Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA)

Company Description

The Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA) is a not-for-profit potato grower organization that aims to increase the success of the potato growing industry in Alberta through education and extension, promotion, and research. The PGA continues to be the voice of the potato industry in Alberta today.

Product Types offered by this company

- Industry Associations

News for this Company

July 07, 2023

Potato industry of Alberta contributes CAD 2.87 Billion to the economy of Canada, according to PGA report

Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA) announced today the release of its landmark study on the economic impact the potato industry in Alberta. The report, entitled The Alberta Potato Industry – Growing Success in 2022 outlines the significant growth of Alberta’s potato industry in recent years and documents its economic impact on our economy.

Left-to-right: Nathan Linder (lab/field technician), Blaire Harley (Lethbridge College student), Jason Cotton (Lethbridge College student), Carollynn Lemky (Lethbridge College student), Dr. Willemijn Appels (Lethbridge College’s Mueller Applied Research

August 26, 2019

Lethbridge College, Potato Growers Partner on Irrigation Study

A new study will dig deep into the soil to determine how watering and irrigation methods affect southern Alberta’s potato crops. The research project is a partnership. It is made possible through a grant from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

Dr. Dmytro Yevtushenko, research chair for potato science at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, talks about his potato research as part of an open house for potato growers and processors (Courtesy: University of Lethbridge)

August 18, 2018

University of Lethbridge shows industry partners its growing potato research activities

Last Friday, the University of Lethbridge has opened the doors to its Potato Research Lab to showcase the work being done to support potato growers and processors.

Potato psyllids that carry the Lso (Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum) pathogen can cause zebra chip disease in potato crops.

October 23, 2017

Zebra chip pathogen found in Western Canada for the first time

For the first time, evidence of the zebra chip pathogen has been found in potato fields in southern Alberta, but the University of Lethbridge’s Dr. Dan Johnson cautions against panic.