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!

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

📅 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:

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! 🪱🥔

RT @cupgra: New PCN Factsheet launched by GB Potatoes and CUPGRA to the whole industry. READ MORE > .

RT @SyngentaUK: 🚨 Ongoing research from the @pcnactionscot project reinforces the importance of soil testing as the basis of IPM strategies….

2024 was a big year for PCN Action Scotland.Highlights include:.📽️ A feature on @BBCTheOneShow .📢 Presenting at industry leading conferences by @AABiologists & @ESNematologists .🥔Hosting our final PCN Trials open day @ Barnyards. We are excited for 2025 - Happy holidays all 🪱

RT @AABiologists: 👀🪱 Pest Alert: Potato cyst nematodes (Globodera pallida & Globodera rostochiensis) @DefraGovUK @pcnactionscot @ScotGovSASA.

We've been featured on @BBCTheOneShow 🥔📺.Our segment with Chef Hasan ‘Big Has’ Semay covers PCN, why its an issue for the potato industry, and resistant varieties!. Watch at: A big thank you to all project partners and funding received from @scotgov

RT @IPMHutton: Nice story from @HuttonCMS @JamesAPrice94 and @SoilEssentials highlighting the important work of @pcnactionscot in tackling….

RT @AABiologists: The OneShow is @BBCOne flagship daily magazine programme and today features our friend James Price heading the @pcnaction….

PCN Action Scotland have been highlighted in a recent.@FarmersGuardian article following presentations at the @AABiologists 6th symposium of PCN management at @HarperAdamsUni. 🥔Read here: New tools launched to help growers fight PCN

It is great to see multiple members of PCN Action Scotland presenting at the 6th Symposium of PCN Management hosted by @AABiologists @HarperAdamsUni #PCNSYM6 . Pictured: Jon Pickup from @ScotGovSASA discussing PCN Policy. For more info -

RT @AABiologists: James Price @JamesAPrice94 presents the @pcnactionscot project, the largest #planthealth project ever funded through @sco….

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:

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

RT @BritishPotato_: PCN Action Scotland has held an annual public open day hosted at Barnyards farm in Tannadice to discuss the project's f….

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.

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 -

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