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Below are links to articles mentioning SASA mainly in the online media from 2011 and 2012
Seed potato inspection database launched
Farmers Weekly
13 February 2012
Seed certification database available online for Scots
Farmers Guardian
10 February 2012
Potato farmers to give buyers a helping hand
Supply Management
5 February 2012
British seed potato producers gear up for Fruit Logistica
Farminguk.com
3 February 2012
Seed certification database to be showcased at World Potato Congress
PotatoPro
1 February 2012
Last season’s Scottish blackleg problem ‘a blip’
Farmers Guardian
27 January 2012
Lanarkshire gamekeeper convicted
Scottish Farmer
26 January 2012
Return for potato blackleg focus
Farmers Weekly Interactive
23 January 2012
Pesticide rules tighten the screw for Scots potato producers
Scotsman.com
18 January 2012
UK: EU legislation causes issues for Scottish growers
Fresh Plaza
18 January 2012
Year-round attention to detail key to controlling blackleg
Courier and Advertiser
18 January 2012, p.17
Soil test for powdery scab will help boost production
Press and Journal
18 January 2012, p.42
Dramatic fall in cases of wildlife crime
HeraldScotland.com
13 January 2012
Gamekeeper fined £635 for banned pesticide
Scotsman.com
13 January 2012
Exports thriving for seed potato growers
Scotsman.com
11 January 2012
UK: Exports thriving for seed potato growers
Fresh Plaza
11 January 2012
British Potato 2011: Epitrix beetle warning
Farmers Weekly
28 November 2011
Supermarket price wars hit potato sector as costs rise
Scotsman.com
26 November 2011
Wildlife poisoning cases increase
Nature of Scotland
Issue 13, Autumn 2011, page 21 (hard copy) or page 23 (PDF/digital)
Keepers bee warned
Southern Reporter
7 October 2011
Seed potato exports reach record levels
Press & Journal
1 October 2011
Bee Disease Confirmed in Scotland
Scotland Food & Drink
26 September 2011
Good Practice Crucial to Prevent Bee Disease, says SAC
Scotland Food & Drink
26 September 2011
Alarm bells as honey bee disease found in Scotland
Scotsman.com
24 September 2011
Honey bee disease found in Scotland
Press Association
23 September 2011
No evidence of devastating potato disease in Scotland
Scotsman.com
14 September 2011
Scottish potato crops get all-clear
Press & Journal
14 September 2011
Record number of Golden Eagles poisoned
Birdwatch
14 September 2011
Preying this will stop
The Southern Reporter
9 September 2011
Foulbrood detected in Highland bees
Scottish Farmer
8 September 2011
Third bee disease outbreak is confirmed
Scotsman.com
6 September 2011
American Foulbrood bee disease found in Inverness-shire
BBC News
6 September 2011
Bee Disease Confirmed
Scotland Food & Drink
6 September 2011
Outbreak of highly contagious bee disease in the Highlands
stv.tv
6 September 2011
Bee disease confirmed
Dundee Messenger
6 September 2011
High levels of rodenticide residues found in birds of prey in Scotland
Pest
25 August 2011
Falcons killed with pesticide
Evening News
25 August 2011
Birds of prey targeted as poisonings hit record high
Herald
25 August 2011
Authorities call for zero tolerance approach to wildlife poisoning
The Courier
25 August 2011
Birds of prey persecuted
Galloway News
25 August 2011
Falcons killed with pesticide and head taken as 'trophy'
Scotsman.com
25 August 2011
Poison blight on Scotland’s countryside
Scottish Farmer
25 August 2011
Rat poison may be killing raptors
UPI.com
25 August 2011
Birds of prey under threat from banned pesticide poisonings
Scotsman.com
24 August 2011
Birds of prey targeted with rat poison
Guardian
24 August 2011
Surge in animal poisoning reports
Hawick News
24 August 2011
Animal poisonings rise to highest level in ten years
stv.tv
24 August 2011
Wildlife poisoning cases increase in Scotland
BBC News
24 August 2011
Surge in animal poisoning reports
Milngavie & Bearsden Herald
24 August 2011
Surge in animal poisoning reports
Paisley Daily Express
24 August 2011
Surge in animal poisoning reports
Stirling Observer
24 August 2011
Failure rate increases under new testing system for PCN
Farmers Guardian
19 August 2011
Growing blackleg threat to seed potatoes
Farmers Guardian
19 August 2011
Record seed potato exports
Farmers Guardian
19 August 2011
Speedy PCN soil testing regime introduced
Farmers Weekly Interactive
