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World Potato Congress Inc (WPC), based on Prince Edward Island in Canada, announced the past week that it has appointed two new Directors to its Board, and added five new International Advisors. Dr. ...

World Potato Congress Inc. is very pleased to introduce five new International Advisors to the organization making it truly representative of all regions of the world. Martin AcostaMartin is the founder and CEO ...

From left to right: John Griffin, Romain Cools, Peter VanderZaag Following 16 years of dedicated service to the World Potato Congress Inc.’s Board of Directors, and the past four years as President, ...

AAFC scientist, Dr. Christine Noronha has been named one of seven 2022 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture by Annex Business Media. Dr. Noronha has had many mentors and influences that has shaped ...

There are many farmers on Sakhalin who supply the island population with fresh and healthy products. One of these is Alexander Dukhanin, the head of the Rus peasant farm, who grows potatoes ...

On Sakhalin in 2022, the sown area for potatoes was increased - up to 1922 hectares. This is 5% more than last year. According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture and Trade, ...

Following the rise in prices that has been at the centre of disputes and protests all over Cyprus in recent weeks, potato farmers said that they will also take action if the ...

Part of a profile of the Irish Potato Industry - ahead of the World Potato Congress in Dublin, Ireland prepared by Jaap Delleman of Potato World Magazine (Aardappelwereld). Situated in the rural ...

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 U.S., in ...

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 industry. Growers ...

It is anticipated that up to 800 delegates from around the world will attend the 2022 World Potato Congress (WPC), taking place in Dublin at the end of May and start of ...

Diversity not always key when it comes to cover crops When it comes to cover crops, the claims of what they can do for your fields are wide and varied. However, those ...

In addition to good growing practices, take down nematodes and disease with better tools in the toolbox. When it comes to disease and nematode management, there’s a lot to unpack. There’s field ...

The P.E.I. Potato Board said it is "no surprise" that there has been a third detection of potato wart, this one found in soil samples taken in October 2021. It says the ...

The National Potato Council (NPC) in the U.S. today released the following statement in response to USDA’s announcement that trade in table stock potatoes would resume between Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada, and the United States: ...

The United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has completed their pest risk analysis and concluded, like Canada, that the trade of PEI table stock potatoes can be done ...

The frosty weather, aside from destroying crops, adds pressure on production costs, as anti-frost measures necessitate the use of an anti-frost spray at the cost of €180/10ltr and watering of the crops ...

The Prince Edward Island potato industry in Canada has its fingers crossed for good news before the end of this week. Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau indicated in a number of ...

The closure of the US border to PEI table stock potatoes and restriction of movement of all seed potato by the Canadian Minister of Agriculture has left the Islanders with more than ...

The United States (US) has agreed to resume imports of Prince Edward Island (PEI) table stock potatoes into Puerto Rico starting February 9, 2022. The announcement has been made by Marie-Claude Bibeau, ...

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada today issued the following statement: “Prince Edward Island (PEI) farmers put everything that they have into their crops and many families’ livelihoods depend ...

The Spanish countryside has been fighting for many months in search of the recognition and respect it deserves. A fight that aims to value their work and enforce their rights. Fair potatoes prices and ...

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 PEI potatoes ...

Mallorcan potato farmers have managed to save their crop from the deep freeze when temperatures fell below zero last month. The spud growers went out in all weathers and cleared the frost ...

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 of Agriculture ...