Northern Ireland: Maincrop potato harvest now 80% completed
Northern Ireland’s maincrop potato harvest is now 80% complete, though the recent heavy rainfall has slowed up progress.
Northern Ireland’s maincrop potato harvest is now 80% complete, though the recent heavy rainfall has slowed up progress.
The oldest residents recall that they used to harvest nearly 50 varieties of native potatoes. Now they barely manage three.
Fred Searle speaks to Greens of Soham MD William Shakeshaft to hear about the main challenges and opportunities for the Cambridgeshire-based potato producer, from water security to sustainable technologies
Farmers are having a hard time selling potatoes this year. There is a surplus on the market and prices have dropped significantly.
Despite, or perhaps because of, a record harvest, the potato crisis has arrived. Potatoes are rotting in Lower Saxony’s fields – and the problem is largely self-inflicted.
This year’s potato harvest is exceptional. Potatoes are plentiful… causing prices to plummet on the open market, but not in supermarkets. How can this difference be explained?
Ten Brinke, Theunisse, and Hoogland are jointly launching Potato-e. This is a new and improved concept using ethylene storage for seed potato cultivation.
Con la cosecha de invierno llegando a su fin, la oferta es menos intensa.