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Agosto 05, 2009
The Queen of Spuds: Angela Santiago, CEO of the Little Potato Company
Angela Santiago, CEO of The Little Potato Company in Edmonton, Alberta was recently hailed as Canada's 'Queen of Spuds' by Global TV. Since Angela Santiago harvested her first one-acre crop by hand in 1996, the Little Potato Company’s co-founder and CE...
Julio 28, 2009
Cavendish Farms buys appetizer division Omstead Foods
Omstead Foods Limited announced today that Cavendish Farms, one of North America's leading processors of frozen potato products, has purchased the Appetizer division of Omstead Foods.In a transaction that closed today, Cavendish Farms, a member of the ...
Julio 28, 2009
Potato blight flourishing on Prince Edward Island
Wet, humid conditions are leading to the worst season for late blight on potatoes on P.E.I. in years. Provincial agriculture officials report 30 cases of late blight so far this summer in Island potato fields. Last year at this time, there were just t...
Julio 27, 2009
P.E.I. potato-farming family Hendricken going bust
Last year's wet crop may have been the last straw for a prominent family of potato farmers and activists in central P.E.I. The Hendrickens have been farming in Pisquid, northeast of Charlottetown, for almost 50 years. But they are now about $2.5 milli...
Julio 17, 2009
Canadian potato acreage harvest 2009 down slightly
The preliminary 2009 area planted to potatoes for Canada was estimated at 378,400 acres (153 138 hectares), down less than 1 percent from 2008. Despite little change nationally, the area planted varied widely by province.Farmers in Newfoundland and L...
Julio 16, 2009
Late blight detected on Prince Edward Island
The weather is being blamed for two cases of late blight found this week in P.E.I. potato fields. "It wasn't completely unexpected,"Brian Beaton, the potato co-ordinator with the P.E.I. Department of Agriculture told CBC News on Wednesday. &... Contenido Patrocinado
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Julio 16, 2009
Se ha detectado el tizón tardío en la Isla del Principe Eduardo
Se ha culpado al clima por la aparición de dos casos de tizón tardío en cultivos de papa de la isla. "Es algo totalmente inesperado", dijo a CBC News Brian Beaton, coordinador del Ministerio de Agricultura en aspectos relacionados con la pa...
Julio 14, 2009
Agridatasolutions LLC offers farmers easy data management system
Agri-Trend Data Corp of Red Deer, Alberta, and The J.R. Simplot Company of Boise, Idaho, have created a joint-venture company called the U.S. Agri-Data Solutions LLC (USADS) to deliver their proprietary Agri-Data Solution(TM) Netware Platform to agricu...
Julio 13, 2009
High fines help protect PEI against potato disease
Island farmers who don't properly dispose of bad potatoes will face much higher fines, as the province moves to stop the spread of diseases. Farmers are required to bury potatoes that can't be sold due to bruising or disease. Potatoes that are not di...
Junio 17, 2009
Saint John River Valley Potato Inc. Celebrates Grand Opening
Federal representatives joined company officials, members of the community and former Triple Crown jockey winner Ron Turcotte, to celebrate the grand opening of a new packing plant at Saint John River Valley Potato Inc. “Our government is proud to par...
Junio 16, 2009
Sunfresh Farms Ltd. (Alberta) installs Sormac Peeling Lines
Located in Alberta, Canada, Sunfresh Farms processes locally grown produce, and produce transported by 7 trucks from its own fleet of vehicles, from other production regions, including potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli and swedes. Sunfresh Farm...
Junio 04, 2009
Increased soil testing required in revised CFIA/USDA Potato Cyst Nematode Guidelines
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced revised guidelines for potato cyst nematode (PCN) that will allow continued trade of seed potatoes between the two countries. While PCN do...
Mayo 30, 2009
Wet spring in Manitoba may affect potato yield and quality
Manitoba has had a relatively wet spring and according to Tom Gonsalves, business development specialist for potatoes with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI), all the moisture in the soil certainly has the potential to negatively ...
Mayo 29, 2009
Cavendish farms reaches deal with its potato growers, faces a 15% production cut
The chair of the P.E.I. potato processing committee says growers are content to have reached a deal with Cavendish Farms for this year.Scott Howatt said Thursday growers accepted the first offer as they face what appears to be another difficult year.“W...
Mayo 11, 2009
Canadian Agriculture minister disputes PEI potato board's numbers
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is taking issue with the P.E.I. Potato Board's interpretation of how much money has been paid out for crops ruined by rain last summer. In October, a $12.4- million compensation plan was announced, cost-shared b...
Mayo 08, 2009
Aid promised to PEI potato farmers coming up short
P.E.I. potato farmers are unable to access anywhere near the amount of money that was promised by the federal government to help them with crops damaged by rains last fall. Last fall, the federal government announced $12.4 million in disaster assistan...
Mayo 08, 2009
Prince Edward Island Potato Board today welcomed federal assistance for potato storage losses
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board today welcomed the confirmation of assistance for storage losses that occurred as a result of the extreme wet weather in the fall of 2008. The Board learned of the assistance via a federal government news release...
Abril 30, 2009
Contracts for potatoes not completed in Alberta
Just when it looked as if spring had arrived, southern Alberta was hit with one last snowstorm. However, for potato growers, it should not cause much concern.That was the word from Edzo Kok, executive director of the Potato Growers of Alberta. He esti...