N.Ireland
North Down growers starting to dig early season potatoes
Early season potatoes in Northern Ireland have enjoyed almost uninterrupted growth since planting back in the spring. “That’s a pretty...
N.Ireland
Early season potatoes in Northern Ireland have enjoyed almost uninterrupted growth since planting back in the spring. “That’s a pretty...
Tillage News
Blight prevention remains an ever-present challenge for the Irish potato industry. Growers spend millions of euro each year protecting their...
Tillage
Teagasc used its presence at this week’s World Potato Congress (WPC) to network with comparable organisations, in particular those undertaking...
Agri-Business
The World Potato Congress (WPC) has launched a new project aiming to increase the crop’s role in advancing global sustainable...
Tillage News
It’s only when you meet someone actually farming in Ukraine that you get a sense of how bad conditions actually...
Tillage News
Delegates attending the 11th World Potato Congress (WPC) in Dublin have been told that the spectre of famine now haunts...
Tillage News
The power of the ‘humble spud’ to deliver increased global food security was a core theme espoused at the 11th...
Tillage
Agriculture minister, Charlie McConalogue, believes that the country’s seed potato sector can grow significantly in the wake of Brexit. This...
Agri-Business
Delegates at the World Potato Congress (WPC) this week in Dublin were told that the European Union (EU) is to...
Agri-Business
Potatoes could make a greater contribution to global food security, according to the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
Tillage
Teagasc is confirming that Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) is now impacting many spring barley crops across the country. But...
Horticulture
Less potatoes were planted in Ireland this year due to spiraling input costs for growers, according to the chair of...
Agri-Business
The announcement of a €3 million scheme to support the seed-potato sector has been welcomed as a “positive first step”...
Video
On the latest Farmland programme, Agriland editor Stella Meehan and dairy specialist, Brian McDonnell interview head of dairy knowledge transfer...
Tillage News
Funding to help develop the domestic seed-potato sector will go to cabinet today (Tuesday, May 24) as the sector continues...
Tillage News
Ireland hosts the World Potato Congress (WPC) in Dublin between May 30 and June 2 this year. The latest Tillage...
Agri-Business
Met Éireann has today (Monday, May 9) issued another status yellow warning for potato blight for parts of six counties....
Tillage News
Production of cereals increased by 22% during 2021, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The Area,...