IssuesSummer 2015

Summer 2015

Production Projections

Statistic Canada’s potato acreage estimates are similar to last year but a strong start in most provinces has growers feeling optimistic. Favourable conditions in most...

What’s After Thimet?

Thimet’s phaseout puts the spotlight on Capture as a viable alternative for controlling wireworm in potatoes. Researchers, industry stakeholders and growers say it delivers. There’s...

Late Blight Breakthrough

A new major genetic discovery could have great potential for the Canadian potato industry. There may be a new weapon in the fight against one...

Controlling Silver Scurf

This common disease that causes unsightly blemishes on potatoes can be a headache for fresh market producers. What options are available to growers for...

If Plants Could Talk

Scientists at Agricultural and Agri-Food Canada’s Potato Research Centre hope to develop a handheld device that could one day tell farmers how their crops...

From Chuno to Vodka

Potato processing has been around for centuries, and there’s a lot more to it than making french fries and potato chips. Fresh potato consumption, once...

Production Projections

Statistic Canada’s potato acreage estimates are similar to last year but a strong start in most provinces has growers feeling optimistic. Favourable conditions in most...

What’s After Thimet?

Thimet’s phaseout puts the spotlight on Capture as a viable alternative for controlling wireworm in potatoes. Researchers, industry stakeholders and growers say it delivers. There’s...

Late Blight Breakthrough

A new major genetic discovery could have great potential for the Canadian potato industry. There may be a new weapon in the fight against one...

Controlling Silver Scurf

This common disease that causes unsightly blemishes on potatoes can be a headache for fresh market producers. What options are available to growers for...

If Plants Could Talk

Scientists at Agricultural and Agri-Food Canada’s Potato Research Centre hope to develop a handheld device that could one day tell farmers how their crops...

From Chuno to Vodka

Potato processing has been around for centuries, and there’s a lot more to it than making french fries and potato chips. Fresh potato consumption, once...