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You can now receive the latest issue of CHIPS via WhatsApp or email. Potatoes SA’s publisher, Plaas Media, can provide you with a digital copy of CHIPS while you wait for your printed version to arrive in the post. For more information, send an email to rochelle@plaasmedia.co.za.

Read CHIPS in July/August 2026

The July/August issue of CHIPS offers an essential toolkit for potato production. We explore why certified seed is the foundation of successful potato farming, kick off our A to Z micronutrient guide with a look at aluminium, and unpack the results of various cultivar trials. Finally, we delve below the soil to examine the critical roles of soil microbes, the microbiome, and water quality in your spray programmes.   

In this issue/In hierdie uitgawe: 

  • Potatoes SA Congress 2026 programme.
  • Stephan & Son: Year-round potato production in the Sandveld. 
  • Water: Die mees onderskatte komponent in ’n spuitprogram. 
  • Market monitor: The first 22 weeks of 2026 at FPMs. 
  • World potato markets: A global turning point. 
  • Grondmikrobes is die dryfveer van aartappelproduksie. 
  • Limpopo-kultivarproef onder besproeiing, Dendron 2025. 
  • The potato soil microbiome. 
  • Using biostimulants to boost potato yield. 
  • Kultivarproef onder besproeiing, Loskopvallei 2025. 
  • The A to Z of micronutrients: Aluminium. 
  • Cultivar check: Foxy. 
  • Limpopo-kultivarproef onder besproeiing, Tom Burke 2025. 
  • Rooted in agriculture, driven by discovery. 
  • From first furrow to future success. 
  • Certified seed: Foundation of successful potato farming.
  • Potatoes SA celebrates International Day of the Potato. 
  • Why UP digs into the science of SA’s favourite spud. 
  • And much more. 

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