N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s maincrop potato harvest is now 80% complete. However the recent heavy rainfall has slowed up progress.
Tillage
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is reporting that potato markets remain under pressure on the back of slowing consumer demand
First early potatoes grown in Northern Ireland, could be ready for harvest by the end of May if weather conditions remain favourable.
Wilson’s Country agronomist, Stuart Meredith, is confirming that the 2024 main crop potato harvest is now underway in Northern Ireland.
Approximately 35% of the 2024 maincrop potato area has now been planted out, according to Wilson’s Country agronomist, Stuart Meredith.
Armagh-based potato processer, Wilson’s Country Ltd., is completing a £2 million investment programme in an anaerobic digestion system.
Wilson’s Country is confirming that two-thirds of this year’s potato crop has yet to be harvested around the country.
Tillage News
Extreme weather incidents are serving to rock Europe’s potato industry to its very foundations....
Potatoes have received a key health boost on the back of a major research project recently completed in the United States.
The seed potato crisis now impacting in Northern Ireland (NI) has been confirmed by one of the largest companies operating in that sector.
The 11th World Potato Congress (WPC) culminated with 30 delegates from countries around the world visiting Wilson’s Country
The latest Kantar figures confirm that Northern Ireland’s potato packing sector sales have grown by 3.9% over the past year.
