Potatoes Soil Health: Planning for Planting

Описание: This is the third in what is becoming a very popular series of potato themed webinars based around soil health, rotation, machinery practices and new approaches to improving and maintaining the health of soil which is used for growing potatoes.

This webinar covers:
Soil preparation and nutrition: Jon Telfer, Development Manager, Yara, will open this session by covering what growers can do to ensure good establishment when it comes to preparing for planting of a potato crop

The importance of organic matter and how this can assist in bounce back in relation to soil resilience when planting potatoes. This topic is to be covered by Chris Martin, Head of Soil Health, Agrovista


Planting depth and spacing – Harry Henderson, Knowledge Exchange Technical Manager, AHDB will discuss planting set-up, planting depth, and spacing and what can be done to improve soil structure and improve crop establishment


ABOUT AHDB
AHDB is a statutory levy board, funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain. Our purpose is to inspire our farmers, growers and industry to succeed in a rapidly changing world. We equip the industry with easy to use, practical know-how which they can apply straight away to make better decisions and improve their performance. Established in 2008 and classified as a Non-Departmental Public Body, it supports the following industries: meat and livestock (cattle, sheep and pigs) in England; horticulture, milk and potatoes in Great Britain; and cereals and oilseeds in the UK. AHDB’s remit covers 72 per cent of total UK agricultural output. Further information on AHDB can be found at https://www.ahdb.org.uk