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Venue: HUNTINGTOWER HOTEL, Crieff Road, Huntingtower, Perth PH1 3JT
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Start Date: 30/01/2024
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Start Time: 1:30 pm
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End Date: 30/01/2024
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End Time: 5:30 pm
F I N A L R E M I N D E R
MEMBERS POTATO TRIAL & TECHNICAL TRANSFER MEETING
TUESDAY 30TH JANUARY 2024
13:30 – 17:20
Huntingtower Hotel, Crieff Road, PERTH PH1 3JT
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT FOOD HAS TO BE PRE-BOOKED AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO ANY MEMBER THAT DOES NOT REGISTER
This upcoming event provides us with an opportunity to update you on new developments in potato production. Agenda items are provided below. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED (SEE BELOW) for the ‘live’ event in Perth and closes at 12pm on Thursday 25th of January to ensure we can accommodate all attendees.
The full 2023 potato trial results and handout of the presentation slides will be published in the MEMBERS ZONE of the web site in due course. A hardcopy of the handout will be provided at the live meeting. All events will qualify for BASIS and NRoSO points.
The full agenda and speakers are provided in the attached and a summary is shown below.
A G E N D A
13:30 NETWORKING – COFFEE/TEA
14:00 Introduction
Eric Anderson
14:05 Late blight control & resistance management
Faye Ritchie (ADAS) & Eric Anderson
14:45 Cultivation systems & soil properties
Ken Loades (JHI)
11:50 COFFEE/TEA BREAK
15:30 Cost of production
Zach Reilly
15.50 Sustainable PCN management
Stevie Gray
16:10 Spray technology and nozzle choice
Donald Paterson
16:30 Aphid and virus management
Eric Anderson
16:50 Fungicides for seed & soil borne disease
Greg Dawson
17:10 Discussion
17:30 DINNER
TO REGISTER PLEASE CONTACT JANE ON 01577 865129
BEFORE 12 NOON – 25TH JANUARY