News on The Potato Supply Chain from Canada

January 10, 2011

Investigadores canadienses identifican 30 proteínas relacionadas con el oscurecimiento de las papas después de la cocción

La decoloración que arruina las papas cocidas es un problema de la industria de la papa desde hace muchos años. Se produce, como el término lo indica, cuando al cocinar las papas estas quedan expuestas al aire y aparecen zonas de color que van desde el...

January 06, 2011

PEI Department of Agriculture offers Department offers new seed testing service for potato growers

Gary Linkletter, Chairman of PEI Potato Board

December 29, 2010

Gary Linkletter elected chairman PEI Potato Board

Gary Linkletter has been elected chair of the P.E.I. Potato Board.

December 29, 2010

New Brunswick 2010 potato crop summary

In 2010, favorable planting conditions allowed an early start to the cropping season in New Brunswick.

December 20, 2010

'Global Potato News' posts last news item

December 19, 2010

Allan Parker: farmers could join endangered species list

Extreme weather patterns wreaking havoc on many parts of the world could put the global farmer on the endangered species list, says an international agricultural expert.

December 19, 2010

Gira para conocer la industria de la papa en Canadá

Lukie Pieterse, responsable del contenido de la Global Potato News y una de las personas que más conoce la industria de la papa en Canadá, está organizando una gira de conocimiento en la Isla del Principe Eduardo para febrero del próximo año. Aún no s...

December 17, 2010

Prince Edward Island Port Authority attempts to revive potato exports

The port of Summerside (Prince Edward Island, Canada) may begin exporting tablestock potatoes again this winter.

December 14, 2010

New Brunswick Potato farmers look for market rebound

December 04, 2010

P.E.I. potatoes may help massive Russian need

rince Edward Island has just completed the successful harvest of an almost near bumper crop for 2010 and Russia is calling.

November 23, 2010

PEI Potato Board: 'We've had and excellent growing season'

Greg Donald, general manager of the Prince Edward Island potato board, is looking back on a good year:

November 19, 2010

Potato Production Canada harvest 2010 down 4%

The preliminary production estimate for the 2010 Canadian potato crop is 97,279,000 hundredweights (4 412 575 tonnes).

November 17, 2010

New Brunswick introduces mandatory PVY testing of seed potatoes as part of a commitment to improve quality

In consultation with the New Brunswick Potato Industry, the New Brunswick Regulation 82-70 of the Potato Disease Eradication Act has been amended to include Mandatory Post-Harvest Laboratory Testing for Potato Virus Y (PVY)

November 17, 2010

Canada to develop tool to reduce disease threats in the potato sector

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has established a Potato Sector Biosecurity Advisory Group (PSBAG), which will guide the development of a voluntary National Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Potato Sector.

November 10, 2010

CFIA: Potato ring rot Prince Edward Island has not spread

November 08, 2010

Canadian Horticultural Council appoints new VP for potato section

Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) Potato Committee Chair Keith Kuhl announced recently that Mark Drouin has been named Vice President, Potatoes effective October 19, 2010.

Bacterial Ringrot (Courtesy: Pest and Disease Image library gov. of Australia)

November 04, 2010

Ring rot found in Prince Edward Island seed potatoes

Potato ring rot has shown up on at least two Prince Edward Island farms, the provincial Department of Agriculture has confirmed

November 02, 2010

Contentious Alberta potato farm deal withdrawn

A controversial bid to buy public land in southern Alberta to grow potatoes has been withdrawn, Sustainable Resource Development Minister Mel Knight confirmed today.

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