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Potatoes — Variable Results In 2010 Underlined Grower Challenges

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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
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Kenyans Turn To Potatoes And Fish

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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Potato Harvest On The Colony

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Trucks are waiting! Everybody welcome. Thank you!” The crisp message rings from the public address system, inviting colony members to a shift of picking weeds and lumps of dirt out of newly harvested potatoes travelling by conveyor into the shed. “This is a recorded announcement!” one of the young women deadpans. Grabbing gloves and a
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Manitoba Potato Farmers Hope For Average Crop – for Sep. 16, 2010

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Manitoba’s potato harvest was expected to get underway this week amid hopes for a decent crop despite all kinds of disappointment this year. Manitoba potato growers experienced slashed production contracts, torrential summer rains, plant disease and are now battling muddy fields. Surprisingly, then, this year’s potato crop doesn’t look half bad, judging by early indications.
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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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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,
Crops

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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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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