Potato news archive – Page 81

  • St Nicholas’ team L-r: Ros Tapp, Dick Tapp, Jonathan Tapp, Graeme Skinner, Eddie Knowles and procurement manager Tracy Bush outside St Nicholas’ packhouse
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    A family affair

    2009-06-12T09:28:00Z

    Potato grower and packer St Nicholas Court Farms has held its own through the fresh produce industry’s twists and turns over the years and has established itself as a major local potato supplier with the community at its heart. Elizabeth O’Keefe visits the family-orientated firm at its Kent site to mark its 50th anniversary.

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    Vietnam approves potato farm

    2009-06-12T05:11:22Z

    A large potato farm project has been approved for Vietnam’s Da Lat City and surrounding areas

  • Potato Council launches summer campaign
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    Potato Council launches summer campaign

    2009-06-11T10:01:02Z

    The Potato Council is set to target its Love Potatoes summer campaign at young families in a bid to secure the long-term future of the category.

  • New potatoes battle through
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    New potatoes battle through

    2009-06-05T09:05:46Z

    New potato producers are cautiously optimistic about this season and hope that the predicted good summer weather will translate into higher sales. Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading producers to discuss prospects and asks what is on the agenda this season.

  • Weston Hills
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    Fenmarc goes back to school

    2009-06-04T09:01:01Z

    Fenmarc Produce has toured four local schools in support of the UK-wide Potatoes for Schools project.

  • Neil Hipps of East Malling Research and Andrew Parry from the Waste & Resources Action Programme collected the Stubbins Innovation of the Year award from Stubbins business development director Keith Sadler
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    Innovation gong for Love Food Hate Waste

    2009-05-31T09:01:01Z

    The Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) research project landed the coveted Stubbins Innovation of the Year award at Thursday’s Re:fresh ceremony.

  • Albert Bartlett's John Hicks and Gillian Kynoch accepted the award from Fresh Produce Consortium president Jim Rogers
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    Albert Bartlett named Packer of the Year

    2009-05-30T10:01:02Z

    Root crop specialist Albert Bartlett has been named the Fresh Produce Consortium’s Packer of the Year at this year’s Re:fresh awards ceremony in London.

  • The Strawberry Club meets at an industry event
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    Research at the cutting edge

    2009-05-29T09:29:04Z

    The amount of time and effort invested by research centres and breeding programmes across the UK has led to successes and, even though funding remains an issue, institutes are keen to take their findings further. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.

  • Irish growers force Tesco import retreat
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    Irish growers force Tesco import retreat

    2009-05-27T08:01:01Z

    Growers in the Irish Republic claim to have forced Tesco into a major retreat on potato imports, following last week’s confrontation with company bosses.

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    Greenvale closes Wisbech factory

    2009-05-26T14:20:38Z

    Potato specialist Greenvale AP Ltd is closing its Greenvale Foods factory in Wisbech as a result of several years of difficulties which were exposed by the recession.

  • Trust gives away free seeds
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    Trust gives away free seeds

    2009-05-23T17:01:01Z

    The National Trust has launched a new campaign aimed to inspire children to plant, nurture, grow, harvest and eat their own local and seasonal food.

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    Mundane out of favour as unusual lines take hold

    2009-05-22T09:22:53Z

    Every time I tour the produce shelves, I am struck by the progress that fresh cut is making. Memories of leaking containers

  • Iain Norris, Daniel Houseago and Neill McMullen from States of Jersey
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    Royals back on track

    2009-05-21T13:01:01Z

    April’s light sendings are well behind the Jersey Royal potato season and warm weather has brought the best out of the island, according to Iain Norris, horticultural consultant at States of Jersey’s economic development department.

  • Sir Terry was under fire
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    Tesco boss feels Irish fury

    2009-05-21T08:01:01Z

    Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy felt the full force of Irish growers’ anger over his company’s policy of cutting consumer prices by squeezing suppliers and increasing imports when he visited the Republic on Tuesday.

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    Potato protection eradicates weeds

    2009-05-20T17:01:01Z

    A new specialist soil adjuvant herbicide has been released to ensure that weed competition is removed early and effectively to protect potato and bean crops.

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    Herbicide approved for carrots and peas

    2009-05-16T17:01:01Z

    The residual and contact-acting herbicide, Flumioxazin, has a new and significant off-label approval for use in vining peas, carrots, parsnips and bulb onions.

  • Pembrokeshire spuds hit Asda
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    Pembrokeshire spuds hit Asda

    2009-05-13T08:01:02Z

    Pembrokeshire new potatoes hit the shelves in Asda last week.The spuds, supplied by Puffin Produce, arrived in the Pembroke Dock store, not far from where they were grown, last Saturday.

  • Randy Shell Russet Potato Exchange
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    RPE appoints new marketing v-p

    2009-05-12T12:05:25Z

    Randy Shell has been hired as the Russet Potato Exchange's new vice-president of marketing

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    Andalusian potato volumes dip

    2009-05-12T09:01:01Z

    The Andalusian early potato campaign has kicked off with reports of a good-quality harvest, despite reduced volumes.

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    Media-touted bargains draw shoppers in

    2009-05-08T09:03:18Z

    Potential customers can hardly miss the fruit and vegetable bargains that are being trumpeted across the media. However, there