N.Ireland
Digging ‘Comber Earlies’, the traditional start of the potato harvesting season in Northern...
Wilson’s Country is confirming that the first early potatoes will be in shops across Northern Ireland by the middle of June.
Wilson’s Country achieved a unique feat at this year’s NI Food and Drink Association awards by winning two of the 2026 categories.
Arable
Northern Ireland’s maincrop potato harvest is now 80% complete, though the recent heavy rainfall has slowed up progress
The Irish Farmers’ Association is reporting that potato markets remain under pressure on the back of slowing consumer demand
The first early potatoes grown in Northern Ireland could be ready for harvest by the end of May if...
Wilson’s Country agronomist, Stuart Meredith, has confirmed that the 2024 main crop potato harvest is now underway in Northern Ireland.
Approximately 35% of the 2024 maincrop potato area has now been planted out, according to...
Co. Armagh-based potato packer and processer, Wilson’s Country Ltd., is completing a £2 million investment programme in the development of an anaerobic digestion (AD) system.
Wilson’s Country is confirming that two-thirds of this year’s potato crop has yet to be...
Extreme weather incidents are serving to rock Europe’s potato industry to its very foundations....
Potatoes have received a key boost in a health context on the back of a major research project recently completed in the US.
The seed potato crisis now impacting in Northern Ireland (NI) has been confirmed by one of the...
Agri-Business
The 11th World Potato Congress (WPC) culminated with 30 delegates from countries around the world...
The latest Kantar figures confirm that Northern Ireland’s potato packing sector sales have grown...
