Mike Storey wins potato industry honour

Our former EAPR Vice-President, Dr. Mike Storey, has been awarded the John Green Memorial Trophy for his exceptional contribution to the British potato industry.

For the past 35 years Mike has been a driving force in research and innovation within the British potato industry, initially at the Potato Marketing Board and then through its transformations over the years to AHDB today. The award celebrates his knowledge of the potato crop, his skills in knowledge transfer and his influence and contribution to our industry through the translation of applied science

Dr. Mike Storey is head of Resource Management at AHDB and received the award at the annual Cambridge University Potato Growers Research Association (CUPGRA) ‘Potato Barons’ Conference Dinner, in front of an audience that included growers, researchers, processors and retailers from across the industry