Arable
New GB seed potato varieties accredited for Kenya
Three UK potato varieties have been recommended for release in Kenya, opening the door for British exporters. It’s thanks to...
Arable
Three UK potato varieties have been recommended for release in Kenya, opening the door for British exporters. It’s thanks to...
Arable
The last 12 months have been marked by a significant increase in the size of the potato market in Northern...
N.Ireland
The first Northern Ireland farmer has been picked to join AHDB’s Monitor Farm programme – and already he hopes to...
N.Ireland
UK potato stock levels reached a record 2.4 million tonnes in January – up 25% on last year, according to...
N.Ireland
Four varieties of British potato seed sent to Africa have performed strongly at three Kenyan trial sites, with yields similar...
N.Ireland
Potato farmers say they are experiencing one of the “worst harvests ever” with many warning their crops are rotting in...
N.Ireland
A major British agricultural body is to set up a new potato database, as potato prices in the country hit...
Machinery
Grimme has launched what it describes as “its biggest ever self-propelled potato harvester” onto the market. With no less than...
N.Ireland
Production levels across all of the main cereal crops and potatoes is estimated to fall in the North this year,...
Arable
Rumours are circulating that a boat is being organised to export Irish potatoes to either the UK or mainland Europe...
Arable
Ground conditions are holding up, so far, for potato growers in the North Dublin area, according to Derek Keogh, Farm...
Arable
The area of potatoes planted in Ireland is up 2.8% year-on-year, from 8,500ha to 8,800ha, the latest figures (for June...
Arable
Winter barley production in Ireland continues to grow, with the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showing that...
Rural Life
The O’Gorman Brothers recently finished harvesting potatoes in Co. Kildare and Martin Coogan was there to film the harvest with...
Arable
The Irish and UK sugar beet and potato yield for 2015 is to be above the five-year average, according to...