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UK potato production hits lowest level since 2012
The total potato harvest for 2018 in GB is 13% down on the five-year average of 5.6m tonnes at 4.9m...
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The total potato harvest for 2018 in GB is 13% down on the five-year average of 5.6m tonnes at 4.9m...
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UK shoppers bought 3% more fresh potatoes this year compared to 2015, according to the latest data analysis. The figures...
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British seed growers are being asked to share their feedback on potential changes to the scope of the Safe Haven...
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The total British potato harvest is down 13% on the five-year average of 5.6 million tonnes, according to the annual Agriculture...
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Bill Watts has joined AHDB as the arable knowledge exchange manager (potatoes) for the West Midlands, South West and Wales....
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Northern Ireland man John Clarke may not be well known to the general public, but his impact on the world...
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AHDB Potatoes has launched a new guide to help growers test for Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) – a pest that...
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A special session at the final Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Strategic Farm field walk of the season focused...
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Crop protection firm Certis has welcomed recently-appointed UK potato product manager Nick Badger to its business. Badger has worked in previous...
Agri-Business
Making the most of the global export market post-Brexit will be one of the major themes of this year’s Seed...
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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced four potato-focused appointments to join the newly formed Arable Knowledge Exchange...
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Maris Piper has been the most grown potato variety in Great Britain for over 20 years – but will it...
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Brexit may provide potato farmers with an opportunity to substitute imports if trade barriers are imposed by Brussels. As a...
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A breakthrough emergency authorisation for Cuprokylt has provided the only fungicide available to organic potato growers for the control of...
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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) estimates that the total area in Great Britain planted with potatoes is 119,000ha;...
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After three weeks without rainfall, AHDB’s Strategic Potato (SPot) Farm Scotland Open Day took place on the light loams of...
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Trials on water use completed at Elveden Farms as part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Farm Excellence...
Opinion
The recent confirmation that Kenya has accredited a number of British seed potato varieties is good news for a sector...