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Protect potatoes right up to harvest in high blight year

In the last of our potato agronomy series, Íæż½ã½ã gets the view on harvest prospects and talking points of the 2024 season from agronomists in Scotland and England

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Early yield digs suggest some potato varieties could be 10-15% down due to the conditions this season
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Early yield digs suggest some potato varieties could be 10-15% down due to the conditions this season

Fife - Morven Anderson, Hutchinsons The potato harvest, like the combinable crop harvest, is likely to be quite spread out this autumn after a protracted start to planting and precious few bright,...

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