A Strategic Retreat: PEI’s $10.5 Million Buyback Program and the Long-Term Fight Against Potato Wart
The government of Prince Edward Island (PEI) is taking a decisive and costly step in its long-running battle against potato ...
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Fighting Potato Wart: How Canadian Scientists Are Working to Defuse One of the Most Persistent Threats to Potato Farming
In a quiet research field just outside St. John’s, Newfoundland, a decades-old scientific experiment may hold the key to protecting ...
Combating Potato Wart: Canada’s New National Response Plan for 2025
A new and rigorous National Potato Wart Response Plan will be implemented in Canada starting with the 2025 potato crop. ...
Fighting Potato Cancer: How Canadian Scientists Are Combating a Devastating Disease
Potato Cancer: A Threat to Crops and the EconomyPotato cancer, caused by the fungus Synchytrium endobioticum, is a serious problem ...
Agricultural Breakthrough with True Potato Seed
Tuberosum Technologies has achieved a notable advancement in Canadian agriculture with the official registration of four new True Potato Seed ...
Addressing Potato Wart: CFIA’s Draft Response Plan Under Consultation
CFIA’s draft National Potato Wart Response Plan undergoes consultation, aiming to bolster Canada’s defenses against potato wart with enhanced measures ...
Good News for Potato Farmers: No Detection of Potato Wart Disease in Canada’s National Survey 2022
#potatowartdisease#CFIA#potatoindustry#potatofarmers#nationalsurvey#agriculture Potato wart disease, caused by the fungus Synchytrium endobioticum, is a severe threat to potato crops worldwide. The Canadian ...
Two New P.E.I. Cases of Potato Wart Discovered by CFIA
Among the 11,082 samples processed from Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) fields between July 1, 2022, and the end of September ...
Third detection of potato wart ‘no surprise’, say P.E.I. Potato Board and CFIA
The P.E.I. Potato Board said it is "no surprise" that there has been a third detection of potato wart, this ...
CFIA announces measures to prevent spread of potato wart from PEI
Today, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced measures to prevent the spread of potato wart from Prince Edward Island (PEI). Potato ...
