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File photo of a Prince Edward Island potato field. (Onepony/iStock/Getty Images)
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‘Expedited’ potato wart survey helps make case for P.E.I., CFIA says

National survey done 'ahead of schedule'

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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

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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.
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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.

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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

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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

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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
Potato scab is unsightly, consumers don’t want it and it results in more food waste.
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Unsightly tubers hard to sell

Researchers close in on scab-resistant potatoes

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A research project by Agriculture and Agri-Food scientists hopes to develop genetic resistance to a chronic disease in Canada’s potato crops. The project by AAFC researchers in Prince Edward Island aims at identifying precise genes responsible for resistance to common scab disease in some potato varieties so breeders can use them in developing new resistant
“You have to be resilient to be a potato grower.” – Dan Sawatzky, KPPA.
Crops, News

Manitoba potato growers look for brighter 2021

Industry coming off three straight challenging years

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Beleaguered Manitoba potato growers are hoping for a normal crop this year after three consecutive years of adverse weather, unharvested acres, lower-than-expected yields and now the COVID-19 pandemic. Guarded optimism would be the best way to describe growers’ mood as they prepare for the 2021 crop amid weather and market conditions largely beyond their control.
A modified, one-pass seeder and hilling system from Spudnik was key to Berry’s foray into direct-seeded potatoes.
Crops, News

Direct-seed potatoes show no harvest hit

Both yield and quality were comparable in an initial trial comparison of traditional spring tillage and direct seeding

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The amount and quality of the potatoes coming off Chad Berry’s field last fall weren’t that much different from one side to the other, but one half came with a lot less tillage. Results are in from the 2020 field-scale trial, which hoped to create a side-by-side comparison of conventional spring tillage and direct-seeded potatoes.
File photo of a Prince Edward Island potato field. (Onepony/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

P.E.I. seed potato growers backed for lost sales, costs

Pandemic compensation plan to take applications until mid-January

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Seed potato growers on Prince Edward Island who lost sales this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or have had to store or throw out stock, can soon apply for provincial compensation. The provincial government on Monday announced $1.19 million for a new Seed Potato Recovery Program, for seed growers “who can demonstrate that they
Potato producers have been spared sights like this in 2020, although yields may have fallen short of what many producers would have liked.
Crops

Smooth harvest, but short yield for potato growers

Manitoba won’t see the undug acres of 2018 and 2019, although many yields aren’t bursting any storages

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Manitoba’s potato crop won’t be breaking yield records. Then again, at least the crop is off the field. It has not been the case for the last two years. Producers were forced to abandon a significant portion of their crop in both 2018 and 2019 due to wet falls and damage from frost. Last year,

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