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Potatoes In Practice 2025 Programme Announced

08 July 2025, UK: Potatoes in Practice, one of the UK’s premier field-based potato events, returns to The James Hutton Institute’s Balruddery farm on 7th August.

Potatoes in Practice is hosted by the Hutton through the National Potato Innovation Centre (NPIC), in partnership with Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), and Agrii and will bring together a wealth of knowledge from experts with the aim of enhancing sustainability and resilience across the potato growing and processing chain.

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As well as trade exhibits, demonstrations and cutting-edge research, there will be a comprehensive programme of seminars covering the latest developments. The themes this year are modern breeding methods, sustainability, free living nematodes (FLN) and an update on pests and disease.

Professor Ian Toth, Director of NPIC, said, “Potatoes in Practice is a fantastic event where you’ll find commercial breeders showcasing the latest varieties, agronomists demonstrating what’s new in crop protection and researchers discussing their most recent findings. It’s the place to engage with all those involved in the growing and processing of potato to learn from as well as share information.

“Visitor numbers are growing each year and we are confident that everyone who comes to Potatoes in Practice will go away inspired by what they have seen and heard and leave full of renewed optimism for the future of this vital industry.”

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On the topic of modern breeding methods, Professor Ingo Hein of the Hutton will showcase modern genomics and explain how the development of markers is helping in the breeding of modern potato cultivars, and Dr Rob Hancock, Deputy Director of the Hutton’s Advanced Plant Growth Centre, will explore the opportunities and challenges in gene editing in potato.

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