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Alberta's potato industry is experiencing a significant growth spurt, driven partly by the increasing demand in Asia for popular potato products like french fries and hash browns. According to Farm Credit Canada, ...

In the U.S., Northern root-knot nematode is widespread across cooler climates, while Columbia root-knot nematode is only found in the northwestern region. Both species infect potato tubers, causing a bumpy or rough ...

Filmmaker Dustin Begovich and his team capture the farm-to-table journey of potato growers in the Chipperbec fields of the Columbia River Basin for the documentary SPUDS. The film aims to highlight the ...

This article highlights the delivery of the Spudnik 994 Airsep to the Columbia Basin by RDO Equipment Co., offering cutting-edge solutions for potato harvesting. It emphasizes the benefits of advanced technology in ...

Western Polymer Corporation (WPC) yesterday announced the purchase of the manufacturing plant and equipment of Aroostook Starch Company, LLC, in Fort Fairfield, Maine. This acquisition will be the third starch manufacturing site ...

Most (84 per cent) Canadians believe the food they typically purchase has increased in price over the past year, according to the quarterly RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook Index (RBC CCO). With rising ...

#Canadianagriculture #potatoindustry #storageholdings #sectoraltrends #regionaldisparities #agriculturalmarketanalysis #UPGC #seedsector #processingpotatoes #freshsector As of February 1, 2024, the total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings surged to 74,031 million cwt, marking an impressive 8.2% increase over ...

Quarantine pests are regulated to avoid their introduction to areas where the pests are not present.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has the authority to take action on any of the pests ...

In the heart of central Washington lies Othello, a town of 8,700 people with a unique claim to fame - it's the world's foremost producer of frozen french fries, hash browns, and ...

#CertifiedSeed #PotatoFarming #CropPerformance #Profitability #DiseaseTolerance #SeedCertification #YieldLoss #PotatoViruses #PCN Discover the significance of using certified potato seed in agriculture. Learn about the guidelines, varietal purity, and disease tolerance requirements set by national ...

On January 5, 2023, during the Q2, 2023, earnings call between analysts and top management from Lamb Weston, the company’s CEO, Tom Werner, stated that the decision-makers had secured the targeted number ...

A research team led by the University of Idaho (U of I) has been given a USD6.8m USDA grant to create novel diagnostic tools, management techniques, and technologies for potato cyst nematode ...

On January 11, 2023, total Canadian potato storage holdings were 5.84% higher than the 3-year average, primarily as a result of larger crops in the previous two years, although they were down ...

On December 1, 2022, total Canadian potato storage holdings were somewhat higher than in 2021, but they were still 11.7% higher than the three-year average. Given the short crop in the US, ...

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, dry weather ...

Potato harvest is in the final stages across Canada, reports Victoria Stamper, General Manager of the United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) in the final Crop Update for the season. Most provinces have reportedly ...

Jacob Beaton reaped a bounty of Ozette potatoes from his Tea Creek Farm in Kitwanga in northwest B.C. last week – but they aren’t the kind of potatoes you’d find at the supermarket. He says ...

The US Beaverton Oregon food manufacturer Reser’s Fine Foods, known for its potato salad, expanded its Mid-Columbia operations with the opening of a new processing plant in Franklin County, just north of ...

‘Weed hunters’? No, it’s not a joke. It’s a real concept that aims to tackle a serious and costly problem for farmers and their crops – herbicide resistance in weeds. The technique ...

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2022 results and provided its outlook for fiscal 2023. Tom Werner, President and CEO of Lamb Weston Holdings, ...

On May 30, Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan) visited equipment manufacturer FPS Food Process Solutions and announced that ...

ARS scientists released two new varieties of potatoes – ‘Clearwater Russet’ and ‘Blazer Russet’ – that will be used by McDonald’s for French fries. The company has a high criterion for its spuds, ...

Processing contracts on Prince Edward Island have been settled with growers receiving a little more than 20 per cent increase, the April 21 issue of the North American Potato Market News (NAPM) says. Fry ...

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 label. The ...

A weather-based decision support system that originated 15 years ago in the tree fruit orchards of Washington state has branched into the region’s potato fields. The Pacific Northwest Potato Decision Aid System (DAS) collects ...