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EPISODE · May 28, 2025 · 0 MIN

Potato blight warning issued in north west

from Ocean FM News Reports

Met Éireann has issued a potato blight advisory for the north west for the coming days.The national forecaster say that counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will be at risk.According to Teagasc, blight is still the most serious disease of potatoes in Ireland despite recent advances in fungicides, improved varieties and better disease forecasting.There is still no means of eradicating an outbreak in a crop, meaning that disease prevention is key.IFA Potato Chair Sean Ryan, says it's due to the warm and wet conditions forecast for the coming days:

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