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Brexit: Jersey Royal potatoes ‘could be left rotting in fields’ due to lack of EU workers

The largest producer of Jersey Royal potatoes has warned crops may be left to rot in the fields because foreign workers have left ahead of Brexit. Polish workers – who had...

We Must Do More About Mental Health

An important new initiative to get people in the agriculture community talking about mental health was launched this week. The Do More Agriculture Foundation —...

Reaping Rewards of Processing Plant Expansion

After years of stagnant growth, the potato processing industry in North America is on the rise. Numerous processors have expanded or opened plants in...

U.S. Potato Prices Strengthen

Tight supplies are pushing potato prices higher in the U.S., but those better prices probably won’t last long. “I think we are coming into a...

International Potato Technology Expo Feb. 23-24, 2018

The International Potato Technology Expo goes Feb. 23-24, 2018, in Charlottetown, P.E.I. This show is the event of choice for potato growers from across the...

NEW DATE: United Potato Growers of Canada Partners Seminar

The 2018 United Potato Partners Seminar will be held at Red Shores, 21 Exhibition Drive, Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The United Potato...

Brexit: Jersey Royal potatoes ‘could be left rotting in fields’ due to lack of EU workers

The largest producer of Jersey Royal potatoes has warned crops may be left to rot in the fields because foreign workers have left ahead of Brexit. Polish workers – who had...

We Must Do More About Mental Health

An important new initiative to get people in the agriculture community talking about mental health was launched this week. The Do More Agriculture Foundation —...

Reaping Rewards of Processing Plant Expansion

After years of stagnant growth, the potato processing industry in North America is on the rise. Numerous processors have expanded or opened plants in...

U.S. Potato Prices Strengthen

Tight supplies are pushing potato prices higher in the U.S., but those better prices probably won’t last long. “I think we are coming into a...

International Potato Technology Expo Feb. 23-24, 2018

The International Potato Technology Expo goes Feb. 23-24, 2018, in Charlottetown, P.E.I. This show is the event of choice for potato growers from across the...

NEW DATE: United Potato Growers of Canada Partners Seminar

The 2018 United Potato Partners Seminar will be held at Red Shores, 21 Exhibition Drive, Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The United Potato...