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Growers Allege Discrimination

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Barry Dutka was tired in 2003 when he sold the Selkirk potato farm that had been in his family for more than 70 years and retired as a director with Peak of the Market. But it wasn’t only a shortage of on-farm labour that prompted his departure from the industry. Dutka, 57, had had enough
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Peak Cites Confidentiality

Annual reports from other provincial marketing boards are available to the public. But not Peak’s. Its title page reads: “This booklet contains confidential information concerning the operations of Peak of the Market and is provided solely to registered producers of Peak of the Market. It is not to be copied or distributed to other parties.”
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“Managing Supply” An Option For Battered Hog Farmers

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“The nice thing about managing supply is it actually gives producers the tools to get it (returns) from the marketplace and we don’t keep going back to government with our hands out.” – IAN WISHART Canadian hog farmers should consider managing supplies, as American potato growers do, to avoid excess production and depressed prices, says
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Peak Of The Market To Regulate Small Potato Growers

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“What drives me nuts is that now any potatoes I buy from independent farmers are illegal.” – ERIN CRAMPTON Manitoba’s vegetable-marketing board is planning new rules to regulate small growers who sell their produce at roadside stands and farmers’ markets. Peak of the Market hopes to have the regulations in effect by next spring. They
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Avoid Overfertilizing Late Potatoes

Potato producers who have delayed planting due to unseasonably cool, wet conditions need to reassess their fertilizer needs. Consideration must be given to the potential for lower yields on these fields. Adjustments to nitrogen fertilization should be made accordingly. Yields can be reduced by as much as 30 per cent due to delayed planting based
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Late Potato Seeding Doesn’t Dampen Optimism

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Last year we had a cool period after they were put in the ground and we ended up with a very nice-quality crop as well as good yields.” – GARY SLOIK Potato seeding in Manitoba, like most other crops, has been delayed by cool, wet conditions. But a bountiful harvest is still a possibility. “We
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Processing Biggest Market For Potatoes

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“My role is to help ensure the best-quality potatoes as possible.” Another crop of process potatoes destined for McCain’s french fry plant east of Coaldale is in the ground. Typically, McCain contracts about 11,000 acres with 32 growers in the province. About 25 per cent of the growers is exclusive to McCain, while the rest
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Chemical Tool Box Topped Up For Potato Growers

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Manitoba potato growers have a handful of new crop protection products in their arsenal for the 2009 season, including new fungicides, seed treatments, herbicides and insecticides. Some are all new for this season while others were registered late last season and saw limited use in the 2008 campaign. The fungicide Revus, from Syngenta, was registered
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Potato Agronomy Meetings Set

Manitoba Agri -culture is again organizing a series of spring potato agronomy meetings this June. They’ll be held in Carberry on Tuesday, June 23, Winkler on Wednesday, June 24 and Portage la Prairie on Thursday, June 25. The meeting will provide growers in the area with up-to-date information on growing conditions, potential production issues for
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New Protection From Wireworm Damage

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Canadian potato growers have a new tool to reduce the damage caused by wireworm with new Titan (clothiandin). Available for the 2009 planting season, Titan is the only seed piece treatment registered for suppression of the damage caused by wireworm. “Protecting potatoes from the moment the seed piece hits the ground gives growers a head

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