Potato news archive – Page 47
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ArticleRoyal seal of approval for Greenvale
HM The Queen makes surprise appearance at Scottish cookery demonstration sponsored by potato grower
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ArticleStrong showing for Cornish potatoes
Branston reports sales of regional favourite more than held its own despite competition for shelf space
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ArticlePotato Council asks mums to 'pay a bit more'
New industry campaign targets mums in an effort to get them to trade up from generic bags of whites
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ArticleDirty and full of flavour
Packer and marketer Richard Park on why a focus on regionality, seasonality and flavour could create the brand to boost the Cheshire Early sector
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ArticleRussia to impose ban on EU & US produce
Kremlin outlines one-year blockade of agricultural products from countries supporting recent economic sanctions
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ArticlePotato exports to Egypt up 20 per cent
The £30m British seed potato industry has seen increased overseas demand this season, with a rise in exports to Egypt its biggest market
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ArticleWoman dials 999 for green potato
Bizarre query among the 31,000 non-urgent calls made to the Welsh Ambulance service in 2013/14
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ArticleAustralia to review import risk analysis
Growcom and Ausveg have welcomed news the Australian government will review its Import Risk Analysis process
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ArticlePotato growers debate the way forward
They met at Aston Grange Farm near Runcorn towards the end of last month at Potato Council’s Cheshire Potato event
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ArticleFruidor takes over Gourgues
France's leading ripener has announced the acquisition of early potato specialist Gourgues in the southwest of the country
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ArticleBranston's boost to local park life
Leading potato supplier contributes £10,000 to improve and enlarge recreation site near its Scottish base
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ArticleIndia raises MEP on onions
Benchmark price jumps by US$200 per tonne less than one month after it is introduced
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ArticleEosta celebrates sweet potato landmark
Dutch importer takes delivery of its 15 millionth organic sweet potato from its North Carolina supplier
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ArticleIndia issues MEP on potatoes
Government aims to safeguard against price inflation with second MEP in the space of one month
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ArticleNew chairman for potato giant's grower group
John Rix takes over at Greenvale's Vales Produce Growers from Tony Bambridge, who has been chairman since its inception
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ArticlePotato Council pledges to tackle sales drop
New study shows 'unconscious' decision not to buy potatoes could be reversed through better shopper signposting
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Giant Jersey Royals 'left to rot in field'
Supermarkets are allegedly refusing to buy from this season's Jersey Royal crop as 'perfect weather' has made potatoes too big
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ArticleEnd is in sight for fight against blight
Scientists track down origins of Phytophthora infestans, the pathogen responsible for potato and tomato blight
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ArticlePotato firm enjoys educating Somerset
Branston talks to more than 1,600 people in two Open Farm Sunday events about a potato's journey from field to fork
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ArticleUK and Ireland join forces to boost potato consumption
Bord Bia and Potato Council driving the €4.6m awareness campaign which will go ahead if the EU stumps up half that sum