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www.potatoreview.com POTATO REVIEW MARCH/APRIL 2023 15 NPI AWARDS 2023 special recognition by submitting an entry for the Agronomist Award in the 2021 National Potato Industry Awards. 7. HESCOTT MEREDITH MEMORIAL AWARD NAMED in memory of Potato Review’s founding member, Bob Meredith, and his daughter Hazel Hescott, who sadly lost her battle with cancer last year, this award will be presented to an individual, group, or company who have provided a standout scienti c contribution that will assist one or more sector of the potato industry. is can have resulted in one of the following: Sustainable growing; improved soil health; storage longevity; prolonged life or resilience within retail/transport; variety resilience. 8. BEST YOUNG ACHIEVER is award seeks to recognise the best and brightest young people already working within the potato industry, as those leaving college and university who have already demonstrated that they have made, or can make, a signi cant contribution to their chosen career within potato supply. Open to those aged 16 to 30, this award could be made to any of the following: • Someone who has already made a contribution to research or agtech as a student • Someone who has entered the industry as an apprentice/trainee • Someone who has directly embarked on a role and is making positive changes Dependant on the number and variety of entries, there may be more than one award in this category. 9. STORAGE/ REFRIGERATION ACHIEVER With energy costs a key concern for businesses and consumers alike, ‘keeping your cool’ while crops are in store has never been more challenging. Add to that the loss of chemical solutions that prolong the lifespan of potatoes, and it’s a year where perhaps one of the potato industry’s biggest battles lies within storage. • Who has made the biggest impact in this area? • What have they done to keep down costs? • How have they helped to prolong the life of tubers? • Is there some other way in which they have contributed to this part of the potato’s journey? Let us know who you feel is the biggest achiever in this category. 10. BRITISH POTATO INDUSTRY AWARD e British Potato Industry Award is for outstanding contribution to the potato sector, in e ect a lifetime’s achievement. It was inaugurated in 1997 and has been awarded annually. It was originally administered by the British Potato Council and subsequently by the Potato sector of AHDB, before being incorporated within the National Potato Industry Awards run by Potato Review. 22nd November 2023 The Old Swan, Swan Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2SR w.potatoreview.com/national-potato-industry-awards/enter For more Information please contact Hayley Comey hayleyc@warnersgroup.co.uk 01778 392445 SCAN ME Check out our new categories