The production of crops for crisping can only be successful if the crop meets the contract specification.

This specification typically involves:

Minimum dry matter	20% (1080 SG)
Crisp colour	58 Hunter Lab (A/B)
Tuber count	72-110 tubers /10kg
Size specification	40-85mm
Major crisp defect	5% maximum
Minor crisp defect	10% maximum

Some of our contracts vary from the above with some more stringent conditions. However our contracts with our growers specify the above minimum potato and crisp product quality.

To maximise the opportunity to achieve this specification, we produce detailed blueprints for our four major contract varieties. These guidelines provide specific guidance on key inputs such as seed rate and nitrogen requirements, which can have a major effect on crop quality. Information is also given on disease strengths and weaknesses and all other important variety agronomy characteristics. If you grow for The Higgins Group then you will find these blueprints invaluable.

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