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Say potato, say Agrico
Chippy Chat Open Day 2022
We were present promoting all of Agrico’s chipping varieties but, the main focus was on the promotion of Babylon in line with the work we have been doing with Chippy Chat over the last 2 years.
Agrico UK Variety Open Days at Crowland
It was great to be back at Crowland again this year to demonstrate our variety portfolio. Considering the extreme weather throughout the growing season, the varieties looked excellent and showed the strength of our breeding program.
Fried & Groom!
Growers P J Lee & Sons recently opted to serve Fish and Babylon Chips to their evening guests as they celebrated a family wedding at Highflyer Hall.
Babylon growers reporting good yields
Babylon continues to grow! To read more click here Chippy Chat July 2022 by Chippy Chat Magazine - Issuu
Chip Chip Hooray!
Isle of Ely Porduce have been promoting a new Chip Ambassador role to promote the great British Chip in association with Agrico.
University Challenge! Agrico feed the 500
For National Fish and Chip Day 2022 we challenged Chippy Chat to feed our new variety, Babylon to over 500 people
Read about how we got on University Challenge! Agrico feed the 500 - Issuu
World Potato Congress 2022 (Dublin)
Agrico UK were present at the 11th World Potato Congress held in Dublin from 30th May – 2nd June. The event brought together growers, breeders, politicians, policymakers, and marketeers from across the globe.
Click on the link underneath to read more about the WPC 2022!
Between the dreels -Issue 15
Read now: The Summer 2021 edition of Between the dreels - Issue 15
Topics:
- Future Proofing
- New Chip On The Block
- Website Refresh
- 12 varieties showcased at Wholecrop trials day
- Plenty of reasons to be positive despite short-term concerns
- Appetite for face-to-face events undiminished
- Fighting blight
The Frier’s Delight!
Isle of Ely Produce have been promoting a new Chip Ambassador role to promote the great British Chip in association with Agrico. The aim will be to carry on the good work promoting chipping potatoes at their hugely successful open days, and through the ‘Field to Frier’ award.
The Chip Ambassadors will become part of an UK wide group of shop owners and fryers who will promote best practice for potato buying, storing, and of course frying. The chain will also include key growers too like PJ Lee & Sons, and A. L. Lee Farming Company, as IOE looks to nurture the relationships they have grown across the whole supply chain during the last twenty years.
Agrico have partnered with Isle of Ely Produce to bring two new varieties into
The birth of a new potato
At their market-launch, despite being 12 years old and costing in region of €1million in R&D, the success of new a potato variety still hangs in the balance. For seed and ware growers alike, the risks of growing new varieties are high but so are the potential rewards. We find out what’s motivating growers of Babylon, a new yellow flesh processing variety from Agrico, to plant hectares of a potato that is very much finding its feet in the marketplace.
Scientist of the Year - Dr. Steven Muir, Agrico UK Ltd
Agrico's Dr. Steven Muir is working on a project with Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS) to ascertain the genetic value of parent plants that will ultimately be selected for crossings, regarding desirable phenotypic traits.
Agrico FDF Award Winner 2017 - Best new variety vegetable / salad
Agrico UK has developed a chipping and processing potato variety, Performer, that is resistant to potato cyst nematode (PCN), a serious crop pest particularly in the UK, where it costs millions of pounds a year in lost yield. Performer even cleans infected soils, offering a solution for long-term sustainable farming.
Isle of Ely Produce Launch Chip Ambassador Roles with Agrico
Cambridgeshire potato merchant Isle of Ely Produce have launched a new platform to promote the great British Chip. Its aim will be to carry on the good work it has been promoting via their hugely successful open days, and the ‘Field to Frier’ award it sponsors at the National Fish and Chip Awards.
