SPot Farm Results Week - Harvest 2020

Jan 19, 8:00AM to Jan 21, 6:00PM UTC

189 people attending

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Schedule

January 19, 2021 9:00am 9:00AM–10:30AM · Stage

Desiccation – how effective are Diquat alternatives for potato crops

Results from the 2020 crop and previous season’s research, with lead researcher Mark Stalham, before a discussion with SPot Hosts, from across the country.

2021-01-19T09:00:00Z 2021-01-19T10:30:00Z Europe/London Desiccation+%E2%80%93+how+effective+are+Diquat+alternatives+for+potato+crops https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Ffarm-results-week-harvest-2020-ffa00724-599d-4642-85de-733399059715 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

January 19, 2021 12:00pm 12:00PM– 1:00PM · Stage

PCN: Deceiving potato pests with trap crops

Results will aim to develop good establishment for trap crops when drilled after cereal harvest. Including date of drilling, weed control and drilling depth.

2021-01-19T12:00:00Z 2021-01-19T13:00:00Z Europe/London PCN%3A+Deceiving+potato+pests+with+trap+crops+ https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Ffarm-results-week-harvest-2020-ffa00724-599d-4642-85de-733399059715 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

January 19, 2021 3:00pm 3:00PM– 4:30PM · Stage

Weed control with fewer actives

Data on how to replace lost chemistry. Drone footage of this year’s crop from SPot East, and chat with Agronomist Graham Tomalin and Host Mike Shapland

2021-01-19T15:00:00Z 2021-01-19T16:30:00Z Europe/London Weed+control+with+fewer+actives https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Ffarm-results-week-harvest-2020-ffa00724-599d-4642-85de-733399059715 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

January 20, 2021 12:00pm 12:00PM– 1:00PM · Stage

Which approach to potato irrigation?

What is the most effective use of water when for irrigating your potato crop to meet high supermarket quality standards? Results from SPot North trials.

2021-01-20T12:00:00Z 2021-01-20T13:00:00Z Europe/London Which+approach+to+potato+irrigation%3F https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Ffarm-results-week-harvest-2020-ffa00724-599d-4642-85de-733399059715 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

January 20, 2021 2:30pm 2:30PM– 4:30PM · Stage

Resilience through research

Tomorrow’s world. Our long term research plans and projects and how we intent to tailor them to your potato agronomy needs.

2021-01-20T14:30:00Z 2021-01-20T16:30:00Z Europe/London Resilience+through+research https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Ffarm-results-week-harvest-2020-ffa00724-599d-4642-85de-733399059715 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

January 21, 2021 9:00am 9:00AM–10:00AM · Stage

Reducing the threat of aphids in a potato crop

Reflecting on the 2020 trials at SPot East and Scotland, we will discuss what can be done differently in 2021 to minimise the risk of aphids to a potato crop?

2021-01-21T09:00:00Z 2021-01-21T10:00:00Z Europe/London Reducing+the+threat+of+aphids+in+a+potato+crop https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Ffarm-results-week-harvest-2020-ffa00724-599d-4642-85de-733399059715 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

January 21, 2021 12:00pm 12:00PM– 1:00PM · Stage

Managing sprout suppression without CIPC

AHDB’s Storage Research team share the results from the SPot Farm trials looking at the dormancy of 40 popular varieties.

2021-01-21T12:00:00Z 2021-01-21T13:00:00Z Europe/London Managing+sprout+suppression+without+CIPC+ https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Ffarm-results-week-harvest-2020-ffa00724-599d-4642-85de-733399059715 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

January 21, 2021 3:00pm 3:00PM– 4:30PM · Stage

Land preparation for planting potatoes: cultivations & seed placement

An independent panel will discuss findings on where reductions in costs or increase to yield can be made in cultivation, seed spacing and nitrogen nutrition.

2021-01-21T15:00:00Z 2021-01-21T16:30:00Z Europe/London Land+preparation+for+planting+potatoes%3A+cultivations+%26+seed+placement++ https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Ffarm-results-week-harvest-2020-ffa00724-599d-4642-85de-733399059715 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

Speakers

Alex Wade

AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager (West Midlands, South West & Wales)

Alice Sin

AHDB Research Management Scientist (Soils & Water)

Amber Barton

AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager (East Midlands)

Andrew Wilson

CJ Wilson

Anne Stone

AHDB Knowledge Transfer Manager

Antonia Walker

AHDB Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager

Bob Hillier

Environment Agency

Graham Tomalin

Agronomist

Ivan Grove

Senior Researcher

James Lee

Agronomist

James Oliver

AHDB SPot West Host

Jim Reid

SPot Scotland Host

Joe Martin

AHDB Crop Protection Senior Scientist (Weeds)

Kerr Howatson

Bruce Farms

Laura Bouvet

AHDB Knowledge and Innovation Facilitator

Mark Stalham

Independent Consultant

Mike Shapland

AHDB SPot East Host

Philip Wright

Independent Soil Consultant

Simon Faulkner

Agronomist

Will Gagg

SPot North Host

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