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This article explores the historical significance of the potato during Canada’s Gold Rush, highlighting its role as both a critical food source and a form of currency.

METOS® Canada highlighted their comprehensive potato solutions at McCain Field Days, covering stages from pre-planting to harvest and storage. With demonstrations led by Global Training Manager Guy Ash, METOS® showcased ...

In response to the growing impact of climate change, federal scientists in Atlantic Canada are working to develop a new variety of drought-resistant potatoes. This innovative research, led by Burle ...

A significant shift in Canadian agriculture has seen Alberta overtake Prince Edward Island (PEI) as the country's largest potato producer. Thanks to rising demand and industrial growth, Alberta now leads ...

In a groundbreaking partnership, the Toronto Blue Jays and McCain Foods Canada have announced a three-year collaboration aimed at enhancing the fan experience at Rogers Centre. This innovative venture introduces ...

Current Market Dynamics and Future Prospects Overview As the potato industry reflects on the outcomes of last fall’s record processing crop, stakeholders across Canada are strategizing amidst shifting market dynamics. ...

The National Potato Council (NPC) of the United States remains vigilant as the threat of potato wart introduction to U.S. soils from potatoes originating in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada ...

Certainly! Rappie Pie is a traditional Acadian dish from Eastern Canada, particularly popular in the Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It's a unique and hearty dish made ...

Classic Canadian Poutine Recipe Ingredients: 4 cups of high-quality frozen French fries or fresh-cut potatoes 2 cups of cheese curds, preferably fresh and squeaky 2 cups of beef gravy (store-bought ...

#Agriculture #SustainableFarming #Climate-SmartAgriculture #GenomeCanada #USaskResearch #NativePlantSpecies #CarbonSequestration #AgriculturalInnovation #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateResilience Two groundbreaking research projects led by the University of Saskatchewan (USask) have received substantial funding from Genome Canada to drive ...

#UnitedPotatoGrowersofCanada#UPGC#potatoindustry#agriculture#farmers#agronomists#agriculturalengineers#farmowners#sustainability#marketanalysis#collaboation The UPGC is a non-profit organization that aims to promote the sustainable growth of the Canadian potato industry by providing data-driven market analysis, production forecasts, and crop inventory reports ...

#potatowartdisease#CFIA#potatoindustry#potatofarmers#nationalsurvey#agriculture Potato wart disease, caused by the fungus Synchytrium endobioticum, is a severe threat to potato crops worldwide. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducts annual surveys to detect and ...

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientists in Canada have been studying late blight for many years to ensure that Canada doesn’t fall victim to the destruction that late blight had ...

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $98,970 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to upgrade the University of Manitoba’s horticulture storage facility so it can conduct innovative potato research, ...

Potato stocks in Canada are 0.4 percent lower than last year. However, inventories as of early January are 5.8 percent higher than the multi-year average. The total supply of potatoes ...

Traditionally potato producers in Canada use the late fall to prepare their potato beds for the following spring. The long-established process has its benefits, but also creates concerns, including loss ...

Sunrise Potatoes near Alliston in Ontario is one of three farms included in a new virtual reality tour that was filmed earlier this year using 360 degree cameras and virtual ...

Statistics Canada has estimated Canadian Potato Production in 2022 to be 122,970,000 hundred weight, up 0.8% over 2021. Despite a very cold and wet spring delaying planting and very hot, ...

There are two things we know for sure, writes Ian Petrie in a news story published by Island Farmer. He goes on to say that Prince Edward Island (PEI) potato growers in Canada ...

Coming soon, Potato Corner – a Filipino-based global chain that specializes in cooking and serving flavoured fries – will open its doors in Calgary, as Hogan Short reports for Daily Hive. Starting in 1992, this ...

Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) recently announced a project to establish a system for early and rapid diagnosis of all potato diseases, and provide Alberta potato growers a proactive surveillance platform. RDAR says on ...

The World Potato Congress Inc. is extremely pleased to present its sixth webinar this year on December 13, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard time (USA/Canada)Presentation Outline:International transport and the Global Potato Value Chain.Easyfresh Group specializes ...

Researchers are reportedly flocking to Canada’s New Brunswick province to test both cutting-edge and bygone methods of spud cultivation to meet a challenging future, as Dominic Rushe reports for The Guardian. McCain’s “Farm ...

For Boyd Rose of East Point Potatoes and Ray Keenan of Rollo Bay Holdings in Canada’s Prince Edward Island (PEI) province, the impacts of having the Canada-US border closed to ...

Today, McDonald’s Canada and McCain Foods Limited announce a new partnership to create the ‘Future of Potato Farming Fund‘ by investing $1M in education, demonstration, and cost-sharing grants to support potato farmer adoption of ...

According to the department, this decision was made due to the diseases detected in the seeds.From August 15, Rosselkhoznadzor prohibits the supply of seed material from French, German, Dutch and ...

Estimate of 2022 potato acreage revealed. STATISTICS Canada has released its first estimate of potato acreage in Canada based on data obtained from a survey of potato growers in the ...

As reports for The Globe and Mail, after potato wart was detected in two Prince Edward Island fields last fall, Canada quickly shut down most shipments of the province’s potatoes to the ...

New Brunswick agricultural technology company, Picketa Systems, closed their CAD 300,000 pre-seed investment round to deploy their innovative plant nutrient analysis and decision support system to the Atlantic Canadian potato ...

United Potato Growers of Canada has hired a new General Manager, Victoria Stamper, of Mascouche, Quebec, a community just north of Montreal. Victoria will join United in this senior role, ...

Cavendish Farms Corporation is recalling Cavendish Farms brand Classic Hash Brown Patties and no-name brand Potato Patties from the marketplace because they contain wheat which is not declared on the ...

The Manitoba provincial government is proposing a major revamping of the business model for potatoes and root crops. As the Manitoba Co-operator staff reports in this news story, a press release issued ...

As part of an effort to distribute cultivars left sitting in Prince Edward Island (PEI) warehouses because of the 10-week ban on exports to the United States (US), truckloads of ...

Canadian potato company Québec Parmentier announced the acquisition of Ferme G. G. & A. Montminy, a renowned and large-scale seed potato producer located in the Péribonka region of Quebec. Being located in ...

The World Potato Congress is very pleased to present its second 2022 webinar on February 25 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard time (USA/Canada). Presentation OutlinePotato is often considered synonymous with Ireland due to ...

The Government of Canada is committed to restoring market access for PEI fresh potatoes to the United States and supporting PEI farmers impacted by trade disruptions. To that end, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister ...

Canada suspended P.E.I. potato exports to the U.S. last fall after fungus was detected in 2 fields Canadian and U.S. officials are scheduled to meet this week to see if ...

In 2004, Steve and Bonnie Mackenzie-Grieve thought they were ready to slow down a little. Their two southern Alberta businesses – a potato storage insulation company and a fish farm ...

With Alberta’s irrigation infrastructure undergoing an almost billion-dollar upgrade and Saskatchewan expanding its own system, water is aplenty in the West.

US exports of fresh potatoes, including both table-stock and potatoes for processing, were up 16% during the July-September 2021 quarter compared to 2020, due to a 31% increase to Canada, ...

The United Potato Growers of Canada report on the 2021 Harvest as it is in its final stages. Most provinces (with the exception of British Columbia) have enjoyed excellent harvest conditions ...

After a couple of difficult seasons, this year’s potato crop on Canada’s Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) is being called one of the best in decades, reports Nancy Russell for CBC News. But an industry analyst ...