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juli 16, 2009

What's in potato peels?

What sort of bounty could possibly lie in piles of discarded potato peelings?“We have been interested in by-products for quite a while now,” says Dr Nigel Brunton, a senior research officer with Teagasc who works with phytochemicals derived from plants...

mei 20, 2009

Angry Irish potato farmers storm Tesco Managers meeting

Tesco last night insisted it was the world's "biggest supporter"of Irish food and drink producers after a group of farmers stormed a meeting of the supermarket chain's top managers yesterday.Around 30 potato growers burst into a meeting at a ...

februari 19, 2009

Selenium enriched potato launched

Peter Keogh &Sons, the potato-growing and packing company owned by the north County Dublin Keogh family, has launched a selenium-enriched Rooster potato called Selena, which is currently available exclusively in Superquinn stores in Ireland.The Sel...

januari 04, 2009

Irish Researchers at Teagasc think GM potatoes may provide answer to blight fears

A genetically modified variety of spud may have to be produced in Irish laboratories because of the growing threat from blight. The fungal disease that wiped out the potato crop in the mid-19th century, causing more than 1m deaths, is posing a renewed ...

augustus 26, 2008

Ireland's potatoes 'rotting in the fields'

Potato growers can only watch as some of their crops rot in the ground after being submerged in water. Crops grown on riverbanks and in low-lying fields have been worst hit by the recent monsoon-like conditions. Foliage on some crops has started to yel...

februari 24, 2008

Dublin firm Keogh & Sons launches blue potatoes

A Dublin family that has been growing vegetables for 200 years is bringing blue potatoes to the Irish market, to coincide with the international year of the potato.Peter Keogh &Sons, has launched the heritage ‘blue’ potatoes, from its farm in Oldt...

februari 19, 2008

Spuds' bad press is half baked, claims Irish campaign

A campaign to raise awareness about the humble spud couldn't have come at a better time for Ireland's beleaguered potato growers. A total of €300,000 has been invested in a national campaign by the Department of Agriculture, Bord Bia, Agri Award, Tea...

december 07, 2007

Sainsbury launches Phureja, the 'healthiest' roasting potato

A potato described as the healthiest variety for roasting is launching in Sainsbury stores in the UK today.Called the Phureja, it has golden-coloured flesh and a slightly sweet taste.Sainsbury’s, which will sell the spud, said it is the healthiest pota...