IssuesWinter 2015

Winter 2015

World Review

Peru Peru’s farmers are able to access a greater diversity of potato varieties for climate adaptation, thanks to the continued work of a groundbreaking agreement...

Market News

Despite the fact that significantly fewer acres were planted in Canada last spring due to poor weather and reductions in processor contracts, yields for last year’s...

Eye On The Nation

New Brunswick By Louis Ouellette, Market Information Co-ordinator, Potatoes New Brunswick The 2014 fall harvest in New Brunswick took place under almost perfect weather conditions, with...

Alberta Potato Conference

A report from the well-attended 48th edition of the Alberta Potato Conference and Trade Show. The 48th annual Alberta Potato Conference and Trade Show put...

Potato Wart

This persistent potato pathogen renders tubers unrecognizable — and unfit for human consumption. Here’s a primer on the disease, and what can be done...

Preparing the Land

But there are other steps for ensuring a good potato crop beyond tillage and forming good hills and seed beds. Testing the fertility of...

World Review

Peru Peru’s farmers are able to access a greater diversity of potato varieties for climate adaptation, thanks to the continued work of a groundbreaking agreement...

Market News

Despite the fact that significantly fewer acres were planted in Canada last spring due to poor weather and reductions in processor contracts, yields for last year’s...

Eye On The Nation

New Brunswick By Louis Ouellette, Market Information Co-ordinator, Potatoes New Brunswick The 2014 fall harvest in New Brunswick took place under almost perfect weather conditions, with...

Alberta Potato Conference

A report from the well-attended 48th edition of the Alberta Potato Conference and Trade Show. The 48th annual Alberta Potato Conference and Trade Show put...

Potato Wart

This persistent potato pathogen renders tubers unrecognizable — and unfit for human consumption. Here’s a primer on the disease, and what can be done...

Preparing the Land

But there are other steps for ensuring a good potato crop beyond tillage and forming good hills and seed beds. Testing the fertility of...