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Burts Snacks installs Multi-line Scott Automation palletization system
June 20, 2022
Premium Snacks manufacturer, Burts Snacks Ltd, have just completed one of their single largest investments, with the installation of a complete end of line pack handling
Multiple high-quality genomes assembled from 24 wild and 20 cultivated potato varieties
June 18, 2022
An international research team featuring the James Hutton Institute has shed further light on the evolution and biology of potatoes as a genetically complex global food crop.
Joint industry project in the United Kingdom to tackle wireworm damage
June 15, 2022
Following an upward trend in wireworm damage in root vegetable and cereal crops throughout the UK, industry leaders have joined forces to co-fund a Fera-led R&D project to find an end-to-end solution
Grimme UK and Haith reveal their vision for optical sorting
June 08, 2022
Grimme UK and Haith Group have revealed their latest major joint project - an innovative mobile optical sorter. Designed to automate the removal of stone, clod and foreign debris from potatoes.
Danish Potato Farmers Tour Angus
June 05, 2022
Members of a Danish farmers co-operative experienced a packed 3-day tour of the Angus potato industry recently.
Walkers (UK) premium potato crisp brand Sensations adds special flavours for Queen’s jubilee
May 16, 2022
Walkers (UK) premium potato crisp brand Sensations adds special flavours for Queen’s jubilee. The flavours: Spit-roast Pork & Apple Sauce and Baked Cheese & Sweet Honey,
Tim Rooke has been elected chair of the NFU Potato Forum
May 15, 2022
Tim Rooke has been elected chair of the NFU Potato Forum. Tim, who farms 240 hectares of potatoes, was previously vice chair of the Forum and succeeds outgoing chair Alex Godfrey.
Singular Pringles crisp for sale on eBay for GBP 2,000 - as owner claims it's 'rare'
May 13, 2022
Finding a misshapen crisp isn't impossible, but it is usually pretty rare, which is why some people have taken to sites like eBay to sell their unique finds for staggering amounts.
New Logo and Corporate Identity For Farm Electronics
April 29, 2022
It’s now six years since Farm Electronics became a subsidiary of the Dutch Tolsma Grisnich Group. Both Tolsma Grisnich and Farm Electronics brands have their 'specific' UK or European potato.
RNA interference-based biopesticides market research report published
April 29, 2022
Edison Investment Research, a London-based investment research and advisory company releases a report on RNA interference-based biopesticides: Feeding the World: Biological Products for Sustainable Crop Protection
Tong highlights on-farm advancements and labour efficiencies at LAMMA
April 22, 2022
Tong Engineering is looking forward to returning to the NEC Birmingham on 4th & 5th May 2022, to exhibit once again at the UK’s largest farm machinery show LAMMA, on stand 7.668 in Hall 7.
Second Queens Award For Yorkshire's Haith Group
April 22, 2022
Yorkshire-based engineering business Haith has been awarded its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.
