Cadena de Suministro de Papas de Canadá

Enero 28, 2013

Canadian consumers speak out on Prince Edward Island potatoes

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board has launched a series of “Tater Talk” videos, featuring consumers talking about why they love PEI Potatoes.

Enero 15, 2013

Prince Edward Island Potato Board sets research as priority

The P.E.I. Potato Board is holding district meetings to brief farmers about plans to expand the amount of agricultural research it is involved with.

Diciembre 10, 2012

Heather Moyse to continue as Brand Ambassador for Prince Edward Island Potatoes

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is proud to announce that Heather Moyse, an Olympic Gold Medalist hailing from Prince Edward Island, will be continuing in her role as Brand Ambassador for Prince Edward Island Potatoes.

Diciembre 10, 2012

Cavendish Farms to buy Maple Leaf Potatoes

Cavendish Farms announced today it had concluded an agreement to buy the assets of Maple Leaf Potatoes, the frozen potato business of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., including a 142,000 sq. ft. processing facility in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Noviembre 21, 2012

Prince Edward Island potato industry to focus on research

The chair of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board, Gary Linkletter, said growers on PEI have not been getting the net returns that other growers across the country have been getting for their crop.

Octubre 25, 2012

Canadian doctors call for junk-food tax, warning labels

Doctors in the Canadian province Ontario are calling for a heightened tax and graphic warning labels on junk food to combat childhood obesity.

Octubre 16, 2012

Canadian farmer harvests potatoes near Arctic Circle

In the far North of Canada, one man in Norman Wells is transforming his town into the potato capital of the North West Territories, harvesting 30,000 pounds of the vegetable this year from his farm about 130 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle. For ...

Octubre 04, 2012

Sobeys Display of PEI Potatoes sets world record

A world record-setting potato display, featuring a final total of 92,500 pounds of Prince Edward Island potatoes, was completed on Wednesday, October 3rd at the Sobeys retail location on University Avenue in Charlottetown.

Octubre 02, 2012

Wet weather causing problems for Prince Edward Island Potato Farmers

Potato growers on Prince Edward Island are concerned that some of their crops might be lost because of the wet weather. Willem van Nieuwenhuyzen's potato field at Vanco Farms is completely saturated with water after recent rains, a much different scen...

Octubre 02, 2012

Sobeys to build world’s largest potato display on October 3rd in Charlottetown, PEI

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is excited to announce that Sobeys is constructing a record-setting display featuring 90,000 pounds of PEI potatoes on Wednesday, October 3rd at their retail location on University Av., Charlottetown.This will set ...

Dry harvest conditions in British Columbia

Septiembre 25, 2012

British Columbia potato farmers prefer dry harvest conditions

With a dry August and September, and little or no rain forecast for the next 14 days or so, Ladner potato farmer Peter Guichon is not too concerned about this year's harvesting conditions. Go back 24 months or so on the calendar and it was a much diff...

Septiembre 20, 2012

Potato wart confirmed on Prince Edward Island

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of potato wart in two fields on separate farms in PEI. Potato wart poses no threat to human health or food safety. However, it is a quarantine pest that is regulated in Canada becau...

Septiembre 02, 2012

McCain Foods named Prince Edward Island's Champion Potato Grower

Margate Farms Ltd. of Kensington was named the 2011-2012 McCain Champion Potato Grower for P.E.I. during the annual McCain Growers’ Banquet.

Agosto 27, 2012

Canadian politician says call for potato boycott wasn't intended to hurt producers

A Liberal MLA in Canada's Alberta province who called for a boycott of Alberta potatoes over concerns that child labour remains unregulated in the province says he has no desire to damage the livelihoods of growers.

Agosto 25, 2012

Científicos rusos obtienen una especie violeta de papa

Los colaboradores del Instituto Científico-Investigativo de los Urales obtuvieron una nueva especie de patata cuya pulpa recuerda por su color a la de la remolacha. La singular patata recibió el nombre de "Milagrosa". Aunque su sabor es bast...

Agosto 25, 2012

Canada's Manitoba province expects above average potato yields

Manitoba potato producers will likely harvest an above average crop this year, says a provincial potato specialist.

Agosto 21, 2012

Alberta politician calls on Frito-Lay to boycott Alberta potatoes on child labour concerns

An Alberta politician, the Liberal MLA David Swann, called on snack-food giant Frito Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo., to boycott Alberta potatoes because child labour remains unregulated on provincial farms. The New Democrats later joined the Alberta Fe...

Agosto 20, 2012

www.ONpotatoes.ca supports irrigation decisions of Canadian potato growers

New technology is being evaluated that may help potato farmers currently dealing with near-record droughts irrigate in ways that are more efficient and cost-effective than traditional methods.