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Mayo 18, 2017

New Equipment adds flexibility to packaging operation PEI potato exporter

New packaging equipment at a Prince Edward Island Potato Packer, purchased with a loan from ACOA (the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), is expected to help the company reach new customers.

Mayo 11, 2017

Should Seed Potato Growers start testing for Dickeya?

The potato disease Dickeya can be detected by laboratory testing — but is there enough of it present to justify the higher costs? That is the question facing Canadian Seed Potato Growers exporting to the United States who are increasingly asked for the test.

Mayo 07, 2017

Dicamba drift a new danger for potato growers

Soybean producers are gearing up to plant soybeans that are tolerant to both glyphosate and dicamba herbicides. Potato growers should be aware that both glyphosate and dicamba drift can cause irreparable damage in neighbouring potato crops

Mayo 03, 2017

East Point Potatoes Expands Potato Packing Operations

East Point Potato 2009 Inc. is scaling up its operations in rural Prince Edward Island, Canada with the help of a CAD 500,000 federal loan.

Abril 29, 2017

Health Canada proposes to prohibit the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHO) in food

Health Canada is introducing a regulatory proposal to prohibit the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs)—the main source of industrially produced trans fats—in food to help protect the health of all Canadians.

Recall in Canada: Jalapeño-flavoured Miss Vickie's® kettle cooked potato chips recalled due to potential presence of salmonella in seasoning

Abril 22, 2017

Recalled in Canada: Jalapeño-flavoured Miss Vickie's® kettle cooked potato chips - due to potential presence of salmonella in seasoning

The Miss Vickie's® brand today announced a voluntary recall of Jalapeño-flavoured Miss Vickie's® brand kettle cooked potato chips due to the potential presence of Salmonella in the seasoning used in the product.

Abril 19, 2017

Prince Edward Island Potato Farmers: Almost time to plant!

Potato Farmers on Prince Edward Island, Canada are gearing up for another planting season.

Abril 19, 2017

Carisma is back! Lower GR Potato Returns to Ontario Grocery Stores

Following a highly successful launch in 2016, Canadian produce company EarthFresh is bringing its lower glycemic response (GR)* Carisma potato back to Ontario grocery retailers for an extended season.

Abril 11, 2017

Red-skinned potato varieties lead selections by breeders

Red-skinned potatoes are sure to be on the minds and menus of many after remarkable results shown by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s selections this year.

Abril 11, 2017

Guarding against Dickeya: testing your seed potatoes

With clean seed potatoes recognized as the best defense against this new blackleg-causing pathogen, the demand for Dickeya testing is growing fast.

Government of Canada Helps Expand Markets for Canadian Potatoes

Marzo 27, 2017

The Government of Canada provides funding to Expand Markets for Canadian Potatoes

The Canadian Horticultural Council has received over $274,000 in Growing Forward 2 funding to help expand markets for Canadian potatoes.

After decades of absence, genetically engineered potatoes will return to Canada

Marzo 23, 2017

After 15+ years of absence, genetically engineered potatoes will return to Canada

Since Monsanto took their genetically modified Newleaf /Naturemark potatoes of the market in 2001, no GM potatoes have been grown commercially in Canada. But Simplot's Innate potatoes are going to change that in 2017.

Febrero 11, 2017

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Our potato varieties have something for everyone

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) annually releases 10-15 potato selections. To show these to the Canadian industry, AAFC will hold a Potato Release Open House on February 15, 2017, simultaneously in Fredericton, NB; Guelph, ON; and Lethbridge, AB.

Febrero 01, 2017

Cinco experiencias exitosas de producción de semilla de papa en los Andes

El rendimiento del cultivo de la papa en los países andinos es bajo y una causa es la degeneración de la semilla. Para solucionar el problema se crearon los sistemas formales de certificación de semillas. Pero su implementación no ha entregado los resultados esperados. Se requieren por tanto cambios en los actuales sistemas de semilla.

Enero 28, 2017

Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company Expands to Meet Growing Demand

The Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company in New Brunswick, Canada has purchased new equipment and expanded its facility thanks to investments from the federal and provincial governments.

Enero 20, 2017

Canada cuts import tariffs on food ingredients to boost manufacturing

As the incoming Trump administration talks about piling on new tariffs to discourage imports and protect American jobs, the Canadian government quietly moved in the opposite direction over the holidays: eliminating tariffs.

Enero 12, 2017

Former McCain factory Prince Edward Island sold to a local steel company

The former McCain Potato Processing Plant in Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, will be sold to local steel company MacDougall Steel Erectors (MSE), the company and the Province announced today.