News on The Potato Supply Chain from Canada

August 20, 2016

Prince Edward Island Potato Industry to improve marketable yield, profitability and sustainability in 'Enhanced Agronomy Initiative'

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board, Cavendish Farms, and the PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries have announced the creation of the 'Enhanced Agronomy Initiative'.

August 17, 2016

Parkland hosts first ever Potato Varieties Field Day

Parkland Potato Varieties will be hosting its first annual open day at the Crop Diversification Centre South in Brooks, Alberta on August 26 from 10 am to 2 pm.

July 27, 2016

Potato Acreage Canada down 1.8 percent

Statistics Canada reported that potato farmers in Canada planted 342,602 acres (138 647 hectares) of potatoes in 2016. This is down 1.8% from 2015, continuing the overall downward trend of the past 12 years.

July 22, 2016

España: Recomendaciones para la aplicación de desecantes en papa

Con los precios de patata altos siempre puede surgir la duda entre dejar acabar el ciclo a la planta, lo que supone un considerable aumento en cuanto a la producción, o ‘quemarla’ con algún desecante para poder arrancar lo antes posible y asegurar esos precios, a pesar de obtener menos en kilos.

July 19, 2016

Late blight detected in a Western Manitoba Potato Crop

Manitoba's first case of late blight for the year was found in a western Manitoba field over the weekend.

July 18, 2016

Información de la papa en Centroamérica, República Dominicana y Panamá

Esta iniciativa de la Organización de Información de Mercados de las Américas (OIMA) con el apoyo de la Agencia para el Desarrollo Internacional de Estados Unidos (USAID), coloca a disposición de productores y entidades vinculadas con el desarrollo de los países, un sistema de consulta rápido, dinámico y sencillo que integra y administra la información de productos agrícolas de importancia en Centroamérica, República Dominicana y Panamá.

June 28, 2016

World Potato Congress Board changes: Who is in? Who is out?

David Thompson, President and CEO of World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) announced today the retirement of Albert Wada, after an eight year term as active member the Board of Directors. Three new international advisers were newly appointed to the Board.

McCain Foods Limited now a strategic partner and investor in Resson

June 22, 2016

McCain Foods Limited now a strategic partner and investor in agricultural data specialist Resson

Resson, a fast-growing data-driven agriculture technology company, today announced that McCain Foods Limited is now a strategic partner and is part of a $US 11 million (about $CDN 14 million) Series B investment round in the company.

June 19, 2016

A la papa se la pelean en Cuba: sólo se ha vendido en abril y junio

A más de dos meses de la primera gran venta anual -y poco después, la mágica evaporación- de la papa, este año en los agros de La Habana vuelve por segunda vez el preciadísimo tubérculo a poner a correr a más de una familia.

June 16, 2016

Potato Farming on Prince Edward Island: Trying Something New

For years, PEI potato farmer Robert Green has been growing barley and canola in rotation with potatoes. This season, he’s decided to try something new.

June 14, 2016

PEI Potato Soap could be an international hit, Island craftsman hopes

Prince Edward Island craftsman Pieter Ijsselstein is seeing quickly growing interest in his latest product: Handcrafted Potato Soap

June 01, 2016

Good Progress Potato Planting Prince Edward Island

Greg Donald, manager of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board, estimated Wednesday that between 65 and 75 per cent of the Island’s 2016 potato crop would be in the ground

May 22, 2016

Innate Potatoes won't be grown in Canada this year.

Innate Potatoes, a newly-approved, genetically modified potato variety, will not be grown commercially in Canada this year, says Simplot.

May 22, 2016

Harvest of Warba potatoes in British Columbia signifies the beginning of summer

BC Fresh started harvesting its Warba Potatoes early this year. It is the earliest harvest that most people can remember.

April 24, 2016

Manitoba potato acres projected to fall

Potato acres are expected to fall in Manitoba this spring, as french fry companies cut back on process potato contracts.

April 24, 2016

Fifty Years of Yukon Gold Potatoes

York has been working for three years to publicize the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Yukon Gold, a potato bred by Gary Johnston - researcher at the University of Guelph in 1966.

April 21, 2016

PEI Potato Industry congratulates Jennifer Harris on winning Mary Fitzgerald Industry Award

The Canadian Marketing Produce Association (CPMA) recently recognized Jennifer Harris, Marketing Director of Mid-Isle Farms in Albany, PEI, with the prestigious Mary Fitzgerald Award at their 91st Annual Convention and Trade Show in Calgary, Alberta.

Soil Conservation a priority a Prince Edward Island Potato Farms

April 20, 2016

Soil Conservation a priority at Prince Edward Island Potato Farms

This week (April 17th to 23rd) is National Soil Conservation Week in Canada, and as potato farmers across Prince Edward Island are gearing up for spring planting, they are making soil conservation a priority on their farms.