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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