Potato news archive – Page 136
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Entrepreneur takes US inspiration
A Hereford grower has won a coveted award for revamping his business following a trip to the US in the 1990s.
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Organics sector set to silence critics
The organics sector will be able to silence critics of its food nutrition claims for good, with the publication of a new report, according to Soil Association director Patrick Holden.
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Unlifted potatoes subject to levy
British potato growers, who are still reeling from a particularly cruel winter, received a further blow when it was announced that a levy must still be paid on unlifted crops.
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Agrolon and Agrico form marketing jv
Seed potato marketers Agrolon and Agrico have released details of a joint marketing project for the 2001 crop. Between them, the two companies handle 60,000 tonnes of UK-grown product.
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Farmers hit tractor trail
Producers themselves will be doing the leg work to find out how widely the UK public thas accepted their red tractor logo.
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Sweet potato success
Crops of sweet potatoes may soon become the norm in the UK following successful trials.
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Flood misery deepens
Although potato prices have risen dramatically since the wet autumn of 2000, the sector is not in buoyant mood.
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MBM scoops BPC export award
Potato supplier MBM Produce wins the British Potato Council's Potato Exporter of the Year.
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Potato industry under fire
While the seed industry works hard to produce disease-free tubers, their efforts are in vain when growers mismanage supplies to produce infected stocks.
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Sprout growers show their teeth
Brussels sprout growers form the British Sprout Growers Association, with the aim of raising market value and educating people about the eating qualities and other benefits of today's sprouts. It is also seeking to establish 12-month availability.
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Floods cause severe disruption to potato lifting
Potato picking has been badly hampered by flooding in areas such as Yorkshire. By last Friday, just 71 per cent of the national crop was out of the ground.
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New sales format heads for Midlands
Following a successful roll-out in Bristol in April this year, the UK branch of Israeli exporter, Agrexco is extending its revised market sales structure to Birmingham.
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Produce supplies weather storms
The storms and floods that have ravaged the UK during the last week have affected significant volumes of fresh produce.
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Agrico links up with Pseedco
A tough time for the Scottish seed potato industry has prompted an alliance between two well known names.
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BPC pledge to disgruntled levy payers
After complaints that the British Potato Council was ignoring the needs of its wholesaler and potato merchant levy payers, the organisation is planning to attract more participation in this year's maincrop campaign.
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Scots declared Brown Rot free
Scotland's valuable potato and potato seed crops have been found to be free of Brown Rot despite the discovery in Scotland of bacteria which causes the disease.
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BPC invests in purchasing research
The British Potato Council is to undertake major research into the potato-purchasing habits of consumers.
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Greenvale makes ES Black purchase
Potato supplier Greenvale AP acquires all issued share capital of ES Black Holdings Ltd of Duns in Berwickshire, Scotland.