IFA Potatoes Information
Domestic Market Information for November. Reported volume trade is steady around the country with local and harvest supplies still dominating the market. Rooster...
Disease Resistant Potatoes a Step Closer
Scientists have succeeded in unravelling the entire genetic code of the potato, the first major UK crop to be fully sequenced, leading to...
Potatoes, Fruit and Vegetables – Incredibly Healthy
Agri Aware’s Incredible Edibles 2012 was officially launched recently by Mr Shane McEntee, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Fewer Farmers Growing Potatoes in Kerry
THE past decade witnessed a big drop in the number of farms in Kerry growing potatoes, from 330 in 2000 to 41 in 2010,...
Irish Potatoes Aim to ‘Roost’ in Europe
Six Irish potato marketing companies are participating at the world’s leading trade fair for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry this week. Bord...
New Export Outlet for Potatoes
Robert Devlin and Philip Meade Jr of the Meade Potato Company supervising the loading of a 1,500 tonne consignment of potatoes for export...
Why Sheila Gallagher Thinks GM Potatoes are a Bad Idea
"I think to even consider growing GM potatoes is outrageous. As we move into this new century, we have such an opportunity, on...
Potatoes Contain Less Fat than Pasta or Rice
Shane McEntee TD has responsibility for Horticulture within the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. He told the recent Irish Farmers’ Association/Teagasc...
Irish Potatoes Exhibit at International Trade Fair
Five Irish potato marketing companies are participating at Fruit Logistica, the world's leading trade fair for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry, taking...
Price of Potatoes Soared 177% Over 12 months
The Department of Agriculture said this year's wet weather conditions and the consequent high incidence of blight, compounded by the inability to spray during...