Potato Review

Our innovative potato crop protection products include staples such as Infinito, Emesto, Artist, Biscaya, Monceren and with the new kids on the block, our broad spectrum herbicide Emerger and our innovative nematicide Velum Prime, Bayer are changing the face of potato agronomy. This year our potato team is available on our stand and will be delighted to discuss the solutions we offer potato growers. We look forward to meeting you at British Potato 2019! We are pleased to sponsor the Potato Industry Event in Harrogate for the 8th time. With a strong history of supplying the agricultural sector with Doosan Forklifts and Bobcat equipment which have increased safety, productivity and reliability in farming business across the UK. This event allows us to meet all of our valued customers in agriculture and provides us with a platform to showcase innovative products and services to industry experts and we are looking forward to another successful show. Since 1964 our innovative solutions have helped our customers be more efficient. We’re extremely proud of the way we support the British potato industry, listening to the needs of growers, packers and processors and developing the UK’s leading range of handling, washing, drying, grading and processing machines. We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our stand, talking about our latest innovations and hearing about your businesses, your challenges and discussing how we can help you today and in the future. As the largest purchaser of British potatoes, McCain has been building strong relationships with potato growers for 50 years – many of which span three generations of farming families. McCain contracts with 250 growers, from the Highlands down to Cornwall. The company has a dedicated potato seed business in Montrose, Scotland, and processing factories across the UK. With a household retail brand, foodservice business and ‘quick service restaurant’ range, McCain is the nation’s biggest manufacturer of frozen potato products. Celebrating 90 years as a leading UK manufacturer, Tong is renowned worldwide for unrivalled build quality and the most advanced handling systems for efficient and gentle grading, sorting, washing, polishing, processing and box handling. From concept design through manufacture, project management and installation, Tong works closely with customers to offer the complete potato handling solution from post-harvest to pack. Featuring the latest handling technologies alongside intelligent and automated controls, Tong equipment is designed with the customer’s exact requirements in mind. Shareteq is delighted to sponsor this important industry event to showcase our Limas processing equipment. We will be demonstrating the Agroselector Arcus, the most accurate optical sorter for automatic quality inspection and size grading of potatoes and other whole vegetables. UPL uses expertise in manufacturing, technology, formulation and registration to develop an unequalled range of cost-effective solutions to support agriculture, horticulture and affiliated industries. These solutions include traditional crop protection products, innovative seed treatments and the latest advancements in biostimulants. Silver sponsors Bronze sponsors Agrimech is an award-winning British manufacturer of end of line weighing, bagging, placing and palletising solutions for a wide range of products. We deliver the very best solutions to our clients’ processing requirements and we offer outstanding support along the way. JD Cooling Group is the UK’s leading independent supplier of bespoke cooling, industrial refrigeration, automation controls and power systems – offering the complete package. With regional offices throughout the UK, our experienced service engineers are on hand 24/7, 365 days a year. 11