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Irrigation Method Reduces Water Needed for Potato Growth

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers have found an irrigation method that uses half the amount of water than...

Potatoes Can Help Cut Cancer Risk

Chinese researchers say they have discovered that eating white vegetables such as potatoes can help reduce the risk of developing stomach cancer. A study conducted...

Canadian Potato Production Up in 2015

Potato production in Canada increased 4.1 per cent from 2014 to an estimated 104.8 million hundredweight in 2015, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada. Manitoba, which saw a significant...

Record Yields for Manitoba Potato Growers

Manitoba potato growers harvested a record crop of spuds this fall, according to Dan Sawatzky, manager of the Keystone Potato Growers Association. “Yields averaged 315...

Drones Helping Scottish Scientists Grow Better Potatoes

Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used for many different purposes these days — everything from remote warfare to parcel delivery and good...

P.E.I. Potato Disinfection Service Being Axed

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board says it is very disappointed by the decision of the P.E.I. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to completely...

Irrigation Method Reduces Water Needed for Potato Growth

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers have found an irrigation method that uses half the amount of water than...

Potatoes Can Help Cut Cancer Risk

Chinese researchers say they have discovered that eating white vegetables such as potatoes can help reduce the risk of developing stomach cancer. A study conducted...

Canadian Potato Production Up in 2015

Potato production in Canada increased 4.1 per cent from 2014 to an estimated 104.8 million hundredweight in 2015, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada. Manitoba, which saw a significant...

Record Yields for Manitoba Potato Growers

Manitoba potato growers harvested a record crop of spuds this fall, according to Dan Sawatzky, manager of the Keystone Potato Growers Association. “Yields averaged 315...

Drones Helping Scottish Scientists Grow Better Potatoes

Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used for many different purposes these days — everything from remote warfare to parcel delivery and good...

P.E.I. Potato Disinfection Service Being Axed

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board says it is very disappointed by the decision of the P.E.I. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to completely...