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Resistance to new blight strain a concern
Noel Bardon
Irish farmers can learn lessons from others' experience of the Revus and Zorvec-resistant blight strain that emerged in Denmark, the national potato conference heard.
22 November 2024 News
News Podcast: the weather, liver fluke and spuds
On this week’s News Podcast, we discuss a liver fluke warning, future weather patterns and hear about a blight strain which could hit the potato crop.
7 November 2024 News
Loss of key spray a ‘huge loss’ to potato growers
Attendees of the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Day in Kildare on Thursday heard how the ongoing loss of key sprays and chemistry in the sector is having an impact on costs.
Tillage Podcast: potato digging in the northeast and wheat varieties
Stephen McCabe of Haggard Stores joins us on this week’s show to chat harvest and potatoes in the northeast.
26 September 2024 News
Growers urged to be vigilant for new potato blight strain
The EU43 strain of potato blight, first recorded in Ireland last year, has been causing concern for potato grower throughout the country after outbreaks of the pathogen in Europe.
11 September 2024 News
Met Éireann announces nationwide blight warning
This also comes after a new blight strain EU43, which is resistant to some fungicides, has caused concern among potato farmers this year.
20 August 2024 News
Royal Irish Academy hosting public lecture on potato famine pathogen
The lecture will explore the migrations and spread of the pathogen Phytophthora infestans, which entered the shores of Ireland in 1845 and devastated the potato crop.
20 August 2024 News
Opinion: potato growers are a special breed
A meeting of potato growers in Enniscorthy this week highlighted the many issues facing growers. As ever, price and weather were near the top of the list.
3 August 2024 Opinion
Status yellow blight warning issued
A potato blight advisory warning is in effect for 26 counties across Ireland.
31 July 2024 l2
Farmer Writes: my ash pension fund is now gone
Tree planting has now to be encouraged big time and undoubtedly landowners are put off by this messy ash dieback business.
3 July 2024 Farmer Writes
New blight strain EU43 is causing concern
Shay Phelan of Teagasc said that the EU 43 strain of blight is 'probably more widespread than we think'.
19 June 2024 News