Potato news archive – Page 73
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ArticlePotato sector makes most of delayed start to new crop
The potato category is busy shifting the maincrop before the new season starts, this time two weeks late as a result of the big freeze in January and February. However, only the best stocks are securing good prices and it has not been easy for growers and suppliers. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticlePotato Board welcomes new members
Tom Vilsack appoints 27 new members to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board
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ArticleA convenient way of life
Fresh produce companies are targeting the convenience sector with gusto and considerable successes are being achieved. Doris Lee Butterworth reports
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ArticleThe female touch
The gender imbalance in fresh produce has long been a subject for discussion within the industry and recent comments from trade minister Lord Davies once again highlighted the lack of women at board level across UK business. Alex Lawson takes a look at how produce is tackling the issue
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ArticleSouth West industry comes into its own
A vast and rich region, the South West is known for its extended vegetable seasons, most noticeably in its many cauliflower, spring greens and potato fields. But its remote location and lack of sufficient distribution links have always proved a disadvantage - until now. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a whistlestop tour of the area and finds that the buy-local trend has never suited a region so well
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ArticleDisney boost for Rooster
Albert Bartlett has secured a deal with Disney’s Toy Story 3 movie for its Rooster potato brand.
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ArticleBayer hosts stewardship series
Bayer CropScience ran a series of Monceren stewardship workshops in partnership with Branston, Greenvale AP, McCain Foods and Team Sprayers last month.
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Government buys more British
More government departments are sourcing more British produce year on year, a report from DEFRA issued at the end of last month has shown.
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Irish growers set up breakaway group
A group of vegetable and fruit growers in north county Dublin, the heart of the Irish industry, has broken away from the powerful Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to set up their own organisation.
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ArticleBranston digestor offers DEFRA insight
DEFRA parliamentary under secretary Dan Norris visited fresh produce supplier Branston Ltd to gain an insight into how the company turns waste potatoes into electricity.
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ArticleNFU's Pettitt takes on extra role
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) horticulture board chairman Sarah Pettitt has been named the NFU’s new county chairman in Holland (Lincs).
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Trials endorse BackRow for weeds
Potato growers are juggling with fewer herbicides and lower dose rates, yet they still need to remove weed competition early and effectively, according to new research.
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Europe's first GM potato gains approval
The EU has approved the cultivation of the genetically modified Amflora potato, sparking protests across Europe.
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ArticleEC approves BASF's Amflora potato
Leading chemical company wins European approval for the commercial cultivation of its genetically modified starch potato
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ArticleAsda puts first Jerseys on sale
Asda has put its first Jersey Royals of the season on sale, with long-term supplier QV Foods getting behind the flagship British potato as part of its Season’s Best campaign.
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Irish growers issue fair trade warning
Growers in the Irish Republic are paid €360 (£317) a tonne for potatoes - but when the potatoes reach the supermarket and are sold in 2.5kg bags, the effective price of the tonne increases to €1,600.
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ArticleFirst Jersey Royals enter Tesco
Tesco received its first delivery of loose Jersey Royal potatoes of the year on Wednesday.
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ArticleFormer M&S and Co-op man joins Branston
Guy McCracken, a former Marks & Spencer managing director and the man who played a leading role in the turnaround of The Co-operative’s food business, is to join Branston Ltd as chairman.
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ArticleFairtrade Fortnight challenges shoppers to Big Swap ahead of fruit campaign
Fairtrade Fortnight kicked off this week and is themed The Big Swap, in a push to get UK consumers to switch one of their everyday items for one carrying the Fairtrade mark. The promotional activities will encompass a range of Fairtrade products, including bananas and fresh fruit. Here, Anna Sbuttoni looks at expectations for the promotional fortnight and for the ethical movement as a whole
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ArticleItalian potato sector "in collapse"
Low prices and intense competition said to be placing Italian producers under huge pressure following "disastrous" 2009