15 August 2011
Export growth vital for Scots potato seed business
Farmers Weekly Interactive
15 August 2011
EU approval for UK variety testing
FarmingUK.com
12 August 2011
Rise in blackleg 'major concern' for Scottish seed potato growers
Scotsman.com
11 August 2011
Bright prospects for seed potatoes - despite the rain
Scotsman.com
5 August 2011
Potato Council to host stand at Potato Europe
FarmingUK.com
1 August 2011
Beekeepers warned to on their guard
Paisley Daily Express
23 July 2011
Meigle bees struck by dangerous disease
Blairgowrie Advertiser
21 July 2011
Bee disease confirmed in Perthshire
Scotland Food & Drink
18 July 2011
Beekeepers on their guard as infected Meigle hive is destroyed
The Courier
16 July 2011
Killer bee disease hits Scottish hive
Scotsman.com
15 July 2011
Second outbreak of highly contagious bee disease found in Perthshire
stv.tv
15 July 2011
Bee disease strikes Perthshire apiary
Perthshire Advertiser
24 June 2011
Deadly disease found in Scottish honey bees
The Co-operative Magazine
23 June 2011
Honeybees Suffering from a Contagious Disease in Scotland
TopNews Arab Emirates
22 June 2011
Leading seed potato grower urges industry to attend Potatoes in Practice
farminguk.com
22 June 2011
Perthshire apiary hit by an outbreak of highly-contagious honeybee disease
TopNews New Zealand
22 June 2011
Ballinluig hives destroyed after American foulbrood infestation
The Courier
22 June 2011
American Foulbrood Discovered In Perthshire
TopNews United States
22 June 2011
Foulbrood outbreak at Perthshire hives
Scotsman.com
22 June 2011
Bee larva disease outbreak probed
Motherwell Times
22 June 2011
Honeybee disease American Foulbrood found in Perthshire
BBC News
21 June 2011
Outbreak of highly contagious and untreatable bee disease in Perthshire
stv.tv
21 June 2011
Bee larva disease outbreak probed
Paisley Daily Express
21 June 2011
Bee larva disease outbreak probed
Rutherglen Reformer
21 June 2011
Scottish Government visit to Cairo
UK In Egypt
7 June 2011
RSPB expresses anger at wild bird killings
The Courier
30 May 2011
Dead buzzard was ‘poisoned by banned pesticides’
stv.tv
25 May 2011
Survey finds no dickeya in Scottish potatoes
Farmers Guardian
6 May 2011
Potato crop free from disease : appeal for growers to stay vigilant as Dickeya solani battle is won
Press & Journal
30 Apr 2011
'No complacency' warning over potatoes
Scotsman.com
28 Apr 2011
Winter weather affects influx of aphids
Horticulture Week
1 April 2011
UK: Scottish seed potato exports to Egypt soar despite turmoil
Fresh Plaza
30 March 2011
Cold winter delays peach potato aphid in potatoes
Farmers Weekly Interactive
24 March 2011
The Great British Food Revival - includes a piece on SASA's potato variety work
BBC iPlayer
16 March 2011
Bird of prey poisoning 'hot spot' map published
The Telegraph
15 March 2011
Shock rise in birds of prey being poisoned
The Courier
15 March 2011
Bird of prey poisonings hit four-year high
Scotsman.com
15 March 2011
Poisoning of birds on the prey on the rise with sea eagle among the victims
Daily Record
15 March 2011
4 Golden eagles amongst raptors poisoned in Scotland in 2010
WildlifeExtra.com
March 2011
130 raptors killed in five years
Paisley Daily Express
14 March 2011
130 raptors killed in five years
Spalding Guardian / Lincolnshire Free Press
14 March 2011
130 raptors killed in five years
Press Association
14 March 2011
Infections forecast to worsen in seed potato fields this year
Horticulture Week
11 March 2011
Changes in late foliar blight resistance ratings
Potato Business
11 March 2011
UK: Changes in late foliar blight resistance ratings
Fresh Plaza
11 March 2011
Changes to variety blight resistance scores
Farmers Guardian
4 March 2011
Blight resistance variety ratings lowered
Farmers Weekly Interactive
28 February 2011
Variety changes in late-blight resistance to be revealed at Potato Council forum
Potato Business
14 February 2011
Potato exports to Russia a boost for Scottish growers : Buoyant new market opening up for producers
Press & Journal
3 February 2011
Russian demand for Scots potatoes on the rise
Business.scotsman.com
2 February 2011
Conference bites : PVY concern
(On Potato processor wages war on waste page)
Farmers Weekly Interactive
1 February 2011



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