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Bórd Bia’s thinking house decided to find out how potatoes fit into people’s diets. Over a period of one week and examining 7,866…
The World Potato Congress will be hosted by the Irish Potato Federation next year – from May 31 to June 3, 2021. The…
February 4 last saw the last date of use pass for diquat. It had been used as an extremely efficient desiccant and herbicide…
49% of farmers see competition from other carbohydrates such as pasta and rice as one of the biggest challenges facing the potato industry.…
8,000ha of potatoes are currently grown in Ireland. This is the second lowest area planted on record and is unlikely to change according…
The National Potato Conference – organised by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Teagasc and Bórd Bia – will take place on Tuesday, February…
Aoife Hearne – a dietitian – stated that potatoes are a carbohydrate hero because they have so much to offer. Potatoes are a…
Did you know that potatoes are bought every second by Irish consumers? 1.67 million households purchase potatoes annually. According to Cliona Lynch, Kantar Worldpanel,…
“Anywhere that we can see an opportunity to replace imports we must concentrate on.” Speaking at the National Potato Conference on Tuesday (February 20),…
Potato growers get less than a fifth of the retail price that a consumer pays for their produce, the National Potato Conference heard this…
