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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...