Ryan Hall 22/9/21 Ryan Hall 22/9/21

Setting up for summer - preparation for potato growers

As it warms up and your potato crop gets going Dr Kelvin Montagu and Marc Hinderager talk practical tools to help scheduling and monitor irrigation in potatoes.

Ryan Hall 22/9/21 Ryan Hall 22/9/21

PotatoLink Magazine Issue 02

Henry Hyde 1/9/21 Henry Hyde 1/9/21

PotatoLink Bulletin September 2021

New edition of PotatoLink magazine, soil biology masterclass for potato growers, new resource: potato tuber moth factsheet by Dr Paul Horne, and much more.

Henry Hyde 25/8/21 Henry Hyde 25/8/21

PotatoLink Bulletin August 2021

Potato census 2021, the Potato R&D forum, controlling pests in potatoes, and much more.

Ryan Hall 20/8/21 Ryan Hall 20/8/21

Irrigation scheduling with IrriSAT

IrriSAT, is a free satellite-based irrigation scheduling app. It combines satellite images with weather data to estimate crop water use. Learn how it works and what you can use it for.

Ryan Hall 19/8/21 Ryan Hall 19/8/21

Controlling pests in potatoes

This presentation by Dr Paul Horne, entomologist and owner/director of IPM Technologies outlines the elements of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in any crop but particularly in potatoes. The most important biological, cultural and chemical options available to growers are described and specific examples are given from Australian potato production.

Ryan Hall 6/8/21 Ryan Hall 6/8/21

Potato R&D Forum 2021 Day 2 Recording: Soil health and disease management

Catch up on Day 2 of the Australian Potato R&D Forum 2021, which focused on soil health and disease management.

Ryan Hall 5/8/21 Ryan Hall 5/8/21

Potato R&D Forum 2021 Day 1: Pest Management

Catch up on Day 1 of the Australian Potato R&D Forum 2021, which focused on pest management.

Henry Hyde 30/7/21 Henry Hyde 30/7/21

PotatoLink Bulletin July 2021

Welcome to the first edition of the monthly PotatoLink bulletin, meet the team, first issue of PotatoLink magazine, upcoming events and webinars, and much more.

Ryan Hall 6/7/21 Ryan Hall 6/7/21

PotatoLink Magazine Issue 01

Ryan Hall 29/6/21 Ryan Hall 29/6/21

Demo site update - Atherton, Queensland

Ryan Hall 29/6/21 Ryan Hall 29/6/21

Demo site update - Loxton (Mallee), South Australia

Sophia Thach 11/6/21 Sophia Thach 11/6/21

Jobs for the quieter months of the year

This PotatoLink magazine article discusses making the most of the quieter months preparing for next season’s crop — checking long-term weather forecast, soil testing, checking irrigation equipment, considering drainage, and managing pests and disease.

Ryan Hall 4/6/21 Ryan Hall 4/6/21

What bug is that? - Paul Horne’s new book

Ryan Hall 30/4/21 Ryan Hall 30/4/21

Potatoes Australia Magazine Archive (2013 - 2019)

Henry Hyde 27/4/21 Henry Hyde 27/4/21

Eyes on Potatoes Magazine Archive (1997 - 2005)

Henry Hyde 27/4/21 Henry Hyde 27/4/21

Potato Australia Magazine Archive (1990 - 2005)

Henry Hyde 22/3/21 Henry Hyde 22/3/21

Evaluation of postharvest treatments for the control of bacterial soft rot in potatoes

Management of rots, both in the field and postharvest, is an ongoing challenge for potato producers. The issue is usually managed by minimising the time interval between harvesting and processing of potatoes. Read the report by Soil Wealth Integrated Crop Protection for more information.

Ryan Hall 13/3/21 Ryan Hall 13/3/21

Potassium: A vital macronutrient in potato production — A review

With information from 48 peer-reviewed studies this review provides the most up to date understanding of potassium nutrition for potatoes.

Ryan Hall 9/2/21 Ryan Hall 9/2/21

Integrated weed management - Volunteer Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)

Read this Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection factsheet to learn about volunteer potatoes and some potential methods of integrated weed management that can be used to control them after a potato crop.

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