The Irish Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Iverk Produce has signed a deal to provide Aldi with €70m worth of Irish-grown potatoes over three years.
八月 30, 2017
El mercado mundial de procesamiento de papas alcanzará los 30 mil millones de dólares en 2022
Se prevé que el mercado de procesamiento de papas crecerá a una tasa anual compuesta de crecimiento del 5,3% a partir de 2017, para alcanzar un valor proyectado de 30,85 millones de dólares estadounidenses para 2022.
六月 06, 2016
Meade Potato Company (Ireland) damaged by fire
A fire has caused significant damage at the Meade Potato Company in Lobinstown, Navan, Co. Meath in Ireland
二月 12, 2016
Purple Violetta Potatoes a hit with chefs in Ireland
Irish housewife and mother Maria Flynn successfully started her own business Ballymakenny Farm Heritage Potatoes, growing the specialty potato Violetta.
六月 15, 2015
Former Tesco potato Supplier fails to fast-track legal action against supermarket
A former Irish potato supplier to supermarket giant Tesco has failed to have a legal action for alleged breach of contract and personal injuries entered into the fast track Commercial Court list.
一月 20, 2015
Irish Organic Farmers protest over delayed payments
Several dozen organic farmers have been protesting outside Department of Agriculture offices in Athenry, Co Galway (Ireland) over delayed farm payments
五月 22, 2014
Irish Potato Marketing Limited (“IPM”) now IPM Potato Group Limited
Irish Potato Marketing Limited, a leading company in potato variety breeding and seed potato sector, today announced that it has changed its name to IPM Potato Group Limited.
十月 23, 2013
Ireland's maincrop potato harvest now 30% complete
Approximately 30 per cent of this year’s maincrop potato harvest in Ireland is now in store with growers expecting to have all remaining field work will be completed well before Christmas.
六月 11, 2013
Teagasc GM potato study to begin second phase
Irish Research Institute Teagasc hopes to begin planting out more than 5,000 potato plants in the next two weeks, in the second phase of its study into the environmental impact of blight-resistant genetically modified (GM) potatoes.
十一月 05, 2012
Irish potato chip company launches 'SpudNav'
The Keogh farming family have been growing potatoes in north county Dublin for over 200 years. The city of Dublin has grown around the farm over the years.
九月 05, 2012
Potato prices rise 450% in less than six months in Ireland
Potato prices have taken a dramatic turn with a 450pc increase in less than six months in Ireland.
八月 29, 2012
Legal challenge refused over first genetically modified potatoes in Ireland
A group of campaigners in the Irish Republic has been refused a legal challenge over the first trial of a genetically modified potato crop. In July, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave the go ahead for a gm blight-resistant potato crop to be tested in County Carlow.
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八月 28, 2012
Greens in Ireland seek to sue over trials on potato
Moves will be made in the High Court today to launch a legal challenge to a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow trials on a genetically modified (GM) potato to be carried out.
八月 01, 2012
Blight-resistant GM spuds to save Irish growers €450/ha, says lead researcher
Potato growers could achieve potential savings of more than €450/ha if they used a blight-resistant genetically modified (GM) potato variety instead of a conventional variety.
八月 01, 2012
GM potato trial 'threatens Ireland's image'
Ireland's environmental protection agency has approved the first trial of a genetically modified potato crop.
七月 30, 2012
En Irlanda se ensayarán papas transgénicas
La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) dio su visto bueno para las pruebas de una papa genéticamente modificada (GM) que es resistente al tizón de la papa. En los próximos cuatro años se sembrarán en Irlanda dos hectáreas con esta papa genéticament...
七月 27, 2012
Angry reaction to GM potatoes go-ahead in Ireland
Top names from the food, restaurant, and tourism sectors have sharply criticised the Environmental Protection Agency for potentially destroying Ireland’s 'clean, green'agricultural image by allowing GM potatoes to be grown in Ireland.
七月 26, 2012
Green light for growing GM potatoes in Ireland
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today given consent to Teagasc, Oak Park, Co Carlow, to carry out field trials on a genetically modified (GM) potato line with improved resistance to late potato blight.