The FINAL PCN open day will be held on the 7th of August 2024! 🥔🪱 Sign up here: tinyurl.com/PCN-OPEN-DAY Session topics: · Potato & Oil radish variety trials · Decision support system updates · Policy discussions with SASA · Live sprayer demonstrations targeting groundkeepers

Thank you to all attendees (~120) of the PCN open day at Barnyards last week! What a great turn out to discuss: 🥔Policy 🥔Resistance markers 🥔Tolerance 🥔Oil radish cover crop field trial 🥔Potato variety/Nematicides field trial results For more info - pcnhub.ac.uk

Here is a peek at the PCN Action Scotland open day 2024 at Barnyards Farm!👀 Lots of people, presentations, PCN, and potatoes 🥔 Video credit - SoilEssentials #PCNActionScotland #potato #farmingscotland #farminguk #PCN #agriculture #farming instagram.com/p/C-aA9-XMqi0

PCN Action Scotland has held an annual public open day hosted at Barnyards farm in Tannadice to discuss the project's field trials results. britishpotato.co.uk/news/ PCN Action Scotland James Hutton Institute SRUC Scotland's Plant Health Centre Scottish Agronomy Ltd SoilEssentials BioSS SASA

It is always great to host visitors, discuss our PCN trials, and see how our practices compare with those from other countries! 🥔

Check out our article with the BBC. PCN Action Scotland have also featured on Reporting Scotland and BBC Radio 4 last week! 🥔🎥 We would like to thank the Scottish Government for funding this research. For more information on the project: pcnhub.ac.uk/news/pcn-actio…

James Price James Price presents the PCN Action Scotland project, the largest #planthealth project ever funded through Scottish Government SASA Potatoes are worth £4.5BILLION to UK economy!

It is great to see multiple members of PCN Action Scotland presenting at the 6th Symposium of PCN Management hosted by AAB @aabiologists.bsky.social Harper Adams University #PCNSYM6 Pictured: Jon Pickup from SASA discussing PCN Policy. For more info - tinyurl.com/3r4htxmv

PCN Action Scotland have been highlighted in a recent Farmers Guardian article following presentations at the AAB @aabiologists.bsky.social 6th symposium of PCN management at Harper Adams University 🥔Read here: New tools launched to help growers fight PCN farmersguardian.com/news/4361894/t…

Nice story from CMS James Hutton James Price and SoilEssentials highlighting the important work of PCN Action Scotland in tackling the PCN problem. Hitting prime time tv on the One Show tonight! bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

The OneShow is BBC One flagship daily magazine programme and today features our friend James Price heading the PCN Action Scotland project. Saving the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 tatty! 🥔 First idea at 2mins! bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

We've been featured on BBC The One Show 🥔📺 Our segment with Chef Hasan ‘Big Has’ Semay covers PCN, why its an issue for the potato industry, and resistant varieties! Watch at: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… A big thank you to all project partners and funding received from Scottish Government

👀🪱 Pest Alert: Potato cyst nematodes (Globodera pallida & Globodera rostochiensis) Defra UK PCN Action Scotland SASA

2024 was a big year for PCN Action Scotland Highlights include: 📽️ A feature on BBC The One Show 📢 Presenting at industry leading conferences by AAB @aabiologists.bsky.social & European Society of Nematologists 🥔Hosting our final PCN Trials open day @ Barnyards We are excited for 2025 - Happy holidays all 🪱

🚨 Ongoing research from the PCN Action Scotland project reinforces the importance of soil testing as the basis of IPM strategies for managing PCN this spring. Read more on this, including advice from Dr James Price James Hutton Institute via: bit.ly/41v0nr2 #NSP #PCN

New PCN Factsheet launched by GB Potatoes and CUPGRA to the whole industry. READ MORE > cupgra.com/gb-pcn-forum-n…

PCN Action Scotland attended the Isle of Barra & Vatersay Science Festival last week. Spreading the word about what PCN are, the issue with ground keepers, and the importance of sourcing clean seed. We also sampled some local potato crops which all looked very healthy! 🪱🥔

📅 Save the date! We're hosting our final PCN Action Scotland meeting in March 2026 — a chance to share findings and explore what they mean for future #PCN management. We'd love to see everyone who's supported the project there! Register: tinyurl.com/mtfjwxbw

📝 The report for the final PCN Action Scotland field trial season is now published! 🥔Dive into the findings here: 🪱tinyurl.com/5443av86 #PCN #PlantHealth #FieldTrials

Great evening with the Perth #Organic Growers last week! 🌱 #PCN Action Scotland members (Kerry Leslie - SAC and Micha Bayer - JHI) led a lively seminar on PCN basics, project outcomes, and the hunt for resistance genes. Thanks to POG for the warm welcome and engaging discussion!