date:Oct 18, 2018
than 60 potato industry members attended a meeting in Ashburton recently on September 25. This was the first meeting of Biosecurity New Zealand with industry representatives anywhere in the country.
The names and locations of the confirmed properties were not released to those at the meeting. However, growers were told it was found on processing growers' properties.
At some time, there was very little known about how to control it - growers just had to be wary of powdery scabs on the skins of