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Harvest
12 April 2024
Publications and research reports on potato production, crop protection and potato agronomy
21 September 2020
A video explaining how the Agronomists' Induction will work in 2020
13 June 2022
This factsheet provides growers of white cabbage with new information on the identification of the principal internal disorders of white cabbage, the causes of the problems, including the important link between viruses and internal disorders, and the actions needed to minimise their economic impact.
9 June 2022
Effective handling of cut flowers from harvest through to despatch is a critical part of maintaining the quality of the product grown and supplied to customers, and ultimately the end consumer. This factsheet contains information on key areas of good practice for the post-harvest handling of cut flowers.
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26 October 2023
Calculate chill hours and predict bud break in blackcurrant crops
3 June 2020
An induction video for seasonal fruit workers, helping to get the best from your workforce. Also available in Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Ukranian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Russian.
4 October 2022
In this Grower issue: Robotics funding to transform horticulture, a computer model to improve biopesticides and a new plum demonstration centre
7 October 2022
Find out about the research and development work for tree fruit crops done in 2019, in this annual review.
22 February 2019
Strawberry powdery mildew, caused by the fungus Podosphaera aphanis attacks the leaves, flowers and fruit of strawberry.
24 August 2018
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.