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More than 250 potato growers, agronomists and industry advisors braved sub-zero temperatures to attend the first ADAS Syngenta Potato Conference

Potato exports to Eastern Europe are picking up, which, together with lower yields and increasing domestic demand, are creating a tighter feel to the market.

Grimme’s two-row self-propelled potato harvester took to the London Streets at the historic 683rd Lord Mayor’s Show last weekend

Researchers funded by the BBSRC Crop Science Initiative have made a discovery that could instigate a paradigm shift in breeding resistance to Phytophthora infestans

The Potato Council has confirmed that it is increasing its levy for 2011/2012 by 3%.

Nearly a third of UK shoppers want food and grocery retailers and manufacturers to focus on reducing waste.

The Potato Council’s provisional estimate of Total Production in Great Britain for the 2010 crop year is 5.817 million tons, down 6.1% from 2009.

Northern Ireland Farm minister Michelle Gildernew MP MLA has announced that a new strain of the potato disease Blackleg has been confirmed.

Having hired out Struik potato ridgers for the last five years, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, hire company Andrew Deptford has taken over the import of the Dutch company's full range of potato equipment for the UK and Ireland.

Fenland farmer Richard Lee will parade a giant potato harvester through the heart of London next weekend.

Greenvale AP has won an award for Environmental Excellence

Biopesticides for use in oilseed rape and potatoes to help control diseases and promote crop growth could be on the market [in the UK] within five years

In the South of the United Kingdom most potato growers have finished lifting with only a few fields remaining.

New technology for extracting water from potatoes is being trialled by food giants PepsiCo, which owns the crisp manufacturer Walkers.

Grow Your Own Potatoes is one of the most widely recognised primary school growing projects

One of Britain’s biggest potato producers is planning to put down roots on the AIM Market

In the United Kingdom, potato values fell in the week to 15 October as better weather boosted availability and lower value supplies dominated sales.