How combining science with art can aid profitable potato production

Growers and agronomists attending the Cambridge University Potato Growers Research Association annual conference were invited to 鈥榣ook back to move forward', as speakers shared the latest developments in potato production

Teresa Rush

31 January 2026 鈥� 6 min read

With potato yields averaging around 100 tonnes per hectare, US agribusiness AgriNorthwest is producing some of the highest-yielding crops in the world. The business grows potatoes, carrots, onions, peas,...

How one Cheshire farmer is using mixed farming to get on top of grass-weeds

For Cheshire farmer Mike Jones, tackling grass-weeds has not come from one silver bullet solution. Instead, it has been the result of building a more flexible mixed farming system where livestock, forage crops, cultivation strategy and innovative new chemistry all work together

Alice Dyer

01 August 2026 鈥� 6 min read