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Podcast: The Tillage Edge
Episode: Reduced potato yields with 30% still to be harvested
Description: The weather through 2022 has adversely affected potato yields and a reduction of at least 15% is expected.   The very wet weather has delayed harvest and more yield losses are expected from these unharvested crops.   On the Tillage Edge this week Shay Phelan, a potato specialist in Teagasc, discusses how potato farmers are coping with the wet conditions and extremely high costs this year. Shay says that there is approximately 20-30% of the potato crop unharvested and higher field losses can be expected.   Shay also says th...