Potato news archive – Page 131
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Solution for wireworm in potatoes
Syngenta's nematicide Nemathorin now has a label recommendation for wireworm in potatoes.
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EPC speaks out on brown rot
The Egyptian Producers' Consortium (EPC) has spoken out to reassure the trade that Egyptian potatoes imported into the UK are free from brown-rot.
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Pembroke full of puff
Pembroke Port is hoping to rediscover its fresh produce potential following the opening of Atlantic Industries' cold-storage facility by Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan (pictured centre) last month.
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MBM joie de vivre
MBM Produce Ltd, the UK's leading potato supplier, has launched a premium "Joie de Vivre" salad potato brand for the wholesale and catering markets.
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Certis appoints new managers
Certis Europe has appointed three new crop managers. Martyne Pearce, Andre Marcone and Tjaart Hofman have all been promoted internally.
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Greenvale award winners announced
At a ceremony held in Norfolk, Greenvale announced its annual award winners. More than 100 guests attended the dinner.
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Brown-rot measures stepped up
The department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) is reminding the industry that updated measures to control potato brown rot come into force on Friday.
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Mack eyes DGM Potatoes
The two companies are in negotiation with more announcements expected after Christmas.
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UK produce recieves Christmas bonus
The NFU is urging shoppers to buy home grown produce for their Christmas supplies. This is in the light of research showing £36 million is spent each festive period on imported food.
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BSPB and NFU spark seed row
The National Farmers' Union is demanding that potato breeders explain their reasoning for a huge increase in farm-saved seed royalties this year, which in some cases represents a 50 per cent hike.
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Children the seeds of success
At the Seed Industry Conference, BPC chief executive Helen Priestley said the industry must be aware of the needs of consumers. She stressed that the industry should realise the children of today - as the next generation of shoppers - have an influence over the industry.
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Meredith wins British Potato Industry Award
Recognising his 31 years in the industry, Bob Meredith has won a prestigious award. British Potato Council chairman David Walker presented the award at the Seed Industry Conference in Perth last week.
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Conference to growers' aid
December 11 will see the Profiting from Potatoes conference held in east Yorkshire. Organsed by the Higgins Group and HSBC the conference aims to help struggling potato growers. A slow market, low prices and imports have all put the industry in jeopardy.
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FoE under fire
The UK industry has criticised environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth for confusing pesticides maximum residue levels (MRLs) with safety limits.
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Archaeologists have a dig at potato-growers
Potato farmers are destroying hundreds of years of precious archaeological sites in the UK every year, said conservationists this week. The complainants were alarmed by the discovery of a 5,000 year-old stone mace head in a Herefordshire potato harvester, which was unearthed during the reaping of a potato crop.
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Plantings down, yields up (anecdotally)
New figures from the BPC reveal total potato plantings in the UK are down 5.6 per cent on those of 2001.
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Plantings down, yields up
New figures from the BPC reveal total potato plantings in the UK are down 5.6 per cent on those of 2001.
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Sicily shows its wares
A plethora of Sicilian food was on offer in London this week, courtesy of the Italian Trade Commission.
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Pommies helps Higgins grow
Higgins subsidiary Pommies has expanded its volume with new facilities in Reims.
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Potato research links up
Solanum, one of the UK's top potato suppliers, has announced a ground-breaking alliance that aims to bring new varieties to market and deliver potato innovation through the Solanum Centre of Excellence.