Potatoes

NFU welcomes move which will see horticulture sector workers allowed to return earlier

Tariffs, changing climate and the rise of China and India as major players is changing the global potato market, which impacts the UK as one of the world’s largest importers

With maincrop potato lifting well underway, we catch up with two agronomists to see how crops have fared after the hottest summer on record

Spreading the risk over more than one venture is helping to mitigate the inevitable peaks and troughs of farming for the Dowell family

A focus on science and changing consumer needs means that the Scottish potato industry is evolving to be fit for the future

Trials carried out by agronomy firm Hutchinsons are exploring how varieties and other emerging biological products can be better used to combat potato cyst nematode

Potato growers are entering the 2025/26 season with trepidation after a collapse in old crop values and a low-priced start

Dry weather may have kept late blight risk low, but concerns are mounting for unirrigated potato crops

An estimated 50 to 100 tonnes of soil from the field had run off the field down onto the A358 and then into the watercourse

McCain highlights 'clear appetite' from consumers to learn more about farming and regenerative practices