Agri-Business
Call for government support to save potato planting amid input-cost crisis
Potato planting is under threat as high input costs will lead to a decline in production unless growers are supported,...
Agri-Business
Potato planting is under threat as high input costs will lead to a decline in production unless growers are supported,...
Tillage
The in-field sap testing of high value crops, such as potatoes and beet, is now being recommended by agronomists as...
Tillage
The upcoming World Potato Congress (WPC) in Dublin will be an opportunity to showcase the true nutritional value of the...
Tillage Technical
The latest crops update by Teagasc confirms that growth rates are pretty much on track and disease levels are moderate....
Tillage
It is anticipated that up to 800 delegates from around the world will attend the 2022 World Potato Congress (WPC),...
Agri-Business
Iverk Produce based in Co. Kilkenny has agreed a new €100 million five-year deal with Aldi to supply its 100%...
Tillage
Topcon technologist, Craig England has confirmed the growing use of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technologies within the tillage sector. Speaking...
N.Ireland
An unprecedented rise in all input costs looks set to impact the price of potatoes in the shops throughout Ireland,...
Rural Life
2021 ended on a high for Meath-based grower, packer and distributor Meade Farm Group. The Meade family’s passion for potatoes...
N.Ireland
Crop production estimates for the main cereal options and potatoes grown in Northern Ireland have been published for 2021, by...
Tillage Technical
Teagasc is confirming that most growers are now well advanced with the 2021 potato harvest. Conditions in late September were...
Opinion
Last week saw the launch of a new blight-resistant potato variety that is also resistant to many other diseases. I...
Tillage News
Potato packer Wilson’s Country is confirming that approximately half of this year’s maincrop is now out of the ground. However,...
Tillage
A new, disease-free potato, named CIP-Matilde, has been developed by international breeders in collaboration with farmers in Peru. All those...
Agri-Business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on consumers, retailers and the foodservice sector to support Irish potato growers as...
Rural Life
Kilkenny farmer John Crowley has a new catchline for his potatoes – ‘Olympian spuds’ – after he delivered a bag...
Tillage News
According to Wilson’s Country agronomist Stuart Meredith, up to 30% of potato crops in the Republic of Ireland are now...
N.Ireland
A field day run by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will help potato growers with alternatives...