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Root lesion nematode is a tiny pest, about one millimetre in length. But it has an outsized ability to damage potatoes in Canada. The reason? It’s part of a complex of pests ...

The latest United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) report shows that the total cultivar storage holdings, the fresh holdings (those potatoes intended for table use), the holdings of potatoes destined for processing, ...

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 wholesale business ...

The Canadian Potato Production for 2021 has been estimated by Statistics Canada to reach 6,891,024 tons, showing a YOY (Year-On-Year) decline of 18.2% or 1,063,440 tons of spuds. On the other hand, ...

The Canadian Potato Council runs a program with groups across the country to test potato varieties locally. Potato growers in Canada are always interested in and wanting to try out new varieties ...

In late October and early November, US market circumstances performed above year-ago levels. With yields down from a year ago, shipping point prices are visibly up. Based on the U.S. Department of ...

Market conditions for potatoes in the US were running above year-ago levels in late October and early November, according to a report by Tom Karst for The Packer. He reports that the top shipping states ...

Market conditions for potatoes were running above year-ago levels in late October and early November. The top shipping states for potatoes in late October, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, were ...

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 without cool ...

Weather patterns have continued to influence the outlook for the Canadian potato crop the past couple of weeks, says Kevin MacIsaac in the latest report issued by the United Potato Growers of ...

Modern Plant-Based Foods Inc., an award-winning plant-based food company, is pleased to announce that it will be listing its plant-based snacks, Snacks from the Sun’s, “Popped Potato Crisps” with Germany’s largest grocery chain, ALDI. The ...

Given that most potato areas will not see harvest reach full capacity until the third week of September, the Canadian growers hope that any potential early frosts hold off and allow the ...

Prince Edward Island (PEI) and New Brunswick Canadian provinces are announcing excellent potato crops developments. According to the latest United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) report, growing conditions across the country seem ...

High heat in the early summer can lead to reduced yield and deformed potatoes on farmers, said Washington State Potato Commission Executive Director Chris Voigt in a Herald telephone interview. A potato ...

For potato growers in Idaho and Washington — the two most productive potato-growing states in the country — the lack of rainfall thus far hasn’t hurt farmers’ access to irrigation water.

Canada’s potato crop should be larger this year following the pandemic drop

Starting in early July, Mister Bee’s potato chips will be entering a new territory for the first time in the company’s history. Mister Bee’s will be featured in stores throughout Maryland, Virginia ...

Many things can go wrong when growing a potato crop. Some problems are caused by biotic factors — living organisms like pathogens, weeds, insects, and nematodes. Other problems are abiotic — resulting ...

Are they broadening their diet and taking a bite out your potato profits? Ground squirrels and voles cause yield losses in crops.

They’ve come a long way, baby. Drying foods like grapes, apricots, dates, figs and plums in the air and sun is one of the oldest ways of preserving food – and especially ...

Technology for inspecting fresh-cut produce from field to home, commercial or industrial kitchen is as sophisticated as it’s ever been. But the human factor remains just as important. Experts say fresh-cut produce ...

Farmers in the Columbia Basin are fretting over a lower price for their big contracts with potato processing giants in the Northwest. COURTESY OF WEBER FARMS The Northwest farmers who grow potatoes ...

“A better understanding of soil health will lead to ways of producing more potatoes”

fumigation with chloropicrin is reported to actually increase the population of the fungus Trichoderma spp.

The pandemic and dry weather have pushed Canadian potato stocks down