Dependence on a single crop is risky. When blight strikes vulnerable communities, the consequences can be devastating.

In Ireland, I'm leading a project ... rely on advanced imaging and AI to tell blight spores apart from other particles, giving farmers an early warning so they can act before the disease spreads.

Farmers in Leitrim have been urged to take action as a Yellow-level potato blight advisory has been issued for the county.

According to Shay Phelan, this gives Ireland a significant advantage ... give potato growers that all-important early warning of specific blight strains that are circulating at a specific time.

ALERT: Warning issued to farmers as Advisory about weather conditions issued Farmers across Ireland have been urged to take action as a Yellow-level potato blight advisory has been issued for the ...

The heavy showers with localised thunderstorms will result in possible spot flooding and lightning damage. The second warning ...

Disposable vapes will be banned from the shelves of all shops from Sunday in a bid to cut their use among young people ...

Damian Willemse wasn’t injured but he was red carded for one of those unfortunate tackle height infringements that frankly is a blight on the ... Critics in the UK and Ireland are having a ...

Councils have urged vapers to think twice before hoarding disposable vapes, warning that stockpiling ... single use vapes blight our streets as litter, are a hazard in our bin lorries, and are ...

Potato blight is a plant-disease caused by a fungal-like organism called Phytophthora infestans. It is arguably the most important disease which affects the potato, in terms of the economic losses and ...