Potato news archive – Page 99
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ArticleGrowing for gold
London 2012 means a huge amount to a great deal of people. But what does it mean for growers? Larry Saunders asks how the UK horticulture industry can benefit from the world’s greatest sporting spectacle.
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ArticleSalad days
David Shapley rounds up the latest developments in salad varieties and looks at what marketing trends are currently affecting the sector.
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ArticleEverything rosy in the garden
Produced in Kent works closely with local producers and manufacturers to promote the very best the county has to offer and, with a string of events and initiatives lined up, the profile of Kent produce is looking better than ever. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleGrow Your Own Potatoes comes to fruition
Around 4,000 schools harvested their potato plants recently, as the culmination of the BPC’s ‘Grow Your Own Potatoes’ initiative.
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ArticleMBMG to acquire Warrell Morton & Company Ltd
MBMG has agreed to acquire the trade and trading assets of potato supplier Warrell Morton & Company Ltd.
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ArticleWeather woes continues
The crisis affecting the UK horticulture industry following prolonged rainfall deepened this week after flash floods wiped out swathes of crops.
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Field irrigates to accumulate
Field (GB) will be exhibiting a wide range of irrigation equipment at Fruit Focus, from drip to sprinklers and all ancillary equipment.
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ArticlePotatoes go into practice
The upcoming Potatoes in Practice event at SCRI in Dundee is promising growers an update on the latest BPC-funded and other potato-related research.
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ArticleM&S Ireland to double home-grown supplies
Marks & Spencer has pledged to the double the amount of Irish-produced food it stocks in its Irish stores.
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Experts cite blight fright
As if the fact that summer is yet to materialise isn’t depressing enough, potatoes have something else to contend with
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ArticleNotcutts to sell nurseries
Notcutts looks set to sell its nursery division in a bid to concentrate its focus on retail and landscaping.
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HTA to lose Harper
The HTA has announced that its PR manager, Erica Harper, is to leave the organisation.
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Asda in carbon-neutral research
A new study has shown that a low carbon and carbon neutral fresh produce supply chain is economically viable.
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ArticleLincolnshire gets promo at Royal Show
The farming county of Lincolnshire got a promotional boost at this year’s Royal Show through its new brand ‘Select Lincolnshire,’ a joint venture between Lincolnshire County Council and separate agricultural and ornamental organisations.
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ArticleSchool meals in a tailspin
The 20 percent decline in school meal take-up reported by the Local Authorities Catering Association this week is not an excuse to slide back to the bad old days of turkey twizzlers and chips, the Soil Association has warned.
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ArticleLineker goes local for Walkers
Gary Lineker is going local. The Walkers mascot will front a new series of campaigns for the company in September, as the firm attempts to cash in on local sourcing initiatives.
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To Infinito and beyond
The latest Euroblight fungicide comparison from Euroblight has handed the highest overall rating to the fluopicolide-based fungicide Infinito.
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Friends can prove greatest enemies
It seems as if a high proportion of growers worldwide are once again counting their costs. In this case, it is not so much a
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ArticleDamp, but not downhearted
Despite an early closure due to terrible weather and consistent whispers that it had changed for the worse, the Royal Agricultural Show undoubtedly provided three days of entertainment for exhibitors and visitors. Elizabeth O’Keefe went along to the show to see what it had to offer to the fresh produce industry.
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Potato blight reaches new heights
Numerous Smith Periods and frequent blight outbreaks mean potato growers should stay alert for signs of trouble this summer, the British Potato Council has warned.