National Potato Industry Awards 2023
The 2023 National Potato Industry Awards will take place on the first night of BP2023 - November 22nd, 2023.
Comedian Rod Woodward, who was a huge hit with those who attended the 2021 awards, will be returning as guest speaker, and The British Potato Industry Award, originally inaugurated by the British Potato Council and subsequently by the Potato sector of AHDB, will now be awarded alongside the other categories at the biannual event, organised by Potato Review.
The 2021 National Potato Industry Awards were presented at a celebratory dinner at the Old Swan, Harrogate, which will also be the venue for the 2023 awards.
The awards offer a great opportunity for everyone in the industry to meet up and enjoy the company of like-minded people from the potato industry, and the mood was even more upbeat in 2021 than at the 2019 launch event, after seeing so many live events cancelled because of Covid-19 repercussions over the previous 18 months.
Anyone wanting to get involved as a sponsor or contributor can get in touch with Hayley. Sponsorship package details are available here.
A massive thank you to our 2023 sponsors
2023 Finalists announced
Grower/Growing Manager of 2022-2023
Bradley Sykes
Chris Suckling
Nick Taylor
Sophie Bambridge
Best Innovation 2022-2023
IPM Potato Group Ltd (development of PCN resistant variety called Buster)
DIG -Data Intelligence for Growers (data management and stock control platform for the potato industry)
Crop Systems Limited
BASF Honesty®, new liquid tuber treatment
BASF Privest®: A new late blight fungicide produced by BASF.
Martin Lishman Ltd
Fera Science Ltd (tech, protocols and genome sequencing work for controlling Meloidogyne fallax)
Jason Hawkins-Row (Aponic Limited - vertical farm that sprays nutrient solution onto roots)
Fortress Technology (Bulk Potato Slider Detector System)
Best Environmental/Sustainability Initiative
KP Snacks (Intersnack Group)
Crop Systems Limited
Marcus Palmer
Simon Fox
Best Marketing Work / Best Marketing Campaign
Potato House - Grow Your Own Potatoes (GYOP)
HZPC - Super Sagitta Marketing Campaign
UPL ltd - Natural Plant Protection brand
Maincrop Potatoes - social media / community awareness campaign
BASF - Perfecting Potatoes Together
Kids Country (educational arm of East of England Agricultural Society)
Greenvale - Golden Kings
Machinery and Implements
Pace Mechanical Handling Ltd - upgraded bag/weigh/seal system
AVR - Ceres 450 planter -Maschio power harrow
AVR - Puma 4.0 potato upgraded harvester
AVR - Python twin conveyor
GRIMME - GB 430
GRIMME - GEN 3 VARITRON 470
GRIMME - SELECT 200
Agronomy
Eric Anderson
Martyn Cox
Andy Alexander
Andrew Goodinson
John Sarup
Hescott-Meredith Memorial Award
Andy Evans
Martyn Cox (Blackthorn Arable)
Harry Duncan
Philip Burgess
Best Young Achiever
Kieran Hardy
Dom Hill
Bradley Sykes
James Pitman
Joseph Mowbray
Thomas Carter
Joseph Marshall
Storage/Refrigeration Achiever
Farm Electronics Ltd
Crop Systems Limited
UPL Ltd
Tim Kitson
British Potato Industry Award
Walter Simon
Andy Alexander
Debbie Winstanley
Nick Cesare
Adrian Cunnington
Peter Peebles
MEET OUR 2023 JUDGING PANEL
Jim Godfrey - Director R J & A E Godfrey
David Nelson - Agronomy Director Branston Ltd
Mark Taylor - Chair GB Potatoes Organisation Ltd
Jon Rooke - Seed Supply Manager HZPC UK
Paul Coleman - Managing Directory Crop4Sight
Stephanie Cornwall - Editor Potato Review
Juliet Loiselle - Publisher / Chair of panel
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