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PotatoLink attended the 2024 World Potato Congress (WPC) in Adelaide, SA and connected with local industry members, international potato experts and growers. In addition to the PotatoLink stand, Regenerative Potato Production panel session, Hort Innovation R&D Forum, the PotatoLink team also presented a poster showcasing the projects extension and communication strategy and its' engagement with growers to enhance soil health, featuring a grower from Queensland. View the poster here.
PotatoLink Bulletin July 2024 is packed with the latest news an updates for potato growers and all involved in the industry.
This guide summarises and provides easy access to resources developed by the PotatoLink project.
New magazine, Tasmanian and Western Australian upcoming events, new podcast episode and much more
New podcast episode, upcoming events in QLD, Vic and WA, potato bruising and management resources, Hort Connections 2024 and much more.
New issue of the PotatoLink magazine, upcoming events in Vic and WA, demo site news, International Day of Potato, and much more.
Biological product demonstration site results, new portal to support growers through dry times, save the date: WA seed potato growers workshop, and much more.
New issue of the PotatoLink magazine, webinar: setting up for summer – preparation for potato growers, WPC 2024 speaker: IPM in potato production with Paul Horne, and much more.
Podcast: Potato genetics at the James Hutton Institute, Hort Innovation webinars, BOM long-range forecast, and much more.
Innovative climate tool expands to support potato farmers, Hort Innovation webinar: deep dive into international consumer demand for vegetables, yield mapping with HarvestEye webinar, and much more.
Read the recap of a PotatoLink event held for the potato industry at the Kaloorup Fire Shed in Jindong in the afternoon of the 15 August 2023.
PotatoLink at the WalkerAg Agricultural Industry Forum (Tas), workshop and field walk: diseases, biosecurity and cover crops (WA), improving your farm’s resilience using cover crops, and much more.
PREDICTA Pt training and accreditation courses, event recording: R&D forum recordings, soil biology and in-furrow masterclass wrap up, and much more.
PotatoLink held a research and development forum in Adelaide on 5 June 2023. The seven speakers covered a range of topics including diseases, irrigation, monitoring technology and more. Below are recordings of the presentations given on the day.
In-person event: in-furrow application workshops (Tas) and Gatton Ag showcase, podcast: oxalis, webinar recording: black dot, and much more.
BOM online training, soil biology masterclass: Gatton (QLD), webinar: Mobile drip irrigation technology, and much more.
PotatoLink magazine issue 08, Springbank (VIC) demonstration site field walk, BOM weather tools online training, new resources – Making sense of soil test results + petiole testing, and much more.
Webinar: Legumes in rotation with potatoes - an alternative nitrogen source, factsheet: The changing nutrition needs of a growing crop, in the spotlight: minimising mechanical tuber damage during harvest, and much more.