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Switch in Ulster potato breeding

... Switch in Ulster potato breeding THE Northern Ireland potato industry is switching to a microprogpagation programme. the initiation of clones from meristems or auxiliary buds and their development under aseptic conditions in a sterile agar nutrient medium ...

Published: Saturday 26 January 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 502 | Page: 34 | Tags: none

Handling of potatoes quick and efficient

... Handling of potatoes quick and efficient Root crop handiing is a cause of great concern amongst farmers when prices are so dependant on a good, damage free sample. Our specialist grading and handling machines are known for their fast, efficient and careful ...

Published: Saturday 19 October 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 157 | Page: 33 | Tags: none

Concern over potato imports

... Concern over potato imports AN assurance on further imports of Cyprus potatoes has been given to the Ulster Farmers' Union. Mr Jay Semple, chairman of the Ulster Farmers' Union Potato Committee, said yesterday: 1 have contacted the Greek Cypriot authorities ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

Assembly hears of potato ruin

... hears of potato ruin A VISIT to a number of farms in the Rathfnland area of Co. Down yesterday left members of the Assembly Agriculture Committee “frightened and the Rathfriland area and we were both frightened and shocked by what we saw. Potatoes which ...

Published: Thursday 17 October 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Potato growers hit out

... returns received for potatoes last year combined with the almost total loss of this ycar's crop would result lin many potato producers tacing bankruptev. Complaints were made regarding the lack of active ity of DANI officials monitoring the ofects of this years ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 253 | Page: 43 | Tags: none

POTATO AN Protection from disease

... POTATO AN Protection from disease BOTH seed and ware potatoes are at risk from attack by storage diseases. The major fungal storage problems are gangrene, skin spot, dry rot, and silver scurf. For some years, potato growers have used Thiabendazole (Storite) ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 373 | Page: 34 | Tags: none

Cutin potato acreage urged

... of the Ulster Farmers' Union Potato Committee, said that he had hoped there would have been a greater increase than £2, “but at least the £2 increase can be seen as some response (o the Union's ¢fforts on behalf of potato producers. “In line with the ...

Published: Saturday 13 April 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 508 | Page: 27 | Tags: none

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND Applications for the Certification and Classification of Seed ..

... Certification and Classification of Seed Potatoes Potato growers are reminded that applications for the inspection of growing crops of potatoes should be submitted to the Department of Agriculture for Northern ireland, Potatoes and Plant Health Division, Room ...

Published: Saturday 27 April 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 122 | Page: 49 | Tags: none

Potato - Equipment % New Ransomes, Supertaun Potato Harvesters, ex-stock * Ono-z‘ur-old Superfaun Harvester, ..

... Potato - Equipment % New Ransomes, Supertaun Potato Harvesters, ex-stock * Ono-z‘ur-old Superfaun Harvester, very aooc condition. % Reed Potato Brusher available for demo # Waltham Bury potato baggers, weighers, exstock # New long NP7 bag stitchers, ex-stock ...

Published: Saturday 09 November 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 74 | Page: 43 | Tags: none