12 April 2024

Potato agronomy and technical resources

Publications and research reports on potato production, crop protection and potato agronomy

18 February 2022

Harvesting potato crops

Care needs to be taken at every stage of the production system to minimise damage to potato crops.

24 August 2018

Minimising potato damage at harvest

Damaged crops cost the UK potato industry over £200/ha and care needs to be taken at every stage of the production system to minimise this cost. Planning ahead, routine maintenance and adapting machinery settings to the conditions are key areas to reducing the risk of damaging crops.