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The James Hutton Institute, through the National Potato Innovation Centre (NPIC), will host a webinar on Friday 29 May, 9.00–11.00am, to mark the United Nations’ International Day of Potato.
Potatoes in Practice, Scotland’s premier outdoor potato event, returns on Thursday 13th August 2026
Potatoes in Practice (PiP), Scotland’s largest field-based potato event, will take place on Thursday 7th August 2025 at The James Hutton Institute’s Balruddery Farm in Invergowrie, near Dundee.
Tatties, taters, spuds – whatever you call potatoes probably reflects your cultural and geographical background. Since first introduced to the world from South America, they have lifted millions of our predecessors out of food poverty and fuelled the industrial revolution.
