Potato Review

16 POTATO REVIEW MAY/JUNE 2021 NPIA AWARDS T HE publishers of Potato Review and organisers of National Potato Industry Awards have now con rmed that James Haskell, one of the best known Rugby players in the UK, will be guest speaker at the NPI Awards 2021 in Harrogate, which will be held on the rst night of BP2021. Having played 77 times for his country, as well as playing around the world and for the British and Irish Lions, James is known as much for his ability on the eld as his personality o it. Having retired in 2019, James is pursuing a career as a podcaster, presenter and professional DJ. His podcasts include Couples Quarantine, James Haskell to speak at 2021 awards night Event open for table bookings and award nominations invited as second-only celebration of industry achievement goes ahead. Backrow Radio. What A Flanker “ e Podcast” and the smash hit podcast e Good, e Bad and e Rugby which averages around 260k listeners per weekly episode. He has also appeared a number of times on shows such as I’m a celeb, e chase, A league of their own, question of sport, ghting talk and various other mainstream shows. e second National Potato Industry Awards night is to be held at the Old Swan in Harrogate on November 24th and the event is open for bookings, with 400 places available. Tickets cost £125 per place, or £1,200 per table and include drinks, reception, a three-course meal and celebrity guest speaker. e 2021 awards were opened for entries recently and those wishing to put forward themselves, an individual or company who they feel has made an outstanding contribution, come up with an innovation that deserves recognition or generally excelled within the industry, can enter for one or more of the following awards: • Grower Awards • Agronomy Awards • Innovation • Environmental • Machinery • Marketing Deadline for entries is September 1st. For further information, and to enter any of the above, please visit www.potatoreview.com/ national-potato-industry-awards.