N.Ireland
UK sets up potato database as spud prices plunge to three-year low
A major British agricultural body is to set up a new potato database, as potato prices in the country hit...
N.Ireland
A major British agricultural body is to set up a new potato database, as potato prices in the country hit...
Opinion
If ever Bord Bia needed to come up with an effective marketing campaign for the potato industry, this could well...
Tillage
National Potato Day takes place today, Friday, October 6. IFA (Irish Farmers’ Association) President Joe Healy has called on consumers...
Machinery
Grimme has launched what it describes as “its biggest ever self-propelled potato harvester” onto the market. With no less than...
Agri-Business
When walking down the fruit and veg aisle of our local supermarket, we tend to take for granted the fresh...
Tillage
IFA President Joe Healy has expressed concern at the recent discounting of potatoes by a number of retailers in the...
Rural Life
Mash Direct, a farming and food production business in Northern Ireland, has created a 6m tall Christmas tree to celebrate...
N.Ireland
Production levels across all of the main cereal crops and potatoes is estimated to fall in the North this year,...
Tillage
Field work on most Irish grain and potato farms has been wrapped up for the year, according to Teagasc’s Head...
Tillage
The potato harvest is more or less complete for another year and yields are expected to be back close to...
Tillage
Rumours are circulating that a boat is being organised to export Irish potatoes to either the UK or mainland Europe...
Tillage
Ground conditions are holding up, so far, for potato growers in the North Dublin area, according to Derek Keogh, Farm...
Tillage
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...
Tillage
Farmers are being warned that potato blight is likely to become very active in the coming weeks due to recent...
Agri-Business
New season potatoes from Dublin, considered by many to be the tastiest, will be on supermarket shelves this week, as significant...
Agri-Business
Shoppers in Supervalu Wexford might not believe their eyes when they see the current promotion of potatoes! O’Reilly’s Supervalu in...
Agri Politics
Ireland produced only 0.6% of the EU’s potatoes (in 2014), new figures released on the potato sector from Eurostat show....
Tillage
A significant area of potatoes is yet to be planted, according to Teagasc’s latest crop update. It says while good...