Arable Insights Live

Farmers Weekly Arable Insights Live brings farmers and industry experts together to explore the latest challenges, innovations and opportunities shaping arable farming. Through expert discussions, practical insights and real-world experiences, the events deliver valuable knowledge to help growers make informed decisions and improve farm performance.

Arable Insights – Potato: In our most recent event we explored the challenges facing potato growers: from difficult markets, rising costs and the loss of key inputs, Arable Insights Live: Potatoes explores practical ways to navigate these challenges. The event brings together expert knowledge, field-based learning and the latest research to help growers make informed decisions and improve performance on farm.

This video breaks down the different expert sessions from the day and for a deeper dive in to the content, we have collated the articles below.

Explore Arable Insights Potatoes

POTATOES

How precision nutrition system can enhance potato yield

[fw_shortcode source="youtube" code="Rgec6TbAiQs"] Potato production requires a highly accurate nutrition programme at every growth stage – be it tuber set, initiation or bulking to achieve optimum yield and quality. Starting…

POTATOES

Potato trials probe biostimulants, nutrition and IPM

[fw_shortcode source="youtube" code="naSv34sqq_o"] A number of independent trials encompassing nutrition strategies, biostimulants, and the effects of floral tramlines are taking place at the Dyson Farming Research Centre, Lincolnshire. This is…

POTATOES

New potato blight fungicide to be launched next spring

[fw_shortcode source="youtube" code="W6j7jeORbRk"] Areli, a new fungicide for late blight control in potatoes, is registered for use in the UK with a full commercial launch set for spring 2027. Developed…

POTATOES

Advice on stabilising soils to boost potato crop resilience

[fw_shortcode source="youtube" code="GSyZ2riXM64"] Potatoes can be a destructive crop to soil, but if resilience is built into the wider rotation, potatoes can be less damaging, and soil can recover much…

Explore Arable Insights Cereals

VARIETY SELECTION

Latest winter wheats deliver top yields and early maturity

KWS is bringing a powerful line-up of hard Group 4 winter wheats to growers, with newly recommended KWS Aintree leading the charge, closely followed by early-maturing KWS Fowlmere. They offer…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

How to unlock phosphate and improve herbicide efficacy

Up to 80% of applied phosphate can become locked up within days of application, significantly reducing the effectiveness of the fertiliser. “Research shows less than 10% of applied phosphate may…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Dyson Farming launches UK's biggest research farm

Learning by doing is the mantra behind the newly opened Dyson Farming Research Centre in Lincolnshire, as it aims to do something genuinely transformational for British agriculture. Sir James Dyson…

DRILLING

Pros and cons of wider row spacing for cropping resilience

Wider-row spacing could offer arable farmers the opportunity to establish a more resilient cropping system. Farmers Weekly hears the latest advice from machinery specialist Horsch and rounds-up the pros and…

 

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