BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions (BASF) has expanded the Cimegra insecticide label for foliar use on potatoes to control Colorado potato beetles. “Cimegra is a unique product in our insecticide portfolio […] Read more
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Cimegra label expansion to help control potato beetles
At Agribition: Northern community integrates tech, education into market garden
Flying Dust working to improve operation's food distribution
Riverside Market Garden, operated by Flying Dust First Nation, started in 2009 with two people and an old alfalfa field. Today it employs about 20 people, plus summer students; provides […] Read more
Agritechnica update: Give a big shock to weeds
Farmers are being pushed to find an alternative to desiccants to burn down crops, as companies are increasingly leery of herbicides approved close to harvest. People have been shocking weeds […] Read more
Climate change and early dying dominate potato research
Retailers attend open house to inform future purchases
Climate change resiliency and early potato dying studies were highlights of the Aug. 23 Elora Potato Research Open House. Vanessa Currie, University of Guelph potato breeding technician, said the five-year […] Read more
Kenyan potato producers cultivate Ontario connections
Owners of FreshCrop Ltd. plan to implement lessons learned here
Seven years ago, Chris and Ashley Gasperi planted four acres of potatoes on their idle land in Kenya. Today, their company, FreshCrop Ltd., is one of Kenya’s largest certified seed […] Read more
P.E.I. potato growers, CFIA to draft plan for ‘pest-free places’
Plan would support movement of seed potatoes, feds say
A system of “pest-free places of production” (PFPP) is now on the drawing board for Prince Edward Island’s potato sector, following a meeting between federal and industry officials. Federal Agriculture […] Read more
U.S. food companies go deal hunting as pandemic growth fades
Twinkies maker Hostess exploring a sale
Reuters — U.S. packaged food companies are set for a flurry of deals in a push to revamp their brand portfolios as their pandemic-era fortunes fade and benefits of price […] Read more
P.E.I. names new deputy ag minister
Gordon MacFadyen replaces Brian Matheson
Prince Edward Island’s Premier Dennis King has named a new top bureaucrat for the province’s agriculture ministry and others, to manage a fresh round of post-election ministerial mandate letters. Gordon […] Read more
Mid-summer conditions raise alerts about late blight in potatoes
Growers are advised to scout and be proactive with fungicides
Late July brings a variety of conditions to potato fields across the province, and one common theme unites them all: late blight. The fungal disease has become serious in the […] Read more
Alberta potatoes chip in $2.9 billion for Canadian economy
New report verifies what many in industry suspected
Alberta’s potato industry is making a big impact — not just on that province but the entire country. A new report — dubbed a “landmark study” by the Potato Growers […] Read more