More than 250 potato growers, agronomists and industry advisors braved sub-zero temperatures to attend the first ADAS Syngenta Potato Conference
November 29, 2010
Potato prices rise as exports pick up
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.
November 23, 2010
Grimme harvester in the City of London at historic 683rd Lord Major Show
Grimme’s two-row self-propelled potato harvester took to the London Streets at the historic 683rd Lord Mayor’s Show last weekend
November 21, 2010
BBSRC researchers develop new approach to beat Phytophthora
Researchers funded by the BBSRC Crop Science Initiative have made a discovery that could instigate a paradigm shift in breeding resistance to Phytophthora infestans
November 21, 2010
Potato Council to increase levy 3%
The Potato Council has confirmed that it is increasing its levy for 2011/2012 by 3%.
November 18, 2010
Industry responds as one in three UK shoppers want waste reduction prioritised
Nearly a third of UK shoppers want food and grocery retailers and manufacturers to focus on reducing waste.
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November 17, 2010
Great Britain potato production 2010 down 6.1%
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.
November 12, 2010
Dickeya Solani discovered in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Farm minister Michelle Gildernew MP MLA has announced that a new strain of the potato disease Blackleg has been confirmed.
November 08, 2010
Andrew Deptford becomes UK importer for Struik potato machinery
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.
November 08, 2010
A giant potato harvester in the center of London? Indeed...
Fenland farmer Richard Lee will parade a giant potato harvester through the heart of London next weekend.
November 05, 2010
Greenvale AP wins EDIE Award for Environmental Excellence
Greenvale AP has won an award for Environmental Excellence
November 04, 2010
Potato biopesticides could be available in the UK within five years
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
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2010 Potato Crop Progress in the United Kingdom
In the South of the United Kingdom most potato growers have finished lifting with only a few fields remaining.
October 31, 2010
Potatoes could boost water supplies
New technology for extracting water from potatoes is being trialled by food giants PepsiCo, which owns the crisp manufacturer Walkers.
October 31, 2010
Dr John Bradshaw wins 2010 British Potato Industry Award
October 31, 2010
'Grow your own potatoes' widely recognized school project
Grow Your Own Potatoes is one of the most widely recognised primary school growing projects
October 26, 2010
Greenvale's holding company to Stock Exchange to finance leading role in consolidation in UK potato sector
One of Britain’s biggest potato producers is planning to put down roots on the AIM Market
October 20, 2010
Market report UK: Lifting progress puts pressure on potato prices
In the United Kingdom, potato values fell in the week to 15 October as better weather boosted availability and lower value supplies dominated sales.
