agriculture
EU campaign promotes sustainable potato cultivation and consumption
The EU has launched a three-year campaign promoting sustainable potato cultivation aimed at consumers aged 35 to 49. Potatoes Forever! urgers potat... READ MORE »
PEI potato wart mitigation efforts present a growing concern to US
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s recently announced risk management plans do not contain the urgency necessary to ensure that Prince Edward Isl... READ MORE »
NPC calls for urgency in public comments to CFIA potato wart plan
The National Potato Council has submitted public comments to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s risk management documents for mitigating the risk... READ MORE »
CFIA announces implementation plans to mitigate PEI risk
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced its process for implementing plans to mitigate the risk of Prince Edward Island potato wart spreading to... READ MORE »
Montana State Potato Seed Report 2023
Montana’s 2023 seed potato harvest was completed mid-October with near-perfect harvest conditions. Most seed potato growing areas experienced wetter... READ MORE »
California State Potato Seed Report 2023
The post-COVID 19 pandemic seed potato production landscape in California has been exciting. The state has four major commercial potato production reg... READ MORE »
Legislation aims to ease specialty crop export obstacles
Newly introduced legislation in the U.S. House and Senate aims to help farmers fight trade barriers to sell specialty crops in export markets. The ... READ MORE »
Potato researcher begins term as agriculture dean at Canadian university
Potato researcher Gefu Wang-Pruski began a one-year term as acting dean and principal, Faculty of Agriculture, at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia,... READ MORE »
TOMRA’s sorting and grading solutions receive international recognition
TOMRA Food’s food sorting and grading solutions have won international recognition for the accuracy of their foreign material identification. The co... READ MORE »
US ambassador visit puts PEI potato wart issues in spotlight
U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen’s recent visit to Prince Edward Island has again spotlighted ongoing potato wart disease issues affecting trad... READ MORE »