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二月 08, 2011
PEI potato producers encouraged to attend potato conference
The 2011 Prince Edward Island potato conference and trade show is an ideal opportunity for producers to discuss new research and development in the industry, says Agriculture Minister George Webster.
一月 06, 2011
PEI Department of Agriculture offers Department offers new seed testing service for potato growers
十一月 17, 2010
New Brunswick introduces mandatory PVY testing of seed potatoes as part of a commitment to improve quality
In consultation with the New Brunswick Potato Industry, the New Brunswick Regulation 82-70 of the Potato Disease Eradication Act has been amended to include Mandatory Post-Harvest Laboratory Testing for Potato Virus Y (PVY)
十一月 17, 2010
Canada to develop tool to reduce disease threats in the potato sector
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has established a Potato Sector Biosecurity Advisory Group (PSBAG), which will guide the development of a voluntary National Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Potato Sector.
十一月 04, 2010
Ring rot found in Prince Edward Island seed potatoes
Potato ring rot has shown up on at least two Prince Edward Island farms, the provincial Department of Agriculture has confirmed Sponsored Content
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八月 18, 2010
Manitoba started processing new crop potatoes
In Manitoba, harvest of processing potatoes is underway.七月 12, 2010
Evolución del brote de tizón tardío en Canadá
Los productores de papa de la Provincia de Manitoba están considerando cambiar a un ciclo más corto de pulverización de fungicidas si el tizón tardío continúa apareciendo en los campos de cultivo de la región. Vikram Bisht, patólogo vegetal de la Inic...七月 12, 2010
Late blight developments Canada
Manitoba Potato growers may consider switching to a shorter fungicide spray cycle as late blight continues to show up in fields throughout the potato growing regions of the province.Vikram Bisht, plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Ru...
六月 15, 2010
Late blight threatens Manitoba potato crop
A fungus that could seriously damage Manitoba's multimillion-dollar commercial potato industry has been spotted at commercial nurseries, Manitoba Agriculture says. The provincial agency has issued a warning to residential gardeners after "late b...三月 17, 2009
Potato blights develop fungicide resistance
Leaf samples taken last summer by provincial potato specialists and ag chem firm Bayer CropScience throughout Canada show "widespread"presence of fungi that have mutated to resist the fungicides used most often to control them.The sampling pr...十月 16, 2007
PEI testing potatoes for wart
A virus that crippled Prince Edward Island's potato industry for six months in 2000 may have returned. A single spud from a quarantined processing field near Kensington is being tested for potato wart, a disease that poses no threat to humans but leave... Sponsored Content 