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The 2024 National Potato Conference was an uplifting event with one clear outcome: growers can look forward to a buoyant year ahead.
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The evolving challenge associated with crop agronomy was one of the key themes discussed at the 2024 National Potatoes Conference.
The 2024 National Potato Conference marked 11 months of operation for the new Office of the Food Regulator.
The atrocious ground conditions that confronted the Irish potato sector last autumn remains a vivid recollection for Francie Gorman
Teagasc is confirming that, to all intents and purposes, the 2024 main crop potato harvest is done and dusted.
Approximately 40,000t of potatoes are imported from the UK annually for specific use within the Irish fresh chip sector.
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Martin Heydon believes the Irish potato industry can look forward to a sustainable future.
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A leading representative of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has claimed that Scottish ware potatoes are being sold in Ireland
The IFA wants the Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri-Food Supply Chain to ensure a fair share of the consumer price is paid to potato farmers.
Potato storage costs have more than doubled, year-on-year according to the Irish Farmers' Association Potato Committee chair.
The National Potato Conference and Trade Show 2022 will take place in the City North Hotel, Gormanston, Co. Meath...
Over a period of seven days and examining 7,866 meals, research showed that potatoes were a part of 28% of meals.
The World Potato Congress will be hosted by the Irish Potato Federation next year - from May 31 to June 3, 2021.
February 4 last saw the last date of use pass for diquat. It had been used as an extremely efficient desiccant and herbicide for many years.
The attendance at The National Potato Conference took part in a poll to see what challenges farmers are most concerned about going forward.
8,000ha of potatoes are currently grown in Ireland. This is the second lowest area planted on record.
The National Potato Conference - organised by the IFA, Teagasc and Bórd Bia - will take place on Tuesday, February 18.
Aoife Hearne, stated that potatoes are a carbohydrate hero. They have so much to offer as a source of fibre, potassium and vitamins.
Did you know that potatoes are bought every second by Irish consumers? 1.67 million households are purchasing potatoes annually.
"Anywhere that we can see an opportunity to replace imports; we must concentrate on," according to Minister of State, Andrew Doyle.
Potato growers get less than a fifth of the retail price that a consumer pays for their product, a conference heard this morning.
