Agronomy

Agronomy

Aprovia label expanded to include major potato diseases

Syngenta Canada Inc. has announced the expansion of the Aprovia fungicide label to include additional soil-borne diseases affecting potato production, including Verticillium wilt, one...

A tuber-damaging strain of alfalfa mosaic virus

A detective story about an unusual strain of an uncommon potato pathogen. When alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) happens to occur in potatoes, it usually causes...

Canadian potato production in 2016

Statistics Canada has released their most recent Canadian potato production statistics. Overall, potato production in Canada was up over 2015. Specifically: Potato production was 105.2 million hundredweight...

PMRA proposes phase-out of imidacloprid use

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing to phase-out all the agricultural and a majority of other outdoor uses of imidacloprid over...

Potato Days in The Netherlands

Potato Days is held the second week of November every year in The Netherlands. At this event, Dutch potato breeding companies showcase their varieties...

Search warrants for potato pest ordered at E. Idaho farms

A federal judge has approved search warrants to take samples from fields in southeast Idaho after farmers refused to allow federal authorities to check...

Aprovia label expanded to include major potato diseases

Syngenta Canada Inc. has announced the expansion of the Aprovia fungicide label to include additional soil-borne diseases affecting potato production, including Verticillium wilt, one...

A tuber-damaging strain of alfalfa mosaic virus

A detective story about an unusual strain of an uncommon potato pathogen. When alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) happens to occur in potatoes, it usually causes...

Canadian potato production in 2016

Statistics Canada has released their most recent Canadian potato production statistics. Overall, potato production in Canada was up over 2015. Specifically: Potato production was 105.2 million hundredweight...

PMRA proposes phase-out of imidacloprid use

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing to phase-out all the agricultural and a majority of other outdoor uses of imidacloprid over...

Potato Days in The Netherlands

Potato Days is held the second week of November every year in The Netherlands. At this event, Dutch potato breeding companies showcase their varieties...

Search warrants for potato pest ordered at E. Idaho farms

A federal judge has approved search warrants to take samples from fields in southeast Idaho after farmers refused to allow federal authorities to check...