Potato news archive – Page 77
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ArticleMcCain launches footy product
McCain Foods is set to capitalise on the impending World Cup football fever with a new frozen potato product - McCain Footballs.
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ArticleJersey Royal Company launches brand first
The Jersey Royal Company has launched its first-ever branded new potato range at Tesco and plans to follow this up with the introduction of a branded Kent Potato Company range of potato packs from the start of the UK season.
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Herbicide Harvest replaces Basta
Contact herbicide Basta has been replaced by Harvest, a dual-purpose contact herbicide and desiccation product.
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Adventure abounds in the aisles as Easter approaches
My searches along the aisles sometimes turn into a bit of an adventure. Marks & Spencer is selling an attractive over-wrapped
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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.