Potato Review

CONTENTS www.potatoreview.com POTATO REVIEW JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 3 Editor’s letter TRYING to squeeze as much as we could into this issue of Potato Review has been a tall task, with so much information to share with our readers at this time of year. We’re grateful to all those who have kept us informed and shared their insights with us, which a ect all areas of the potato supply chain. In our inside story on cover crops, Potato Agronomist Eric Anderson looks at sustainable farming practices. In another feature, Dave King shares ndings and analysis, having completed eld trials of a UK study of biostimulant use in potatoes. At FERA’s recent potato virus testing webinar, Virologist Dr Adrian Fox answered a number of pressing questions about identifying viruses and enabling actions that can be taken and we share some of those insights with you. A range of stakeholders have also taken a collaborative approach to aphid and virus control and we bring you a full report on this. Collaboration within the supply chain has also been key to an emergency authorisation for sprout suppressant, 1,4-DMN, being approved. Our special feature delves into this. Achievements, company news, the latest on Brexit, machinery updates and international situations are also reported on in depth, and on a di erent front, we introduce the next generation of the Cambridgeshire family company that won our National Potato Industry Award for Machinery last year, who are preparing to give its foundingmembers a well-earned rest. NEWS ROUND UP VIRUS TESTING 04 08 20 APHIDANDVIRUS COLLABORATION FAMILYWINNERS’ UPDATE: Newgeneration takes over AHDBPOTATOAWARDS 17 19 SUSTAINABLECOVERCROPS 11 Stephanie Cornwall Editor BIOSTIMULANTS: DaveKing comments on trial ndings MACHINERY UPDATES BREXIT: IMPACTS ONOUR INDUSTRY 23 44 29 STORAGE: NEWCHEMICAL APPROVAL 40 INTERNATIONALNEWS 34