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May 09, 2022 | Blogs

Family company Country Crest packages and processes potatoes

One of the local companies that trades both table potatoes and ready meals is Country Crest in Lusk. The third generation is already active in this family business. Today, it’s Michael and his brother Gabriel Hoey who are in charge here.

April 01, 2022 | News

Global visitors and potato industry ready for Fruit Logistica 2022

This year’s international trade fair Fruit Logistica will take place from April 5 to 7 in the Messe in Berlin.

January 19, 2022 | Blogs

The vital role of the potato in saving the planet

World leaders recently gathered in Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 climate change conference – COP stands for Conference of the Parties and the event was the 26th meeting. The event is attended by countries who have signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was introduced in 1994 and aims to keep average…

December 24, 2021 | News

Europatat calls on policy makers to break seed potato trade deadlock

Almost one year after Brexit there is still no agreement on trade in seed potatoes, Europatat pointed out recently.

November 24, 2021 | Articles

‘Lack of collective spirit makes grower’s life difficult’

As the first member of the Dutch Producers Organisation for Ware Potatoes (POC), arable farmer and POC board member Jasper Roubos (37) is committing himself with infectious enthusiasm to this initiative in which ware potato growers are organising themselves to achieve a stronger position in the market. At his farm in the village of Abbenes,…

September 23, 2021 | Articles

Digitisation important for entire potato sector: from cultivation to consumer

‘We are on air, on time and online’, is how moderator Jean-Paul Judson starts the 2021 digital Europatat Congress. His opening words fit the theme of this special edition of the congress of the European Potato Trade Organisation: ‘Stay connected – new strategies for the potato sector’.

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