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Potato Pests Outlook 2017

Insect, disease outlook varied across the country. By all accounts, the potato industry in Canada is a healthy one, and things are certainly looking up...

2017 Canadian Potato Crop Outlook

Strong pricing, stable contract volumes and low dollar help provide optimistic outlook in 2017. Potato growers in Canada enjoyed a banner year in 2016. Manitoba...

Late blight alert in southern Ontario

A&L Biologicals Laboratory has confirmed the presence of late blight spores in the Alliston, Ont. area. Spores were not detected in the spore trap...

Heavy rains cause losses in Ontario potato fields

After a month of good growing conditions and positive reports amid sporadic news on disease potential, word from one of Ontario’s potato-growing regions is...

Soil Testing Accuracy Important

Get the most accurate soil test results and learn what to do with them. The phrase that advises us never to compare apples to oranges...

Wireworms – Know Them, Control Them

A key hurdle in managing wireworms is that different species can have different responses to control measures. So in 2004, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)...

Potato Pests Outlook 2017

Insect, disease outlook varied across the country. By all accounts, the potato industry in Canada is a healthy one, and things are certainly looking up...

2017 Canadian Potato Crop Outlook

Strong pricing, stable contract volumes and low dollar help provide optimistic outlook in 2017. Potato growers in Canada enjoyed a banner year in 2016. Manitoba...

Late blight alert in southern Ontario

A&L Biologicals Laboratory has confirmed the presence of late blight spores in the Alliston, Ont. area. Spores were not detected in the spore trap...

Heavy rains cause losses in Ontario potato fields

After a month of good growing conditions and positive reports amid sporadic news on disease potential, word from one of Ontario’s potato-growing regions is...

Soil Testing Accuracy Important

Get the most accurate soil test results and learn what to do with them. The phrase that advises us never to compare apples to oranges...

Wireworms – Know Them, Control Them

A key hurdle in managing wireworms is that different species can have different responses to control measures. So in 2004, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)...