Currently we are growing:
- 220ha of potatoes
- 100ha of onions
- 100ha of sugar beet
- 250ha of winter wheat
- 100ha of dried peas.
The rest of the land is either left as set-a-side with an industrial crop of linseed being grown, or is rented out to grow pumpkins and courgettes. |
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Potatoes are our main business and from August to July our central grading station at Nordelph will be sending out up to 100 tonnes/day.
The bags are branded with either our Jolly Roger or Freddies Fryers logo and used in the chipping trade mainly in Scotland and Ireland.
Varieties grown have been dominated by Maris Piper for the past 40 years, but recently Piper has been eclipsed by the new Dutch variety Markies. Markies ticks all the boxes for producing a consistent, golden, bruise free chip well into the season.
We are proud to have been selected as one of the few growers in the UK by Agrico to grow and market this exciting new variety as part of the Markies Club.
Other varieties grown include Fianna with Romano and Santa for the supermarket trade. |
Onions are mainly marketed through Rustler Produce at Chatteris, which are either pre packed for Sainsbury's or processed.
We grow a full range of onions including spring sets, reds and browns from our cold stores and sophisticated Controlled Atmosphere Store.
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At the moment our sugar beet is contracted for British Sugar and is processed at the nearby Wissington factory, which has recently been adapted to turn any excess beet into bio-fuel. |
The combinable crops are marketed through Fengrain a large local co-operative. We grow varieties such as Cordiale, Robigus and Einstein for the feed and milling industries.
We are also growing Soissons which is to be used in the production of baby food.
Although we aim to grow the highest yield possible we do so in a way which is as kind to the environment as possible.
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