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Potato prices soar compared to this time last year
Potato prices have taken a massive jump from this time last year. Rooster prices have increased by more than €200/box...
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Potato prices have taken a massive jump from this time last year. Rooster prices have increased by more than €200/box...
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The Rooster will be celebrated in its home county this weekend. Teagasc Oak Park – the research centre where the...
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Belarus holds the current world record as the country with the largest per capita consumption of potatoes. Consumers there get...
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All potato crops are now coming under severe moisture stress, according to Tom Keogh, a director of the north Dublin-based...
Opinion
The Guild of Agricultural Journalists recently hosted a very informative potato forum for members. First off, I was staggered to...
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The last 12 months have been marked by a significant increase in the size of the potato market in Northern...
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Over the past 45 years, O’Shea Farms (known especially for potatoes) has progressed from a family partnership of four brothers...
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It could be argued that Irish farmers are striving to achieve production cost reductions with one arm tied behind their...
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The environmental impact of potato production can be reduced by 95% by using a genetically modified (GM) blight-resistant potato in...
Opinion
The recent confirmation that Ireland will host the 2021 World Potato Congress is good news for a sector that has...
N.Ireland
The first Northern Ireland farmer has been picked to join AHDB’s Monitor Farm programme – and already he hopes to...
N.Ireland
UK potato stock levels reached a record 2.4 million tonnes in January – up 25% on last year, according to...
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Aoife Hearne – a dietitian – stated that potatoes are a carbohydrate hero because they have so much to offer....
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Did you know that potatoes are bought every second by Irish consumers? 1.67 million households purchase potatoes annually. According to Cliona...
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“Anywhere that we can see an opportunity to replace imports we must concentrate on.” Speaking at the National Potato Conference on...
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Potato growers get less than a fifth of the retail price that a consumer pays for their produce, the National Potato...
N.Ireland
Four varieties of British potato seed sent to Africa have performed strongly at three Kenyan trial sites, with yields similar...
Agri-Business
Country Crest has secured a €60 million deal with Tesco Ireland. The deal will see the north Co. Dublin based...