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NIAB strengthens potato research team with new appointment

27 July 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Peter Craven is joining the crop research organisation NIAB in the new role of Research Development Manager for NIAB Potatoes

CUPGRA well placed to enhance growers knowledge and understanding

April 2022
ARTICLE in The Vegetable Farmer by Heather Briggs
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CUPGRA has announced that Tina Barsby will be new President and Sophie Bambridge the new chair.

CUPGRA joins industry-led partnership

October 2021
PRESS RELEASE

CUPGRA is a partner in the recently announced collaborative training partnership award programme for Sustainable Agricultural Innovation (CTP-SAI)

NEWS & ARTICLES

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How did your potatoes grow?

March 2021
ARTICLE

NIAB's Dr Sarah Roberts writes about her CUPGRA-funded research on the effect of common changes in potato agronomy – such as plant spacing and planting date – upon whole canopy growth. Originally written for NIAB's Landmark magazine

Soil, liming policy and common scab

December 2018
ARTICLE

Summarising a review carried out by NIAB for AHDB on the effect of liming and pH on the risk of common scab in potatoes.
Originally written for NIAB's Landmark magazine

Understanding tuber formation to decrease tuber greening

May 2018
ARTICLE

Research, jointly funded by CUPGRA and AHDB, investigating the physiological and agronomic causes of tuber greening.

Originally written for NIAB's Landmark magazine

Mike Storey wins potato industry honour

19 December 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Dr Mike Storey has been awarded the John Green Memorial Trophy for his exceptional contribution to the British potato industry.