Spearhead Potatoes

Planting complete at all of our crop '24 crisping variety trials. Understanding that fresh weight yield is key to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving our sustainability goals (both environmental and financial), means higher yielding varieties are required.

Planting is well under way at our minituber facility in Scotland, with 3-4 field multiplications to come, we're looking at the early stages of ware crop '29, some of which will come out of store to our processing customers in mid 2030. @airponix providing sustainable solutions...

With over 4,000Ha's of seed, salad & processing potatoes to plant this year, progress in recent weeks has been good & in particular across East Anglia, the last of our own crop is now planted in Cambs with the team now focusing further north

We're immensely proud to have received this award today. A huge credit to all of the team and our grower base at Greenseed International Ltd.

@natalie_hurst @walkers_crisps We aim to please and share the love, hope you've eaten it!

Definitely think I’ve found a heart shaped crisp ❤️ @walkers_crisps #lovefromwalkers

We're very proud to have actively engaged with Pepsico on their regenerative agriculture journey. Our own processes are being continuously improved and many new projects are ongoing as we head towards carbon neutral production and supply, more here: greensofsoham.com/regen-2/

We've a few boxes of #Markies seed left if anyone needs a top up before we switch the store off #planting20 @AHDB_Potatoes Almost done, DM if interested.

@MikeNeaverson @potatosolutions Hi Mike We have FG5 35/40/50s available ex Cambs DM me if of interest Thanks Craig @ Greenseed/Spearhead

Anyone got any Piper seed over? Looking for 4-5t

@potatosolutions @PepsiCo @walkers_crisps @RS_Cockerill Correct, the focus on quality centres on sugar stability, dormancy and low temperature storage in a new era of sprout control.

@SPPotatoes @PepsiCo @walkers_crisps @RS_Cockerill And impact with new sprout surpressants! Sugar stability

A day of variety selections with @PepsiCo @walkers_crisps @RS_Cockerill Sustainability, productivity, yield & quality are high on the agenda.

Next government urged to develop new flooding plans as farmers continue to feel the huge impact of recent weather farminguk.com/news/nfu-urges…

@potatosolutions @EastAngliAirAmb @GiveBloodNHS Take care Tim & get well soon, best wishes from all at Spearhead.

#potato storage. Thank you all for the kind messages. To summarise fema,hip,rib,wrist and skull fractures. We work in an unforgiving industry. Take care of each other and what you do every day. @EastAngliAirAmb @GiveBloodNHS back soon.

70% of the GB potato area has been lifted as of the week ending 22 October. Persistent wet weather has damaged some cops, particularly those on heavier land. The rain has also caused quality issues for lifted crops. Read the full report: bit.ly/364xlBc #harvest19

This is less than ideal! I really don’t want a wet winter but we need one if we are going to carry on as planned in 2020. #dryasabone #irrigation #wateriseverything

What I took from #PotatoesinPractice yesterday was 1) scale of challenges for the industry in Scotland, but 2) new collaborations 3) a focus on solutions as actives are withdrawn and 4) a supportive, connected, professional community. @AHDB_Potatoes

Sprayer's out at CSS Farms, Oregon. #cupgrastudytour @willshakey1 @GraemeSkinner1 @FarmersWeekly @AHDB_Potatoes @ProvenancePots @MeijerSeed @RS_Cockerill @potatofarmertim @WrootWater @ProduceSolution @jollyfarming @blicklingfarmer @potatopassion @KisanHub @potatonewstoday

Feeding damage? #cupgrastudytour @ProduceSolution @GraemeSkinner1 @willshakey1 @ProvenancePots @AHDB_Potatoes @NIABTAG @KisanHub @potatofarmertim

If you're not using twelve 50 Megawatt pumps to fill your irrigation reservoir are you even trying. Shifting water USA style at Grand Coulee Dam with a 3% cap on extraction. #cupgrastudytour @ProvenancePots @RS_Cockerill @NIABTAG @AHDB_Potatoes @ProduceSolution @potatofarmertim

Cover crops, irrigation, determinacy & seed stock storage all high on the agenda @NIABTAG #CUPGRA Open Day.

We wholeheartedly agree with @RichardLochhead's assessment: "Scotland has 8% of UK’s population & 10% of its researchers, yet produces 12% of UK research. We already punch well above our weight & enjoy a global reputation as a welcoming, pro-science nation" #ScotlandScienceNation