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Eugenia Banks is Working for the Growers

Eugenia Banks has dedicated her career to helping potato growers in Ontario. Growing up in Chile, Eugenia Banks was surrounded by agriculture. Her father, Jorge...

Canadian Government Supports Farmers’ Mental Health

Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal minister of agriculture and agri-food announced financial support from the federal government to the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing (CCAW) while...

Canadian Potato Council Announces New Executive Director

The Canadian Potato Council, CPC, announced Gary Stordy as their executive director according to a release. Stordy has worked for the Canadian pork producers as...

Simon Heck Appointed International Potato Center Director General

Simon Heck has been appointed director general of International Potato Center (CIP) and senior director of CGIAR, a Feb. 7 news release said. "It is...

Potato Agronomist Emily Ford Picked as Nuffield Scholar

Emily Ford, a senior agronomist with Quattro Ventures in Bow Island, Alta., has been chosen as one of this year’s Nuffield Canada scholars, a...

Number of Canadian Female Farmers Up by 12.3 Per cent

As of 2021 there are 79,795 female farm operators reported in Canada, up 2.3 per cent from 2016, newly released data from the 2021 Census...

Eugenia Banks is Working for the Growers

Eugenia Banks has dedicated her career to helping potato growers in Ontario. Growing up in Chile, Eugenia Banks was surrounded by agriculture. Her father, Jorge...

Canadian Government Supports Farmers’ Mental Health

Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal minister of agriculture and agri-food announced financial support from the federal government to the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing (CCAW) while...

Canadian Potato Council Announces New Executive Director

The Canadian Potato Council, CPC, announced Gary Stordy as their executive director according to a release. Stordy has worked for the Canadian pork producers as...

Simon Heck Appointed International Potato Center Director General

Simon Heck has been appointed director general of International Potato Center (CIP) and senior director of CGIAR, a Feb. 7 news release said. "It is...

Potato Agronomist Emily Ford Picked as Nuffield Scholar

Emily Ford, a senior agronomist with Quattro Ventures in Bow Island, Alta., has been chosen as one of this year’s Nuffield Canada scholars, a...

Number of Canadian Female Farmers Up by 12.3 Per cent

As of 2021 there are 79,795 female farm operators reported in Canada, up 2.3 per cent from 2016, newly released data from the 2021 Census...