Potato news archive – Page 91
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Irish growers feel force of floods
One of the wettest Augusts since records begun has wreaked havoc on the Irish potato crop, with tubers rotting in fields submerged by monsoon-like downpours.
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GM trial found to have 'no risk' to health or environment
Field inspections on a trial of potatoes genetically modified for resistance to late blight carried out by the GM Inspectorate for England have found that there are “no risks to human health or the environment”.
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Algeria protects its potato farmers
By building up large stocks of potatoes in coldstorage facilities, Algeria’s agriculture ministry hopes to safeguard its farmers’ interests
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ArticleDeliciously helpful for Yorkshire produce
Yorkshire is home to a fair amount of local production and two of the major multiples as well as four wholesale markets have their roots in the region. This week, the FPJ team turns the spotlight on the county, and over the next 12 pages, finds out that those roots are still spreading.
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ArticleTesco to soup up spud range
The UK supermarket chain has revealed to Fruitnet.com that it is planning to introduce an exciting new variety of organic potato
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ArticleStevenson gives spud industry a rocket
A record 715 growers, traders, seed suppliers, packers and processors attended Potatoes in Practice in Dundee earlier this month, to discuss the threat of the EU pesticide review and the latest Potato Council-led research.
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ArticleTotal wholesale
The creation of Total Produce was inarguably a key moment in the evolution of the UK wholesale sector. Twenty months into its existence, the group’s commitment to the wholesale markets remains as firm as ever, while purchases of companies outside the market environment have increased its regional presence. The company has steered clear of major activity in London to date, but a quiet revolution has been taking place at its operation in Scotland’s first city. In the first of a series of articles on the structure and strategy of Total Produce’s UK wholesale business, Tommy Leighton visits its Edinburgh facility.
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ArticlePotato Council honours Jim Godfrey
The Potato Council has honoured Jim Godfrey with a special award in recognition of his outstanding service to the British potato industry.
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ArticleRush Group goes for global gold
Rush Group Ltd is striving towards the creation of a global fresh produce trading entity, to enable and empower growers to obtain a worldwide market. The London-based firm has just changed its name from Rush Potatoes Ltd to build on its 30-year position in the market and its strategic shift into new lines. Anna Sbuttoni met directors David Ough and Murray Hogge in Canary Wharf.
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ArticleGreenvale introduces brand-new Sofia
Greenvale AP is to launch a brand-new salad potato variety for the Tesco Finest range this week.
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'No evidence' that organic is better
There is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better for you than conventional produce, new research in the Society of Chemical Industry’s (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture has shown.
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ArticleOnions gain new mildew control
The granting of a specific off-label approval (SOLA) by the Pesticides Safety Directorate for the use of Valbon on bulb onions and shallots has offered a new option for growers to control of downy mildew.
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Tesco slashes organic produce prices
Tesco has slashed prices on organic fresh produce lines, bringing them down to levels last seen almost 10 years ago.
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New identity for French potato firm
French potato company Buché2 has changed its name to Campéol to mark the launch its international development plan.
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Greenvale makes new board appointments
Greenvale AP has strengthened its board with a number of new appointments.
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ArticleBranston restructures development department
Branston promoted Vidyanath Gururajan to group head of development and projects, following the restructure of its development department.
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ArticleBuché2 becomes Campéol
The name change from Buché2 to Campéol is just one step in the company's quest for international success
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Potato heavyweights reap rewards
Three schools out of the thousands that took part in this season’s Grow Your Own Potatoes project have been rewarded for producing the heaviest crops of Vales Emerald and Rocket.
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ArticleA few good firms
When Cardiff Wholesale Fruit Centre relocated in the 1960s to a site just outside the Welsh capital’s centre, the courtyard facility was a dream come true. But as time has moved on, has the market moved with it? Elizabeth O’Keefe talks to key players on the only primary wholesale market in Wales, and weighs up the pros and cons.
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Potato Council appoints new chairman
Allan Stevenson took the reins as chairman of the Potato Council this week.