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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
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
Save energy costs in potato storage with a CO2 extractor
April 09, 2022
The skyrocketing energy prices in 2022 are a huge challenge for potato growers. After all, ensuring good storage conditions in storage areas with the aid of fans and cooling installations costs a lot of electricity.
UK Consumers have fallen back in love with their freezers
February 17, 2022
The released Frozen Food Report shows that retail frozen food sales in the United Kingdom have grown by 13.5%, compared to pre-pandemic levels, suggesting that consumers have truly fallen back in love with their freezers.
Smart soil bugs offer farmers an ecofriendly route to controlling crop diseases
January 21, 2022
An innovative method of controlling a range of damaging crop diseases using native, beneficial soil bacteria has emerged from a research-industry collaboration.
Omnia introduces tool to estimate carbon footprint of agricultural production
January 07, 2022
It’s clearly understood that improved farm productivity is good for business and more recently, for carbon footprint. But the challenge has always been how to measure the cost of producing a particular crop with regards to carbon.
Restrain Carbon dioxide extractor for storages creates a buzz at potato event
December 22, 2021
With an innovation award under its belt and a new technical expert on the payroll, sprout inhibition developer Restrain was a popular participant at the 2021 British Potato Industry Event in Harrogate.
Practical guide to monitoring soil carbon
December 21, 2021
A new practical guide to assessing soil carbon promises to answer British farmers’ key questions at a time when many are looking to understand their soil health. It was produced by Duchy College, Plymouth University, Rothamsted Research, and the Farm Carbon Toolkit.
