potato harvest

Tariffs, changing climate and the rise of China and India as major players is changing the global potato market, which impacts the UK as one of the world’s largest importers

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

With heavy rainfall creating challenging potato harvest conditions, lifting and cleaning crop still in the field with minimal damage is becoming increasingly difficult