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Potatoes are a staple food in many parts of the world and have been an essential crop for centuries. The Bahamas is not commonly associated with potato cultivation, but the history of ...

Potatoes have played an important role in the agricultural history of Antigua and Barbuda, two Caribbean islands known for their beautiful beaches and vibrant culture. Although potatoes are not native to the ...

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 in Europe ...

The PEI potato industry welcomed the final report of an International Advisory Panel (IAP) on Potato Wart that was presented to industry and government on January 16, 2023. The panel was convened by ...

The 2023 Ontario Potato Conference will be hosted on Thursday, March 2 by the Ontario Potato Board in the Delta Hotel & Conference Center, Guelph. The topics to be addressed by speakers were selected ...

At a time when climate change is making many areas of the planet hotter and drier, it's sobering to think that deserts are relatively new biomes that have grown considerably over the ...

The Long Term Management Plan to address potato wart on Canada’s Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) was “modernized” recently, according to a statement from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to the U.S. ...

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 in all ...

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 ...

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 “want to ...

Three Nizhny Novgorod agricultural producers will receive federal Agrotourism grants in 2023. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Resources of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Nikolai Denisov.“Grant “Agrotourism” is ...

The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) wants to be able to restrict the cultivation of red fruits in areas where the warty disease has been found in potatoes.To this end, ...

The USDA has published a draft report for public consultation assessing pathways of introduction for potato wart from Canada into the United States. This report evaluates the likelihood of introduction of potato wart ...

Among the 11,082 samples processed from Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) fields between July 1, 2022, and the end of September 30, 2022, inspectors from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) discovered yet ...

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 ...

Agriculture in the Sakhalin region in recent years has become the subject of not only increased concerns, but also pride. Neither the pandemic nor external sanctions could slow down the development of ...

Wet, soggy conditions have delayed the planting of potatoes in Horowhenua. Potato growers are in the thick of planting at the moment, but the very wet winter has made things tough going ...

Hurricane Fiona couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) potato farmers who were about to begin harvesting. Lifting is progressing for those with ...

The World Potato Congress is extremely pleased to present its fourth webinar on October 18 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard time (USA/Canada) in English followed by the presentation in Spanish. The World ...

As a national wireworm research project wraps, growers have more ways to control the pest. When Christine Noronha first started researching wireworms more than a decade ago, there wasn’t much known about ...

The potato harvest is underway in Canada and yields could be decent in 2022, but some in the industry are concerned about a shortfall of potatoes in Canada and the U.S. As Robert ...

‘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 ...

Farmers on the Australian island of Tasmania have rejected a second price offer for their potato crop this season from food manufacturer Simplot. They claim that the extra USD105 per tonne proposed ...

Due to significant rises in input costs, fertilizer, and fuel predominantly, but also because of rainfall lack that’s becoming a growing issue, European countries, the US, and Canada are facing serious reductions ...