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P.E.I. Potato Board Calls on Feds to Listen to International Experts Report

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is calling on the federal government to listen to the findings from an international panel of experts who...

A New Disease Called Rubbery Rot is Lurking in Potato Storages

A new potato disease called rubbery rot is popping up in potato storages across North America. Kasia Duellman is used to growers’ bringing in diseased...

Wild Potatoes May Help Protect Against Pectobacterium Diseases

Most cultivated potato varieties are susceptible to potato diseases caused by Pectobacterium species but wild potatoes from South America may hold the key to...

How to Keep Potato Diseases out of Your Potato Storage

It doesn’t just matter what happens in the fields, disease management in potato storage is just as important for a successful potato crop. When it...

NPC Writes Letter Calling for New CFIA Phytosanitary Protocols

The National Potato Council (NPC), along with a dozen state potato associations, have wrote a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) calling...

Blackleg Bacteria May Help Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Researchers have discovered that the potato bacteria Dickeya solani, which causes blackleg and top wilt, may help fight against antimicrobial resistance, a new study...

P.E.I. Potato Board Calls on Feds to Listen to International Experts Report

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is calling on the federal government to listen to the findings from an international panel of experts who...

A New Disease Called Rubbery Rot is Lurking in Potato Storages

A new potato disease called rubbery rot is popping up in potato storages across North America. Kasia Duellman is used to growers’ bringing in diseased...

Wild Potatoes May Help Protect Against Pectobacterium Diseases

Most cultivated potato varieties are susceptible to potato diseases caused by Pectobacterium species but wild potatoes from South America may hold the key to...

How to Keep Potato Diseases out of Your Potato Storage

It doesn’t just matter what happens in the fields, disease management in potato storage is just as important for a successful potato crop. When it...

NPC Writes Letter Calling for New CFIA Phytosanitary Protocols

The National Potato Council (NPC), along with a dozen state potato associations, have wrote a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) calling...

Blackleg Bacteria May Help Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Researchers have discovered that the potato bacteria Dickeya solani, which causes blackleg and top wilt, may help fight against antimicrobial resistance, a new study...