Richard Hackett: Rooster is now unsuitable for a sustainable potato sector
'Unfortunately for those that depend on producing the variety Rooster, the stop-start season played havoc with it'. Photo: Getty
The persistent rain is causing many problems in all sectors of agriculture and the potato sector is no different.
However, it’s not really the weather that is causing the issue. The potato sector has been bouncing from one crisis to the next for the last 30 years — it just happens that the weather is the latest cause for yet another problem.
