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Another Case Of Late Blight Has Been Confirmed

August 25, 2011

Late blight was confirmed in a field of potatoes near Carman Aug. 18 – the fourth infection detected in Manitoba this summer, said Vikram Bisht, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI). Last year late blight – the fungal disease behind the Irish potato famine of the 1840s – was much

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Late Blight Moving North

July 14, 2011

Confirmed cases of late blight have been reported as of June 28 in the northeastern states of Delaware, New York and Virginia, the Manitoba government’s weekly potato news said July 5. No late blight found or reported in Manitoba. The sentinel plots, with potato and tomato plants, also are being regularly inspected, said Vikram Bisht,

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Potato Growers Make Slight Gains In 2011 Contracts

By Ron Friesen May 19, 2011

Manitoba potato growers have made up a little ground in their 2011 contracts with processors, but still haven’t recovered from losses suffered last year. Growers voted April 20 to accept an offer from McCain Foods for an eight per cent price increase for 2011, said Gary Sloik, Keystone Potato Processors Association general manager. Average prices

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Fertigation Gaining In Popularity

May 5, 2011

Manitoba potato producers are growing a high-value horticulture crop with a hefty appetite for nutrients, particularly nitrogen. But they must also consider infield conditions that can have a huge impact on what happens to that nitrogen. An untimely rain event could wash it through the root zone, making it unavailable. Soaked soils and warm temperatures

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Start Fresh This Spring, Says Vegetable Expert

April 28, 2011

After last year’s late blight apocalypse, many home gardeners have spent a dreary winter opening tin cans instead of jars of their own delicious preserved tomatoes. Added to that disheartening experience, was the sinking feeling one gets when reaching into the potato bin and pulling out the odd stinky, mushy tuber. There are no guarantees

Opinion

Home And Market Garden Losses From Blight Can’t Be Ignored

March 31, 2011

Most commercial potato farmers sprayed their way through last season and ended up with a normal- enough-looking crop. But 2010 was a heartbreaking year for home gardeners, as a nasty blight worked its way across Manitoba decimating all but the most remote or chemically treated tomatoes. First word of the blight appeared in a June

Crops

CFIA Finds No Trace Of Potato Cyst Nematode

March 10, 2011

Soil samples from potato fields across the country and testing of Canada’s 2010 seed potato crop have turned up no sign of potato cyst nematode (PCN). The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said last month it had collected and analyzed over 43,200 soil samples during the national 2010 PCN survey. The agency said it “prioritized these

Crops

Potatoes — Variable Results In 2010 Underlined Grower Challenges

By Gord Gilmour March 3, 2011

When the books closed on Manitoba’s potato industry for 2010 it went down as the year of the good, the bad and sometimes the ugly. There were bumper crops for some growers with good drainage and the chance to max out yields with irrigation. For others, especially those on heavier soils with poor drainage, it

Cereals, Crops

The Ultimate Hit List — The Top 100 Food Crops

By Lorraine Stevenson January 20, 2011

Picking the world’s most important food crops is no small feat, given tastes differ around the world and there are many ways to measure value. But Ernest Small had one fundamental criteria in mind when he wroteTop 100 Food Plants: The World’s Most Important Culinary Crops. “Obviously, we can rank them on a dollar-value basis,

Cereals, Crops, News

Kenyans Turn To Potatoes And Fish

January 13, 2011

Kenyans have changed their eating habits and consume more food other than the usual maize staple, driving up food security in the country, a senior Ministry of Agriculture official said. Key staple foods such as maize and wheat have previously been hit hard by high prices following shortages after bad weather conditions or diseases. “We

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Another Case Of Late Blight Has Been Confirmed

Late Blight Moving North

Potato Growers Make Slight Gains In 2011 Contracts

Fertigation Gaining In Popularity

Start Fresh This Spring, Says Vegetable Expert

Home And Market Garden Losses From Blight Can’t Be Ignored

CFIA Finds No Trace Of Potato Cyst Nematode

Potatoes — Variable Results In 2010 Underlined Grower Challenges

The Ultimate Hit List — The Top 100 Food Crops

Kenyans Turn To Potatoes And Fish

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