Tillage
Recent increase in retail potato prices welcomed
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is attributing the recent increase in retail potato prices to meetings the organisation has held...
Tillage
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is attributing the recent increase in retail potato prices to meetings the organisation has held...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is confirming no let-up in the campaign to secure a special aid package for potato...
Tillage
Progress made in terms of the potato harvest 2023 remains very slow, according to Teagasc. Crops specialist, Shay Phelan said...
N.Ireland
It has been estimated that cereal growers in Northern Ireland have succeeded in getting no more than 50% of the...
Tillage
Food prices in the European Union (EU) have continued to increase in 2023 but potato prices have shown a “staggering rise”,...
N.Ireland
Between 55% and 60% of Northern Ireland’s 2023 potato crop is still in the ground, for the most part, rotting...
N.Ireland
Co. Armagh-based potato packer and processer, Wilson’s Country Ltd., is completing a £2 million investment programme in the development of...
Tillage
Wilson’s Country is confirming that two-thirds of this year’s potato crop has yet to be harvested around the country. The...
Tillage
Autumn planting will be delayed again this year as many fields are close to saturation point as a result of recent heavy...
Tillage
Met Éireann has today (Wednesday, September 13) issued a potato blight advisory for the entire country for the coming days....
Tillage
Ireland’s main crop potato area is down by approximately 400ha, year-on-year, according to Teagasc. Tillage specialist Shay Phelan told Agriland:...
Agri-Business
Met Éireann has today (Wednesday, July 5) issued a Status Yellow warning for potato blight for the entire country. The...
Rural Life
There are many prolific and proud potato growers across the country, but few places celebrate the humble spud quite like...
Tillage News
Irish potato prices have doubled over the past 12 months, according to a Dublin-based fresh produce supplier. And there could...
Rural Life
A 21-year-old student from Cork city who had never been on a farm in this country but who took to...
Tillage Technical
A new technology, based on a 3-D camera system, is helping potato growers to identify the size and weight of...
Tillage
Some winter barley crops are at a high risk of lodging, if the weather turns wet between now and harvest....
Tillage News
Extreme weather incidents are serving to rock Europe’s potato industry to its very foundations. Last year was actually the second...