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Potato Cyst Nematode Not Detected in Alberta, Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed the testing of Alberta seed potato fields for 2007. Results from over 8700 soil samples have not confirmed the presence of a detectable potato cyst nematode (PCN) population.
McCain Foods to Build Facility in Pacific Northwest
McCain Foods Limited has announced that it will invest $150 million (Canadian) for the construction of a new plant in the Pacific Northwest, according to a press release.
No Immigration Reform May Cost NY Farms
The failure of Congress to ensure that there are enough migrant workers in the nation's labor force could eventually cost New York agriculture hundreds of millions of dollars in lost crops and hundreds of thousands of acres in lost farmland, accordin... more
Hunt Is On in 8 States for potato pest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is worried that seed potato shipments from Canada to eight states might have been carrying a microscopic, wormlike pest that attacks potato plants. Houston Chronicle... more
Fall Potato Production Up Less than 1 Percent from November
Production of fall potatoes for 2007 is forecast at 409 million cwt., up less than 1 percent from last month and 3 percent above last year.
December Potato Stocks Up 4 Percent from Last Year
The 13 major potato States held 270 million cwt of potatoes in storage Dec. 1, up 4 percent from last year and 6 percent above Dec. 1, 2005.
Senate Passes Farm Bill
The U.S. Senate passed its version of the Farm Bill Dec. 13, which includes more funds for the fruit and vegetable industry.
Idaho Potato Conference Highlights Water, Sustainability and Climate Change
Agricultural sustainability, water supply status and the impacts of global warming are among the topics at the University of Idaho’s 2008 Potato Conference. The event ? part of the university’s Extension program ? will mark its 40th anniversary when it convenes Jan. 23-24 in Pocatello.
Another SE Idaho Field Infected with Microscopic Potato Pest
Another field in southeastern Idaho is infected with a microscopic wormlike pest that attacks potato plants. The same pest closed some foreign markets to U.S. potato growers last year. Seattle Post Intelligencer... more
UW Researcher Develops Test to Weed Out Diseased Potatoes
Just as a rotten apple can spoil the bunch, so can a rotten potato. So UW-Madison researchers have developed a test that may for the first time allow growers to prevent widespread crop damage. Madison State Journal... more
