Potato news archive – Page 105
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ArticlePackaging trials
There is increasing pressure on both growers and manufacturers of horticultural products to create packaging that is both attractive and environmentally sound. David Shapley reports.
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ArticleNFT and Manor Fresh sign M&S supply deal
NFT has secured a two-year contract with Manor Fresh Ltd to distribute both its conventional and organic potatoes and vegetables to Marks & Spencer.
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ArticleIlapak to introduce innovative machinery
Ilapak Limited will launch two new packaging machines at this year’s Total Processing and Packaging Exhibition at Birmingham’s NEC (15-18 May).
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Brown rot restrictions lifted
Defra has published its report on brown rot monitoring for 2006, and proposes that the current designation of contamination and irrigation ban on using water from the River Witham for potatoes should be lifted.
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ArticleRoyals love story
The first new potatoes of the spring are a perennial pick-up for UK consumers. The organisation that produces, harvests, markets and exports the product - Jersey Royal (Potato Marketing) Ltd - is looking forward to a good season. Anna Sbuttoni met the team in Jersey.
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ArticleMean machines
The drive for efficiency in growing means that manufacturers need to keep developing a constant stream of new products. In the first of three features this week, Commercial Grower rounds up some of the latest developments in outdoor farm machinery.
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Post-emergence herbicide alternative introduced
An alternative post-emergence herbicide for use in a wide range of broad leaved crops including beans, peas, and potatoes has been introduced by Interfarm UK.
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Life reportedly very long
“Life is very long when you’re lonely,” sang Morrissey. Recent evidence, however, offers proof that he was wrong.
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ArticleAldicarb out of commission
Bayer CropScience is to drop certain uses of its aldicarb product Temik in the EU following the European Commission’s ruling to reduce maximum residue levels to the minimum level of determination.
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ArticleWinehouse is tatty
After stealing the show at the Brit Awards, husky gipsy-dressing nu-blues sex symbol Amy Winehouse has taken home first place, as a potato impersonator.
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ArticleFresh produce drives Morrisons growth
Morrisons is the latest UK supermarket chain to get its recovery on track, and fresh produce was a key driver as it announced full-year results this morning that show pre-tax profits of £331 million, up from £54m in the previous year.
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ArticlePotato campaign hitting home
The BPC is reporting encouraging progress for its 'Grow Your Own Potatoes' educational project
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ArticleDown in the farm shop
The public’s new-found appetite for better taste, better choice and higher nutritional value is being coupled with a desire for readily available organic food. But what does this mean for the original purveyors of fresh fruit and vegetables straight from the field, the roadside farm shop? Can the huge opportunities created by consumer demand be properly exploited, or has the tide turned too quickly for producers to take commercial advantage in this increasingly competitive market? Serena Shores reports.
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Hall to represent horticulture
John Hall has been appointed as the sector company chair representing horticulture on the new Levy Board UK, with Janet Bainbridge representing potatoes.
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ArticleAgrexco fills European potato void
An unprecedented potato shortage in Europe this season has enabled Israeli produce giant Agrexco to substantially boost exports to the region.
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GMO debate re-opened
The debate about GMO crops has been fanned once more, with the publication of a set of scientific results ‘suppressed’ by the GMO industry for eight years.
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Texan tatties assailed by new illness
Texan potatoes are under attack from a new mystery ailment. ‘Zebra chip’, named after the dark stripes it leaves in the flesh of raw potatoes, is not harmful to human health, but causes serious and expensive reductions in crop yields and quality.
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ArticleNational Chip Week smashes world records
Five chip-related world records were broken in five days as part of this year’s National Chip Week, according to the British Potato Council (BPC).
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Only organic pomegranates from Tunisia
Tunisia’s pomegranate exports are entirely organic, according to its agricultural marketing agency.
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When is a seaweed not a seaweed?
One thing I have realised over the years is that you never stop learning. J Sainsbury’s pack of Crispy Seaweed has been