Potatoes

A £12,000 loss on a potato contract prompted Yorkshire farmer Callum Stark to rethink his business, turning an underperforming asset into a growing leisure enterprise

Despite market uncertainty, Northern Ireland's potato growers are being urged not to accept prices that fail to reflect the costs and risks associated with production

In the last of our series, we catch up with two agronomists in contrasting parts of the country to see how the 2026 potato crop has fared after the exceptionally hot and dry season

Investment in automation has earned an innovation award for an Aberdeenshire business which exports potatoes directly to Egypt, alongside running a 200-cow pedigree Aberdeen-Angus suckler herd

James Harrison is a third generation potato grower in Norfolk

NFU Scotland says ShelfWatch campaign is bringing dividends for farmers and growers

There are fears that some potatoes could soon be at a point of no return

Hutchinsons agronomist Darryl Shailes gives his latest insights into root crop production

A potato season that growers will want to forget is coming to an end, but there is still plenty of uncertainty as they enter the 2026/27 season

Potato growers are being urged to not underestimate the rising threat of wireworm, as a combination of changing farming practices, the loss of chemical controls and environmental conditions is creating a ‘perfect storm' for the pest