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2023’s Huge Crop Influencing Planting Plans for 2024

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Last fall’s record processing crop across the Pacific Northwest is shaping current stores, export opportunities, product movement and planting plans for the year ahead. Though...

The Little Potato Company Qualifies for Alberta’s Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit...

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On an annual basis, potato production contributes more than $2 billion to Alberta’s economy. The Little Potato Company is embarking on a new $39.5-million project...

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To Get Healthy Potato Plants, We Have to Feed the Soil

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Soil is not inert. Given the proper conditions, it is a vibrant ecosystem – full of life. In nature, soil is kept healthy by the...

It Takes Both Faith and Science to Grow a Potato

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A colleague and I were talking recently, and she mentioned how much hope and faith goes into potato farming. Faith can have different definitions,...

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Keeping Spuds Healthy with a Wide Rotation

We started focusing on expanding our potato crop rotation about five years ago. We had been attending a lot of agronomy meetings, and at...

Keeping the Soil in Place for the Next Generation

I’m the fourth generation growing potatoes on Anderson Farms in Beechwood, N.B. My great grandfather, grandpa and father have spent decades toiling over our...

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B.C.: Free Mental Health Online Training – Tuesday, April 2

Farming can be stressful. As a "front-line" worker to farmers, you may, at some time in your career, be exposed to a farmer who...

World Food Programme and International Potato Center Join Forces

In the ongoing battle against hunger and malnutrition, the World Food Program (WFP) and the International Potato Center (CIP) have renewed their alliance for...

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Potato Outlook 2024

Pests and diseases to watch out for this season. Last year was a challenging year for many Canadian potato growers. Depending on the region, growers...

Stopping Late Blight in Potatoes Naturally

AAFC researchers have discovered selenium can help stop late blight, paving the way for a new organic friendly prevention method. Late blight can wreak havoc...

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Solynta Rebrands To ‘True Potato Seed’ Company

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Dutch company Solynta announced it will adjust its branding to ‘Solynta – true potato seed’, according to a press release. This rebranding is part...

2023’s Huge Crop Influencing Planting Plans for 2024

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Last fall’s record processing crop across the Pacific Northwest is shaping current stores, export opportunities, product movement and planting plans for the year ahead. Though...

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