Queensland grower Mark Fritz shares two decades of lessons using cover crops in a potato farming system. From improving yields to reducing inputs, his practical approach offers insights for anyone looking to build soil health.

As the global community grapples with the impacts of climate change, the horticultural sector faces mounting pressure to transition towards more sustainable practices, including reduced greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture production. In Australia, there is plenty of scope for potato farms to adopt various strategies to begin their journey to reduced emissions from production. Read the full article in Issue 13 of PotatoLink magazine.

Potatoes and sustainability go hand in hand, not only because carbon neutral potatoes are now for sale in the UK, but because they punch above their weight compared with other food staples when it comes to environmental impact. Discover more in this PotatoLink magazine article.

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.

Adrian James covers the current state of play of carbon in agriculture, carbon neutral farming and the use of farm carbon calculators. In addition he explores the opportunities in farm carbon offsets.

This Spotlight on Sustainability - Energy Use on Farms article in Issue 15 of PotatoLink Magazine explores costs on potato farms, highlights ways to measure it, and lists some practical solutions to optimise usage and reduce costs.