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Potatoes Australia August/September 2016
August/September 2016
Contents
Regulars
5
Chairman & Interim CEO messages
7
Editorial
Features
10
2016 National Horticulture Convention gives growers and
suppliers a chance to shine
12
2016 National Awards for Excellence winners
22
Potato industry stalwart looks back on a lifetime
of achievements
30
Young grower profile: Richard Hawkes
News
35
Letter to the editor
Industry update
36
Regional updates
38
Young Potato People
R&D
8
From thought to reality: Submitting a
potato R&D concept to Hort Innovation
9
The National Potato Levy at work
16
Potato terms of trade: First quarter 2016
17
Ask the industry
18
Introducing the Potato Processors Association of Australia
20
AgriBio: A state of the art facility
24
Understanding the benefits of certified seed potatoes
25
Unearthing the secrets of profitable soils
26
The Front Line: Colorado potato beetles march east
28
New soil phosphorus test shows promise for potatoes
32
Range of TPP host plants sparks further research
34
Bacterial wilt under the microscope
30
Richard Hawkes
20
AgriBio research facility
22
Wayne Cornish