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Potato Disease Detection Funded – for Aug. 12, 2010

A Quebec firm working on DNA-based disease detection and monitoring for potatoes will get $1.2 million in federal backing. Phytodata Inc. said it’s partnering with McCain Foods Canada to develop such detection systems. The federal funding will go toward work on new and “highly reliable” ways to monitor and detect major airborne diseases in potatoes,
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Silver Scurf Control Approved – for Aug. 12, 2010

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The Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency granted an emergency use registration for Confine (mono-and di-potassium salts of phosphorus acid) on July 30 for post-harvest application of potatoes for the suppression of silver scurf. Caused by the fungus Helminthosporium solani, silver scurf is a common disease of potato. The brown blemishes that develop on the tuber surface
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Agricultural Hall Of Fame – for Jul. 29, 2010

Anton and Adel ine Chorney devoted themselves to clearing and developing their farm at East Selkirk. Early on they decided to specialize in seed potatoes, table potatoes and registered seed wheat. As early participants in the expansion and significant growth of Manitoba’s potato industry, this decision became the prime focus of their life’s work. Their
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Late Blight In Manitoba Potatoes Under Control

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“It was going to be devastating if we had not talked about it (late blight) earlier.” – VIKRAM BISHT What could have been a late blight disaster this summer was averted by early detection and quick action on the part of potato farmers, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture and Food Initiatives says. Late blight
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In Brief… – for Jun. 24, 2010

Butt out and keep your hands on the wheel: As of July 15, drivers caught texting or using hand-held cellphones while operating a motor vehicle face a $191 fine, Highways Minister Steve Ashton has announced. That’s when amendments to the Highway Traffic Act approved last year take effect. Use of hands-free devices and 911 calls
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Disease Threatens What’s Left

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From 10,000 feet, the muddy Prairie fields below soaked with unprecedented rains this spring can be described in one word: dismal. The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) predicts farmers will seed only 19.2 million acres of wheat and 6.6 million of barley – the smallest acreages since 1971 and 1965, respectively. It estimates 8.5 million to
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Kroeker’s Contribution To Potato Industry Honoured

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Don Kroeker, potato producer and industry leader, has received a certificate of merit for degree graduates from the University of Manitoba’s faculty of agricultural and food sciences. Kroeker graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1957 with a bachelor of science in agriculture specializing in agricultural economics. He received the Lieutenant-Governor’s Gold Medal for outstanding
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McCain Potato Cuts A Little Less Than Expected

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“It’s the least cut of any McCain plant in Canada.” – GARY SLOIK, KEYSTONE VEGETABLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION The final word is out on McCain Foods’ volume reductions to Manitoba potato growers and the pain isn’t quite as bad as feared. The McCain plant in Portage la Prairie is cutting volumes for processing potatoes by 12.5
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Growers Seed Without Contracts

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Afrustrating year lies ahead for Manitoba potato farmers as they face severe price cutbacks for a crop off to its best start in years. Growers of processing potatoes were still without 2010 production contracts from the province’s two largest processors as of early this week. Over 80 producers last week rejected a contract offer from
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Dark French Fries And Salinity Go Hand In Hand

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“It dictates that you just can’t grow potatoes in those soils.” – BLAIR GEISEL, GAIA CONSULTING You know there’s something wrong with a potato if the tip of a french fry turns dark when it hits the oil. It’s a phenomenon potato processors hate: a disorder called “sugar-end defect.” The sugar caramelizes, leaving the tip

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