Escocia: Wet weather delays potato planting and risks yield loss
Wet weather has pushed potato planting more than two weeks behind schedule for many growers across the UK. We catch up with two farmers to find out how they are getting on.
Grewar Farming, Scotland
Yield loss likely due to late planting and cold frosts
Cousins Peter and Euan Grewar, who grow a huge 650ha area of potatoes in northern Scotland, are anticipating a 5-10% yield penalty as the optimum planting window closes.
Planting began on 17 April after persistent wet weather stalled field work, but a wintery blast of freezing temperatures is causing further concern.
Currently, 25% of the 490ha area of ware potatoes is planted – where the cousins would usually expect to be 70% planted for this ...
Fuente: https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/potatoes/wet-weather-delays-potato-planting-and-risks-yield-loss
