Potato news archive – Page 137

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    RB Organic gets training bug

    2002-03-06T00:00:00Z

    Root crop supplier RB Organic's first grower training days were such a success, the company is already organising more.

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    NFU hits out at horticutural "penny-pinching"

    2002-03-04T00:00:00Z

    National Farmers Union president Ben Gill attacks further cutbacks expected to horticultural research. Campaign to lobby government.

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    BPC launches Love Chips

    2002-02-13T00:00:00Z

    This week is National Chip Week, organised by the British Potato Council and supported by the National Farmers' Union.

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    Predicted farming recovery fragile, says NFU

    2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The NFU has warned that a predicted rise in UK agricultural profitability is built on shaky ground.

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    Daltex expands

    2002-01-30T00:00:00Z

    One of Egypt's leading produce companies reveals new export targets.

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    Chip Week hits on love theme

    2002-01-23T00:00:00Z

    The British Potato Council will go head-to-head with St Valentine's Day, Shrove Tuesday and Chinese New Year during schools' half-term holiday next month as it celebrates National Chip Week from February 11-17.

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    Mixed bag for UK exports

    2002-01-02T00:00:00Z

    The latest Food from Britain figures show UK food and drink exports have risen.But fresh produce export volumes are down.

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    Higgins branches out

    2001-12-12T00:00:00Z

    The Higgins group hopes a new appointment on the Continent will help it conquer the northern European market.

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    Higgins gets bigger

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Scotland's Higgins Group has become a force in seed potatoes as well as maincrop since 2000.

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    NFU slams seed system

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Farmers' representatives clash with their counterparts in the seed-breeding industry over potato seed.

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    BPC storage warning

    2001-11-28T00:00:00Z

    High autumn temperatures put the quality of stored potatoes in jeopardy.

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    Potato crop below average again

    2001-11-22T00:00:00Z

    Potato crop rises from last year, but is still below the four-year average.Growers battle against problems of disease.

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    BPC pat on the back

    2001-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The British Potato Council is congratulating itself on the success of its latest maincrop consumer campaign.

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    NFU backs BPC levy rise

    2001-11-06T00:00:00Z

    The National Farmers Union says it will support proposals to increase the British Potato Council annual levy to £40 a hectare.

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    Organic baby boom

    2001-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Organic vegetable supplier, RB Organic, has expanded into the baby foods and ready meals markets.

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    Honduran export expansion

    2001-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The government in Honduras is making funds available to develop further non-traditional fruit and vegetable exports.

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    Nadine pips Cara

    2001-10-17T00:00:00Z

    The BPC's latest plantings estimates for the UK potato crop reveals a shift in emphasis at the top of the variety league tables.

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    Kids cook up potato knowledge

    2001-10-15T00:00:00Z

    BPC launches school cooking contest to improve knowledge of the potato.

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    Hemington retires

    2001-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Stuart Hemington of Branston Potatoes, pictured centre with fellow directors, was presented with a silver salver at his last board meeting before retiring.

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    Defra on the defensive

    2001-09-27T00:00:00Z

    The department for the environment, farming and rural affairs rebuts a recent Friends of the Earth report on pesticides testing in the UK.