Which potato varieties are best for baking, boiling, salads and fries We often get questions about which variety of potato are best for baking, boiling, salads, fries etc. Most potatoes are either on the floury or waxy side, but what does that...
View moreWe are now selling seed potatoes online
We are now selling seed potatoes online We are pleased to announce that we have launched a range of our seed potatoes for purchase in 1kg and 5kg bags. As the largest seed potato producer in Australia we provide very large quantities of certified...
View moreAgronico’s potato minituber process
Did you know 25% of Australia’s certified potato seed start their life at Agronico’s nationally accredited tissue culture laboratory. Learn more about our potato minituber process below. Watch our Video to find out more or contact...
View moreTasmania’s technologically sophisticated coolstore grows
Agronico’s expanded cool store will hold almost 14 and a half thousand tonnes of seed potatoes, opening the service to more Tasmanian farmers. A 1.6 million federal government Regional Jobs & Investment Package Business Innovation Grant...
View morePlanting Notes for Seed Potatoes
At Agronico our certified seed starts as tissue in our lab. it’s transferred to our hydroponic minituber facility and grown out by us for 3 generations in Tasmania before it comes to you. Dormancy If you are purchasing our seed potatoes...
View moreThe roof is up on our 8 room Agronico coolstore extension
The roof is up on the new Agronico coolstore extension. When it’s finished there will be an additional 8 rooms which will be used by us and can be rented by other agri-businesses. Our coolstore expansion project is one of 50 projects to...
View moreSpring Planting and Lifetime Achievement Award for Julian
The seed potatoes planting season is going well With Spring almost complete, we are almost finished our spring planting. We have a small window of about 6 weeks to get a large number of seed potatoes in the ground. It was great to get the...
View moreFinal Preparations for the seed potato planting season
Final Preparations for the seed potato planting season With Spring almost upon us, we are in final preparations for our spring planting. We have a small window of about 6 weeks to get a large number of seed potatoes in the ground. Barry is...
View moreOur new coolstore build is on schedule
Well July has arrived and our team at Agronico are having some down time after a huge harvest. With over 10,000 tonnes of potatoes harvested, our new Coolstore was full to the brim in May. To plan for the future and ensure we always have enough...
View moreHarvesting our seed potatoes
It’s harvest time at Agronico and the team are working overtime to ensure we are harvesting seed potatoes from the paddock into the coolstore as quickly as possible. The new AVR twin row harvester has been a hit with a huge increase in...
View moreHarvesting and Storing Onions at Agronico
At Agronico along with Seed Potatoes we also grow, harvest, grade and store onions during our off-season prior to the seed potato season. The last 2 weeks we have been harvesting and storing onions along with grading which will then go into our...
View moreHappy New Year
Happy New Year Happy New Year from the team at Agronico. 2018 is going to be a bumper year for us with almost 9,000 tonnes of seed potatoes to be harvested in March-May. With planting successfully completed by early December, the fields are...
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