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A small group of Canada’s Prince Edward Island (PEI) potato industry representatives, joined by Island Premier Dennis King, gathered today on Parliament Hill to distribute fresh PEI potatoes to some 6,000 passerby. Part ...

The World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) is extremely pleased to announce W.D. Potato Limited as its newest Silver Sustaining Partner. President & CEO Romain Cools stated: "The World Potato Congress Inc. is very proud to welcome W.D. ...

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 ...

Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently shut down border to P.E.I. fresh potatoes exports Two P.E.I. potato producers say measures taken before the goods are shipped anywhere make it almost impossible for potato wart ...

Rural Canada needs more people. Towns need support workers at the seniors’ home, a parts manager for the Case IH dealership, a shift leader at the Dairy Queen, truck drivers for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cover crops are not free, but they don’t have to be a cost. In fact, they can save farmers money. Researchers and farmers talked about the benefits during a recent session hosted ...

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 ...

An independent Manitoba-based, Indigenous-owned brand of potato chips will soon be on shelves across Canada. Tomahawk Chips is the brainchild of Alfred Lea, who began the Native Canadian Chip Corporation in 2015. ...

Farmers are becoming increasingly dependent on data and software. This has its downsides, such as the discussion about the right to repair.

Potato growers on P.E.I. are turning to technology to help them track spores from late blight and other airborne diseases that could damage their crops.  One of the companies doing the monitoring ...

Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) is still the number one insect pest of potatoes around the world. It’s a formidable enemy; left uncontrolled it can decimate a crop, but it can also quickly ...

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

Eugenia Banks of the Ontario Potato Board has created a resource on late blight, updated for the 2021 growing season.

Over her years working in the P.E.I. potato industry, Mary Kay Sonier has become everyone’s go-to person.

Be it soil-applied applications at planting or postemergence applications, spray drift remains a nagging issue for vegetable growers.

Freshseal, a pack format for tomato, berry and fresh produce packing is now available in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, Packaging Automation announced. Developed jointly with Crawford Provincial, the film sealed packs use ...

A cross country check-in on what to expect for potato diseases this growing season.

The pandemic and dry weather have pushed Canadian potato stocks down

publish a 36-page document called The Real Dirt on Farming in the Classroom

Heat during the growing season is causing disease problems for potato growers

In the quest for affordable equipment capable of precision fertiliser application, opportunities for smaller or medium-sized growers exist in both new and retrofit designs.

Acreage in the Maritimes was down by 7.3 per cent, with production falling even more due to yield reductions caused by a dry growing season.