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The P.E.I. Potato Board is still concerned about saboteurs two years after needles were found in Island produce, but it's grateful to Islanders who are keeping an eye out for suspicious activity.
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The potato IPM training module, an educational tool with information for the common insect pests, diseases, viruses and disorders of potatoes in Ontario, is now available.
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released several new potato varieties to producers and the public at open houses earlier this year in Fredericton, Guelph, Ont., and Lethbridge, Alta., as part of its national accelerated release program.
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Selecting suitable varieties is the first step in any successful potato operation. Not only must varieties suit the intended market, but they must also be well adapted to local growing conditions. Potato breeders are continuously releasing new varieties, but varieties that perform well in one region may not do well in neighbouring areas. Thus, new varieties must be evaluated to determine local adaptation.
In 2016, the Dutch company HZPC sponsored an on-farm variety trial in Ontario. The trial was organized and hand-planted by Eugenia Banks at Dorsey Farms near Alliston. Plot maintenance – weekly irrigation, application of crop protection products when needed and top-killing – was done by Brad Dorsey and his son, Adam.
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