Potato news archive – Page 135
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Meredith wins British Potato Industry Award
Recognising his 31 years in the industry, Bob Meredith has won a prestigious award. British Potato Council chairman David Walker presented the award at the Seed Industry Conference in Perth last week.
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Conference to growers' aid
December 11 will see the Profiting from Potatoes conference held in east Yorkshire. Organsed by the Higgins Group and HSBC the conference aims to help struggling potato growers. A slow market, low prices and imports have all put the industry in jeopardy.
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FoE under fire
The UK industry has criticised environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth for confusing pesticides maximum residue levels (MRLs) with safety limits.
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Archaeologists have a dig at potato-growers
Potato farmers are destroying hundreds of years of precious archaeological sites in the UK every year, said conservationists this week. The complainants were alarmed by the discovery of a 5,000 year-old stone mace head in a Herefordshire potato harvester, which was unearthed during the reaping of a potato crop.
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Plantings down, yields up (anecdotally)
New figures from the BPC reveal total potato plantings in the UK are down 5.6 per cent on those of 2001.
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Plantings down, yields up
New figures from the BPC reveal total potato plantings in the UK are down 5.6 per cent on those of 2001.
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Sicily shows its wares
A plethora of Sicilian food was on offer in London this week, courtesy of the Italian Trade Commission.
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Pommies helps Higgins grow
Higgins subsidiary Pommies has expanded its volume with new facilities in Reims.
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Potato research links up
Solanum, one of the UK's top potato suppliers, has announced a ground-breaking alliance that aims to bring new varieties to market and deliver potato innovation through the Solanum Centre of Excellence.
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Tesco signs charity deal
Leading UK supermarket Tesco is to incorporate the Cancer Research UK logo into its 5-a-day promotion, following the signing of a two-and-half-year exclusivity deal.
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Seed sendings Thai-ed up
Plant health authorities in Thailand are impressed by UK seed potatoes paving the way for further exports to the south-east Asian country.
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Sainsbury's new organic spud
Sainsbury's is to take the majority of supplies of Lady Balfour organic potatoes. The new spud will extend the UK season by one extra month. Growers are anticipating higher yields of the crop than for other varieites.
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Children cheer for Chippies Choice
Weymouth kids dress up as Chippies Choice sacks to promote MBM potatoes.
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Waitrose forges potato link
Retailer Waitrose and potato supplier Solanum have joined forces to launch www.waitrose.com/potato
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Potato upturn forecast
UK potato yields are likely to be up this season on last despite a reduction in planted area.
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BPC issues ring-rot warning
The British Potato Council has issued a warning to levy-payers to be vigilant for the notifiable potato disease ring rot as reports of its continued incidence on the continent come through.
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Sprouts herald glorious 12th
William Haines of WR Haines is pictured delivering the first hand-picked British sprouts of the season to the Lygon Arms, in Broadway as the UK sprout season got under way on August 12.
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Brown rot test enhanced
The British Potato Council has announced that a new, faster test for potato disease brown rot is available.
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Pseedco gets smart to save time
Pseedco launches seed to improve returns by up to 30 per cent.
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Greenvale on potato trail
Fresh potato supplier Greenvale AP (GVAP) has joined forces with Sainsbury's to launch what it believes is the first organic potato traceability project.