“Successful potato production requires continual innovation and improvement as the market and threats to production are ever-changing,” said the organisers of the annual SAC Association of Potato Producers (SACAPP) conference that will take place in February.
As Aleksandra Cupriak reports for Farmers Guide, the conference, hosted by SAC Consulting, a part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), takes place on Friday, 7th February 2025.
Gavin Prentice, senior potato consultant at SAC Consulting, will chair the conference. The keynote conference presentation by Dr Ali Karley of the James Hutton Institute will put the spotlight on the biology and control of aphids, key transmitters of potato virus, such as leaf roll and PVY.
Lars Bødker from SEGES Innovation will explain how Danish growers and agronomists have risen to the challenge of fungicide-resistant potato late blight with much fewer fungicides than GB growers have access to.
Renowned agronomist Martyn Cox of the AIPC will also deliver a joint presentation with SAC Consulting’s Dr Kerry Leslie on wireworm, whilst Dr Denis Griffin of Teagasc, will outline the powerful genetic tools that potato breeders can use to develop varieties fit for the future.
The event is free to SACAPP members, but tickets are also available to purchase for non-SACAPP growers and trade. To book your tickets, email sacapp@sac.co.uk or visit the website online for more about how SAC Consulting supports the potato industry.
Source: Farmers Guide. Read the full story here
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