the impacts this has had on industry.
What other pesticides are at risk of withdrawal, what alternatives remain and how might it affect you?
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) planning tool
The Scottish Government’s IPM plan (2016) has been updated and is now hosted on the PHC website.
The new Scottish IPM Assessment Plan allows you to track improvements on your farm over time. It has been adopted by Quality Assurance schemes and Voluntary Initiatives.
Potato blogs
Read our recent blogs on plant health issues, including tackling the growing threat of PCN, and protecting our ‘humble spud’ from pests and diseases that have not reached Scotland yet.
Plant Health Survey
What are your plant health concerns?
Help us to help you by completing this survey on your plant health needs.