Industry Updates

BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ESG COULD BENEFIT POTATO GROWERS

LLOYDS Banking Group recently held a panel event with Cambridge Judge Business School, focusing on how environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments can support sustainable agriculture, identifying the benefits for…

£15 million Nutrient Management competition funding applications invited

LAST CHANCE FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS

GROWERS HAVE UNTIL JULY 24TH TO APPLY FOR NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT COMPETITION. APPLICATIONS for the £15 million Nutrient Management competition, part of the Farming Innovation Programme competition, closes to applicants at…

GenAI system to benefit growers and agronomists

Bayer is piloting an expert GenAI system to benefit growers and agronomists.

Nitrogen fertiliser reduction in potatoes

SHROPSHIRE POTATO GROWER REDUCES NITROGEN RELIANCE

A SHROPSHIRE potato grower has managed to reduce his nitrogen fertiliser use by a fifth on his 800ha farm after undertaking a number of measures.

Drone pesticide applications slug pellets

NEW PERMIT PAVES WAY FOR PESTICIDE TREATMENT OF POTATO PLANTS WITH DRONES

Applying potato plant protection products from drones has moved a step closer after British regulator HSE-CRD granted an extrapolated trials permit (ETP) for a slug pellet product.

TIROS Max treated seed has been shown to accelerate plant establishment and growth

NEW GENERATION OF BIOLOGICAL SEED TREATMENT

Unium has developed an advanced formulation of endophytes which supports and enhances rhizophagy and enables crops to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N).

CRISPS PACKS CHAMPION CHARITY’S WORK

CRISPS brand Burts is introducing limited-edition packs to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboart Institution (RNLI).

MACHINE-learning driven potato crop insights tool HarvestEye, which is used by growers, packers and processors, has secured a distributorship in Scotland, teaming with agricultural and machinery supplier Agricar.

GROWERS, PACKERS AND PROCESSORS GET BETTER ACCESS TO POTATO HARVEST TOOL

MACHINE-learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye, which can benefit growers, packers and processors, has secured a distributorship in Scotland, teaming with agricultural and machinery supplier Agricar.

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR POTATOES USA BOARD

NOMINATIONS are open for the Potatoes USA new Board Members for the 2025 term. The board is seeking nominees to fill a total of 33 open seats.

Introducing ScaliburTM: Next-level potato slicing with Dual Rotation Technology

New potato slicing machine unveiled

A NEW potato slicer, the Scalibur, featuring dual rotation technology has been introduced by Belgium company FAM STUMABO, which develops industrial machines for cutting, slicing, and dicing potato crisps and…

BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ESG COULD BENEFIT POTATO GROWERS

LAST CHANCE FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS

GenAI system to benefit growers and agronomists

SHROPSHIRE POTATO GROWER REDUCES NITROGEN RELIANCE

NEW PERMIT PAVES WAY FOR PESTICIDE TREATMENT OF POTATO PLANTS WITH DRONES

NEW GENERATION OF BIOLOGICAL SEED TREATMENT

CRISPS PACKS CHAMPION CHARITY’S WORK

GROWERS, PACKERS AND PROCESSORS GET BETTER ACCESS TO POTATO HARVEST TOOL

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR POTATOES USA BOARD

New potato slicing machine unveiled

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