Dependence on a single crop is risky. When blight strikes vulnerable communities, the consequences can be devastating.

Defeating potato blight demands international efforts ... Using technology to leverage real-time data enables farmers to act on early warnings and apply treatments in a targeted way, preserving ...

These sensors rely on advanced imaging and AI to tell blight spores apart from other particles, giving farmers an early warning so they can act before the disease spreads. Potato blight is caused ...

Potatoes are a high value crop that requires a well-thought-out production strategy. With high demands for moisture, ...

A map showing the population fall during the Great Famine highlights how Fermanagh was one of the worst affected areas in ...

Irish growers fully recognise the need to secure effective blight control within their crops at all times. Teagasc has ...

They received Emerger as a pre-emergence herbicide and will receive a grass herbicide with Brassitrel Pro, which is a mixture ...

For a main course, a jammy hard-boiled egg adds protein as does cheese, could be just a sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan or aged Coolea over a leafy green salad or some grilled halloumi or little ...

Some lesser-known biological, cultural and scientific facts about the vegetable most closely associated with this island ...