Archive Article: 2002/05/10

10 May 2002

Gold star indeed for BPCs potato event

Technical events rarely win awards. But the BPC deserves a gold star for staging a truly professional, well-focused Potato Storage event at its Sutton Bridge Experimental Unit in Lincs last week.

Plenty of practical advice, clear presentations and experts on hand ensured visitors received good value for money from the £300,000 invested in storage research each year. Net cost to growers? Just 7p/t of potatoes stored.

Although the cereal and potato industries differ in value, technology and the number of growers involved, there are lessons the HGCA could learn from such a well-run exercise in relaying technical messages to growers.