Cadena de Suministro de Papas del Reino Unido

Marzo 05, 2023

Top tips to build better soil health

Tips to improve soil health from David Newton of Timac Agro for farmers in England to help them meet the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) ‘arable soils’ standard.

Febrero 27, 2023

WPC Webinar with Dr. Alison Lees, Potato Pathologist, The James Hutton Institute, Feb 28, 2023 9:00am EST (Canada/USA)

The World Potato Congress presents a webinar with Dr. Alison Lees, Potato Pathologist with The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK on February 28, 2023 at 9.00am Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Cockerill expands potato handling capacity

Febrero 20, 2023

Potato packer Cockerill expands end-of-line potato handling capacity

With the commissioning of the third Lan Handling dolly & crate loader, Cockerill's handling capacity increases to a total of up to 240 bags per minute, using these three production lines.

Febrero 20, 2023

SoilEssentials urges farmers to get their soil tested to save on inputs

Farmers across Scotland are being urged to have their soils tested and analysed in the face of continuing high input prices and ahead of changes to Scottish agricultural support schemes.

Febrero 12, 2023

Land sale provides plot for new Walkers facility

The food manufacturer intends to expand its operations in the area, having agreed to purchase the 6.4-acre site off Thurcaston Road from the city council for more than GBP 3.5m (USD 4.2m).

Febrero 04, 2023

Biostimulants protect crops from climatic stressors

Biostimulants can act as an insurance policy for growers this spring, especially as another wave of frosts threatens to knock crops back. So far, winter has been wet and except some sharp frosts, relatively mild – resulting in many autumn sown crops being further forward than usual.

Febrero 01, 2023

Greenvale teams up with Trinity AgTech to boost sustainability and carbon credentials for potato growers

Leading UK potato supplier Greenvale AP Ltd has partnered with Trinity AgTech to roll out Trinity’s natural capital navigator, Sandy, to farms across the country, supporting them in credibly and confidently analysing and reaching their environmental targets.

Enero 22, 2023

Publisher Potato Review to now organize British Potato 2023 (BP2023)

BP (British Potato), the key calendar date for all those operating in or supplying to the British potato industry, will have a new owner/organiser for its next event in November 2023.

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted – we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Enero 22, 2023

The next global food crisis? Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted...

Without phosphorus food cannot be produced, since all plants and animals need it to grow. Put simply: if there is no phosphorus, there is no life. As such, phosphorus-based fertilisers – it is the "P" in "NPK" fertiliser – have become critical to the global food system.

Enero 21, 2023

PCN and blackleg main topics at Cambridge potato conference

Potato industry challenges posed by PCN and blackleg were among the topics discussed at the recent Cambridge University Potato Growers’ Association (CUPGRA) annual conference.

Enero 06, 2023

Farmers outraged as Sainsbury’s sells potatoes for 'less than the cost of production'

Farmers have been left outraged as Sainsbury’s, among other UK supermarkets, discounted the price of potatoes in the run-up to Christmas to 'less than the cost of production'.

Haith delivered the perfect Christmas present for Greenvale

Enero 06, 2023

Haith delivered the perfect Christmas present for UK potato packer Greenvale

The 35th project to be completed by Haith for Greenvale AP delivered the perfect Christmas present. Commissioned in June 2022, two new Haith wash lines allowed Greenvale's Cambridgeshire facility to handle the busy festive period easily.

McCain invests GBP 2.5m (USD 3m) in optical sorter

Diciembre 02, 2022

McCain Foods invests GBP 2.5m (USD 3m) in an optical sorter for seed potato grading

Frozen potato giant McCain is investing GBP 2.5 million in its site in Montrose, Scotland, to install a new optical sorting seed potato grading system.

Diciembre 01, 2022

Technical fertilisers can help grow more from less this spring

Farmers are being urged to choose fertiliser products wisely for upcoming spring nitrogen applications – to maximise yields with less inputs.

Noviembre 24, 2022

Success for Case IH and New Holland at SIMA 2022

Case IH and New Holland Agriculture, global agricultural brands of CNH Industrial, have received awards at SIMA 2022. Held in Paris, France from November 6 to November 10, SIMA is the showcase

Noviembre 17, 2022

Tong demonstrates a new vision for labour efficiencies at LAMMA 2023

Tong Engineering is set to demonstrate its latest handling equipment advances that focus on overcoming
post-harvest labour challenges, at the UK’s largest agricultural machinery show, LAMMA in January.

Noviembre 15, 2022

United Kingdom: Too parched for potatoes if irrigation is not available?

After two dry years out of four, many farmers are seriously considering the future viability of a water hungry crop like potatoes. An exceptionally dry summer for much of the UK this year came on the back of a dry growing season in 2018.

Octubre 19, 2022

A New Potato Industry Organisation in Great Britain

The Working Group for GB Potatoes has striven to bring the industry together to explore and develop what the industry needs following the levy payer ballots in Potatoes and Horticulture.

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