The Scottish seed potato industry, valued at £24.2m, produces approximately 51,200 tonnes of potato shaws annually as a by- product of seed potato cultivation. The removal of shaws is an essential crop management practice that stops further tuber growth and ensures...
Grampian Growers is looking for an experienced Agriculture Project Manager to join our team in Montrose, Scotland. This is an exciting opportunity to lead innovative projects across daffodil and potato production. Download the job description below to learn more about...
We were pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Young Grampian Growers potato competition... The 3 winners of this year's competition were…. 1st place Auchenblae P7 = 3.15kg - received a £100 garden centre voucher 2nd place Marykirk = 1.67kg - received a £50...
Grampian Growers will once again be at the Caythorpe Potato Breeders Demo Days this year, taking place on Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th August 2024. We have 16 varieties on display including ten named which are our most advanced varieties out of the GPS program....
Dave and Claire have successfully planted our GPS trials sites this year. We have our site at Caythorpe again where the 2 day annual event will take place on 28th & 29th August. We are one of 11 breeders and the event has gained more interest from farmers and the...
Grampian Growers were pleased to sponsor the 2007 Montrose youth Football team this year. Pictured are the team with our logo on their strips.
Kirsty recently completed SAOS's Growing Tomorrow’s Leaders programme which encourages self-starters to embrace change and uncertainty and lead with confidence. Now entering its third year, the programme equips ambitious individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds...
In March, Claire was asked by IBioIC to showcase Grampian Growers current biotech innovations and projects at Holyrood as part of Scotland’s Bioeconomy week. The following day Claire was part of a panel at the IBioIC conference discussing the opportunities of potato...
We had the pleasure to present Montrose Tennis Club £250 this week which allows for Primary 3 children to participate in their tennis programme. We look forward to the tennis festival later in the month! thanks to Rosemount Primary for the photo!
That’s all the Gemson seed potatoes and compost delivered out to 10 primary schools in the Montrose and Mearns district for our annual growing competition 43 teams are set to grow the potatoes over the next few months where we then harvest and weigh the crop before...