Europe, UK, Ireland, Events, Sustainability, Varieties

Meade Farm showcases new starch-friendly potato varieties to World Potato Congress delegates

Viewing new starch-friendly potato varieties and learning more about the Meade Farm starch operation in Ireland were top of the agenda for the recent visit of World Potato Congress (WPC) delegates. 

As Caroline Allen reports for Agriland, after three days of ground-breaking research presentations and industry networking in Dublin, close to 100 of the 1,000 delegates from the 11th WPC journeyed to Meade Farm in Lobinstown, Navan, Co. Meath on June 2, to see sustainability in action. 

Meade’s 2020 investment in a state-of-the-art potato-starch extraction facility has created a new market which can aid the long-term sustainability of Ireland’s potato crops. 

While the extraction operation at Meade Farm derives much of its sustainability credentials from the utilisation of surplus and Class II potato stocks, growing specific starch-friendly varieties can reduce carbon emissions and can serve as a back-up should surplus/Class II stocks become depleted. 

Varieties with a higher dry matter content produce more starch and therefore, less tonnage goes through the system, requiring less energy. Meade Farm is currently trialling Agrico’s Ardeche variety which has over 25% dry matter and is high yielding.

Source: Agriland. Read the full story here
Photo: Credit and courtesy Agriland

Editor & Publisher: Lukie Pieterse

 

Feel free to get in touch with Lukie!
He will be most happy to share potato news stories from your country on Potato News Today.
lukie@potatonewstoday.com
lukie5555@gmail.com
Connect on LinkedIn
Follow on Twitter
About us

Follow Potato News Today!

Please enter your email address to receive an alert right away when we publish a news story.

Join 10,053 other subscribers

Lockwood Mfg

Urschel

PULSEMASTER

TOMRA Food

DormFresh | 1,4GROUP

GRIMME

Volm Companies