Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives Potatoes

Frito-Lay products are made in Canada, using Canadian potatoes grown by Canadian farmers.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: War on potato chips just the tip of the iceberg

This is all about the balance of power in the grocery retailing system

By
We recently learned that Frito-Lay, a brand owned by giant PepsiCo Canada, opted to stop selling to Loblaws after the retailer refused requests by Frito-Lay to increase their prices. Food manufacturers, when selling products to grocers, have suggested retail prices. With low profit margins, labour shortages, packaging issues and supply chain woes, inflation has been
Province proposes open table potato and root vegetable market
News

Province proposes open table potato and root vegetable market

Incoming bill would allow growers unlimited acres, ability to sell to any buyer

By
The provincial government is proposing a major revamping of the business model for potatoes and root crops. In a press release issued Mar. 3, Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson said legislation is being introduced to “… help expand the provincial table potato and root crop industry.” “Our province’s farmers provide nutritious, local food to Manitobans, though
VIDEO: Feedlot finding success feeding food waste
Livestock

VIDEO: Feedlot finding success feeding food waste

Livestock can play a key role in ‘upcycling’ food waste but challenges remain, say researchers

By
A Winkler-area feedlot has found success cleaning up cull potatoes and will soon be adding ‘pea cream,’ a Roquette waste product, to its ration. “The economics of it just work out,” said Herman Peters, nutrition manager for Birkland Farms. “It’s been a good little trade for us.” Why it matters: Food waste can save producers
File photo of a Prince Edward Island potato field. (Onepony/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

P.E.I. potato exports cleared for Puerto Rico

U.S. territory has no commercial potato production

By ,
A U.S. territory with an appetite for Canadian potatoes and no commercial potato production to speak of will be able to resume imports of table stock potatoes from Prince Edward Island starting Wednesday. The resumption of exports to Puerto Rico, announced Tuesday, is a spot of good news for the province’s potato sector. Export certificates
File photo of a Prince Edward Island potato field. (Onepony/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

‘Expedited’ potato wart survey helps make case for P.E.I., CFIA says

National survey done 'ahead of schedule'

By ,
A national survey finding no potato wart in any “unregulated” Canadian fields should offer the reassurance on Prince Edward Island potatoes that trading partners such as the U.S. are now looking for, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says. CFIA on Thursday reported it has completed this fall’s national survey for the soil-borne fungal potato disease
A tractor-mounted snowblower runs through rows of piled-up surplus potatoes on a field near Victoria, P.E.I., about 35 km west of Charlottetown, on Dec. 20, 2021. The shredded potatoes are expected to break down over the winter as compost. (Screengrab from P.E.I. Potato Board video)
Crops, Markets

Feds put up funds toward managing P.E.I. potato surplus

Ottawa budgets $28 million for distribution and disposal

By ,
Prince Edward Island potatoes locked out of the U.S. export market will go either to food banks or “environmentally-sound” disposal with new federal funding. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Monday announced $28 million “to support the diversion of surplus potatoes, including help to redirect surplus potatoes to organizations addressing food insecurity and support for
“The United States has made it very clear that if we restarted issuing export certificates right now, they would immediately sign a federal order that would have extremely damaging consequences for our farmers.” – Marie-Claude Bibeau.
News

P.E.I. sees potato working group

Government, processors, producers and other agencies are on the roster after potato wart was found again in P.E.I.

By
The ongoing fallout of potato wart in Prince Edward Island has led to the formation of a new multi-stakeholder working group. The first meeting of the Government-Industry Potato Working Group, held Nov. 24, was recently organized by the federal government. The member list spans Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Global Affairs Canada, provincial government
Potato digging went relatively smoothly this year, but drought and high temperatures caused disappointing yields.
Crops, News

Potato crop a mixed bag

Drought has struck yet again, hitting Manitoba’s potato yield

By
While some potato growers are expecting to deliver on their contract volumes this year, others will once again be short thanks to heat and drought, adding yet another tough potato year into the record books. Why it matters: Potatoes did not dodge the drought concerns suffered by other crops this year, and many producers are,
Blocked tissues that transport water cause the telltale wilting and death of Potato Early Dying disease.
Crops, News

Potato Early Dying a silent yield killer

Industry network seeks to reduce impact of the disease

By
A national initiative to reduce the severity of a silent enemy in Canadian potato fields is claiming some early success halfway through its four-year program. The Canadian Potato Early Dying Network (CanPEDNet) is starting to learn more about verticillium wilt and how to deal with this major yield-limiting pathogen in commercial potato cropping systems, said

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV Special Feature: Crop pest insects to watch out for in 2026

Sponsored by:
More Videos →

Latest Market News

More Market News →