potato grower

collocation in English

meaningsofpotatoandgrower

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potato
noun[C or U]
uk
/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/us
/pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊ/
a round vegetable that grows underground and has white flesh with light brown, red, or pink skin, or the plant on which ...
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grower
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡrəʊ.ər/us
/ˈɡroʊ.ɚ/
a person who grows large amounts of a particular plant or crop in order to ...
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(Definition ofpotatoandgrowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is extremely important, not only for thepotatogrower, but especially for the seedpotatogrower.
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Will he say how he thinks thepotatogrower, and other types of farmers, who have been equally affected, could be helped?
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For two years thepotatogrowerhas had a bad time.
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The view of everypotatogrowerin my constituency is that the potato marketing scheme works.
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Thepotatogrowermust adjust his price for the earlier range to meet the price of the later yield.
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In the normal year, with a normal output, knowing that the demand is fairly constant, thepotatogrowerhas no problem at all.
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I declare my interest as apotatogrower.
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I must again declare an interest as apotatogrower.
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A few days ago, apotatogrowertold me that current prices are equivalent to those when he entered the industry 30 years ago.
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The farmer—thepotatogrower, for example—has had the bitter experience of excellent crops but an inadequate monetary return.
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Thepotatogrowerdoes not quite know where he is with regard to this matter.
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It is understandable that the foreignpotatogrowershould reap a rich harvest in such conditions which will be produced by this system over the years.
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Thepotatogrowerhas been faced with a veritable potato debacle and fiasco, and something must be done to obviate a recurrence of such a disastrous situation.
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There is the risk of frost, and the risk of pests, and various diseases, and thepotatogrowerdeserves every penny he gets out of his potatoes.
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To be quite honest, not onepotatogrowerhas contacted me to say that he is anxious to see the continuation of the potato marketing board.
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This paper presents and assesses a low cost potato-grading machine that was designed explicitly to enable small-scale potato growers to sort tubers by size for supply to commercial processors.
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The best information available suggests that the majority of commercial potato growers incur cost of£45 and£55 per acre, excluding rent.
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Market support is the main way of giving a guarantee to potato growers.
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