Opinion
Opinion: Supermarkets are not stupid when it comes to pricing
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) must think that the supermarkets live in some form of hermetically sealed world. This, in...
Opinion
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) must think that the supermarkets live in some form of hermetically sealed world. This, in...
Tillage
The closing date for the 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Seed Potato Sector and the Chipping Sector has...
Tillage
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is set to provide €450,000 to an initiative run by the...
Tillage
€3.1 million in investment aid under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) has been announced for the seed potato and chipping...
Agri-Business
The mood among Irish potato farmers is at an all time low, according to the president of the Irish Farmers’...
Agri-Business
By Gordon Deegan Crisp maker, Keogh’s Crisps is to use 18 million potatoes this year in response to increasing demand...
Tillage
Potatoes have received a key boost in a health context on the back of a major research project recently completed...
Agri-Business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has demanded that the findings of an investigation into how the Bord Bia Quality Assured...
Opinion
The figures speak for themselves. Back in 2013, Irish potato consumption levels had dropped to 100,000t/yr and were projected, back...
Tillage
Approximately 40,000t of chipping potatoes are imported from the UK annually for specific use within the Irish fresh chip sector....
Tillage
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon believes the Irish potato industry...
Tillage News
A leading representative of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has claimed that Scottish ware potatoes are being sold in Ireland...
Tillage News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on the newly approved Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri-Food Supply...
Tillage
Potato storage costs have more than doubled, year-on-year, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). According to IFA Potato Committee...
Tillage
Between 10% and 15% of this year’s ware potato crop is still in the ground, according to Teagasc potato specialist,...
Tillage
The main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland is now well underway. Initial indications are pointing to a significant drop...
Tillage
Potato yields have declined year on year by approximately 10 to 15% in 2022, Teagasc has confirmed. The area of...
Tillage
Research from Bord Bia shows that two in every three Irish people incorrectly assume that potatoes used for chips in...