GB Potatoes

How do you store potatoes? 🥔According to a recent feature, savvy shoppers keep spuds in a paper bag, tucked away in a dark spot below 10°C, or in a fridge drawer kept just for root veg. Want to know why & discover more handy potato-saving tips? 👇 bit.ly/4uKe02v

📅 Save the date... 🥔👨🏼‍🌾 We'll be seeing you at Potatoes in Practice this summer - the UK's largest field-based potato event. Get ready for a day of innovation and insight to all things potatoes. Read more in the PotatoPro here👇🏼 🔗potatopro.com/news/2026/pota…

Last week, Scott Walker, chief executive GB Potatoes voiced the industry's concerns of rising costs to Sky News - highlighting the financial strains on growers, and his direct plea to the government... 🗞️ Read more here👇🏼 news.sky.com/story/the-war-…

🌱 Did you know? Defra has removed restrictions on the national soil map, making it fully accessible to farmers and land managers through the 'Land Information System' portal... Read more about it in @FarmingUK News here👇🏼 farminguk.com/news/defra-unl…

🚨The proposed UK/EU SPS agreement - now under negotiation - aims to make trade in animals, plants, food and related products faster, simpler and less costly. 🔗 Submit your input via the government online form here: shorturl.at/wkX9i

🗣️We discussed potato risk management in our latest webinar with GB Potatoes chair Alex Godfrey, @Potatoes_USA CEO and President Blair Richardson, and Rory Gibson of @howdenlocaluk, who introduced new cover especially for growers. Read more here👇🏼 💻🔗gb-potatoes.co.uk/potato-risk-ma…

💻 Upcoming NFU online webinar🥔 📅 09/04/2026 ⏰ 12:00 - 13:30 📢 Horticulture and potato growers... the NFU are hosting a webinar where their experts will explain how aligning with the EU will affect you. Find out more in their link below👇🏼 🔗nfuonline.com/news/uk-eu-sps…

🙍🏼‍♀️Last month we welcomed Stephanie Cornwall, @BritishPotato_ Editor to meet the first cohort of our Industry Development Programme, delivered in partnership with the British Potato Trade Association 🥔🤝 Read her reflections in their latest edtion here👇🏼 #page/12" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">heyzine.com/flip-book/Brit…

It's #FoodWasteActionWeek and storing your spuds correctly is a great place to start to help them last longer and reduce food waste🥔 Find out more about this week and storing potatoes correctly, via 'Love Food Hate Waste's' website here:👇🏼 lovefoodhatewaste.com/blog/storing-y…

🚨🥔 Blight risk could rebound in 2026 despite last year’s low-pressure season… 💻To watch the full GB Potatoes' seminar from last year's @BritishPotato_ Industry Event or read more, head to our website here👇🏼 🔗 gb-potatoes.co.uk/blight-may-sti… @JamesHuttonInst

📚Celebrating #WorldBookDay with the ultimate kitchen hero…the mighty spud🥔💪🏼 Our pick... 'Poppy Cooks: The Potato Book'- 101 recipes from 15-hour potatoes to latkes, patatas bravas, bacon fondants & even potato smilies. The spud bible we all deserve.🔗 poppycooks.com/books/

Growers + packers = better, more resilient potatoes💪🏼🥔 🗣️Andrew Francis, managing director at Home Farm Nacton, shares his collaborative approach, highlighting what growers need most in new varieties👇🏼 🔗gb-potatoes.co.uk/potato-partner… @McCainUKIE @Branston @LEAF_Farming

Did you catch @SRUC 's student video “Potato Love Story” on our channels this month on Valentine’s Day? 🥔 We've shared the full story behind the video in our most recent press release. Find out more via the news page on our website here👇🏼 gb-potatoes.co.uk/news/

At the @BritishPotato_ event in November, industry leaders highlighted urgent challenges from falling potato area to climate pressures, and the critical need for new, resilient varieties📢🥔🌱 🗣️🗞️Read more to find out 👇🏼 🔗gb-potatoes.co.uk/the-seeds-of-s…

Great to see wider industry interest in the work we’re doing to strengthen the future of the UK potato sector.💪🏼🥔 Thanks to @scottishfarmer for sharing our latest announcement on the GB Potatoes Industry Development Programme 👏🥔 🔗thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/25844844.…

✨Introducing our first Potato Industry Development Programme cohort✨ 14 rising professionals toured @McCainFoods_B2B, @Branston, AKP and @HaithGroup to get a full view of the industry. Programme continues in Scotland this June. Read more here👇🏼 🔗gb-potatoes.co.uk/gb-potatoes-na…

📅 One week today... We’re kicking off 2026 with our first webinar: “Cutting the Odds: Managing Risk in Potato Production.” 🕓 4:00 PM on Tue 17 Feb 2026 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/msj3k52f

As major suppliers consider alternative varieties, can the 70-year-old favourite Maris Piper weather the storm or has it had its day? We look at its performance in the current market - bit.ly/4a5FKGj @greenvaleAP @Branston @Albert_Bartlett @gb_potatoes @StephieCLC

@gb_potatoes Confidence and Production Survey is open to all in the GB potato industry. Help identify where collaboration and targeted investment are needed bit.ly/46gkvjS or learn more at bit.ly/4qVGnJN #potatoindustry #britishpotato @JCMandCo @StephieCLC