Freshly picked potatoes move along a conveyor.

Potato growers beware new PVY strains

Newer, necrotic strains of potato virus Y (PVY) are creating headaches for potato farms in Eastern Canada, and Manitoba farmers should pay attention

Newer strains of potato virus Y (PVY) are creating headaches for potato farms in Eastern Canada, and Manitoba farmers should pay attention

Students from the University of Manitoba’s Agriculture Diploma program address delegates while presenting a resolution on RTAC road expansion at the Keystone Agricultural Producers AGM in Winnipeg on Feb. 3. Photo: Don Norman

Students push for Manitoba road upgrades

Gaps in Manitoba’s RTAC heavy-haul highway network were highlighted in a recent resolution to Keystone Agriculutural Producers

Manitoba’s lack of higher-rated RTAC roads creates irritating highway detours and weight restrictions for farmers, University of Manitoba students told KAP.