Potatoes

Scientists say mounting resistence in Europe could prove for a challenging season

The US is still an agricultural superpower, but over the past few years it has become a net importer of food

Long and irregular seed potatoes have long been the Achilles' heel of the cup planter, but James Huyton speaks to one potato grower seeing benefits from their new Standen machine.

As consumers seek food sustainability, McCain has announced its ambitious regenerative targets, and one Shropshire potato grower shares how he has implemented the strategy on-farm

Government body says potato blight fungicide no longer meets safety criteria

Tik Tok sensation Poppy O'Toole is a michelin-trained chef and rose to fame for sharing her love of potatoes online. For this week's podcast, she gives her top tips on how to get the perfect roast potato for your Christmas dinner and explains why we should be getting behind British farmers

Potato growers who were unable to get on their fields made their way to the British Potato Show in Harrogate, Yorkshire, last week. The weather was a hot topic, but so was the long-term future of the sector.

With heavy rainfall creating challenging potato harvest conditions, lifting and cleaning crop still in the field with minimal damage is becoming increasingly difficult

HSE has asked the UK potato sector to demonstrate compliance with a tMRL to address contamination of untreated potatoes in stores where sprout suppressant CIPC was previously used.

The UK potato crop is expected be one of the smallest on record this year