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How the summer heatwave has taken its toll on potato harvest

With maincrop potato lifting well underway, we catch up with two agronomists to see how crops have fared after the hottest summer on record

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"This season has once again highlighted the importance of building the resilience of soils to extremes of wet and dry weather"
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"This season has once again highlighted the importance of building the resilience of soils to extremes of wet and dry weather"

After the warmest summer on record, according to the Met Office, potato growers are seeing the effects in fields across the country, with yields and quality under pressure as maincrop lifting begins...

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