Potatoes

From spuds to skincare

Scientists from the University of Aberdeen are part of a team looking to turn potato waste into moisturisers and the likes.

NEWS 3 December 2025

From spuds to skincare

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Weather playing ball for potato harvest

Weather playing ball for potato harvest

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Planting continues in the fields

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A bag of chips wins the election

A bag of chips wins the election

The Electoral Commission carried out a poll at the Ploughing on the different ways one can eat a potato.

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Gourmet spuds from Louth

Gourmet spuds from Louth

Ballymakenny Farm has done a deal with Marks & Spencer for a range of heritage spuds.

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Goal-den wonder man of the match

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The Dealer dug deep into the sports pages over the weekend and saw yet another interesting man of the match presentation on the Scandanavian soccer scene.

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Tillage farmer views: ‘plenty of room to grow more grain in Ireland'

Tillage farmer views: ‘plenty of room to grow more grain in Ireland'

We spoke to tillage and mixed farmers at the Crops and Techology event in Teagasc Oakpark last week for their opinions on grain prices, government supports and machinery.

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Tillage Management: straw, sunshine and open days

Tillage Management: straw, sunshine and open days

The weather looks like it is picking up and there are plenty of jobs which it is needed for on tillage farms.

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Crop.Zone’s electric crop control tech makes Irish debut

Crop.Zone’s electric crop control tech makes Irish debut

The Crop.Zone machine, which uses electricity to kill off potato tops and a range of other plants, will make its Irish debut at the Crops and Technology event writes Stephen Robb.

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10 years of partnership brings biggest Crops Day yet

10 years of partnership brings biggest Crops Day yet

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