In Issue 04 of PotatoLink magazine, the Spud GP answers the question: Why are the insides of some of my tubers brown and soft? The helpful response includes a list of some of the common conditions that illustrate similarities between some tuber physiological disorders and diseases.

Growers need to prepare for the opportunities and challenges ahead that arise from carbon emission management, particularly whether they can generate carbon credits from their operations. This PotatoLink magazine article discusses this with Adrian James from Natural Resource Management (NRM) who has been tracking the evolution of carbon farming options.

Views differ as to exactly what is meant by regenerative or sustainable agriculture. It may be argued that “sustainable” implies little or no change in the farming environment, whereas “regenerative” is focused on improvement but, in reality, the terms mean much the same. This PotatoLink magazine article discusses ecocentric and technocentric approaches.

This webinar presented by Dr Jenny Ekman from Applied Horticultural Research (AHR), and the WA Potato Growers Association’s Simon Moltoni will provide valuable insight into bruising of potatoes during and after harvest.

Managing the storage environment to optimise seed performance at planting is a complex process that requires thought and planning.

Dr Jenny Ekman from Applied Horticultural Research (AHR), Maarten van Delden from Tolsma Australia and Dr Nigel Crump from the Australian Seed Potato Industry Certification Authority (AuSPICA) talk about the importance of correct seed potato storage, optimal storage processes and conditions and management of physiological age.

This Soil Wealth & Integrated Crop Protection case study examines the role of phosphorus availability and uptake in a potato crop throughout the growing season. It shares the results of a trial in north-west Tasmania of a new liquid phosphorus fertiliser applied to processing potatoes in P-fixing soils.

Event: compost in agriculture – use of recycled organics, new PotatoLink regional representatives, cover crops for fresh market and processing potatoes in Australia, and much more.

In this Soil Wealth & Integrated Crop Protection (SWICP) webinar recording, you’ll hear from Kelvin Montagu, Doris Blaesing and Marc Hinderager about management options for the vegetable industry covering topics such as adding nitrogen using legumes, optimising fertiliser practices, reducing nitrogen fertiliser losses, soil testing and crop monitoring.

Project update from Peter O’Brien, potato grower tour to Scotland and Ireland – EOI, potato grower tour to Scotland and Ireland – EOI, and much more.

Potato grower, Darren Long and Dr Kelvin Montagu talk all things cover crops and discuss how they can assist with building up soil health – including practical tips & tricks!

In this PotatoLink Disease Webinar series No. 2, join Jacquie van der Waals, Associate Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria South Africa as she discusses symptoms, epidemiology & management of Early Blight & Brown Spot.