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Proposed pesticide ban could impact farmers

The P.E.I. Potato Board says Health Canada's proposal to phase out a pesticide over three years will have a significant impact on Island farmers looking to control the Colorado potato beetle.


Ag sector’s reliance on temporary foreign workers is growing

Canada’s agriculture sector faces a persistent lack of sufficient workers with the right skills and in the right places, according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada.


Potato industry could boost P.E.I.’s economy

The high price for potatoes could put millions of extra dollars into Prince Edward Island’s provincial economy this winter.
 
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Canadian potato production grew in 2016

Canada's potato production was 105.2 million hundredweight (4.7 million tonnes) in 2016, up 0.5 per cent from 2015, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada.

Production in British Columbia increased 41.8 per cent, and Ontario saw production and yield fall 17.2 per cent compared with 2015. » Read more...
 
 
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Manitoba Potato Production Days

Jan. 24-26, 2017
Location: Brandon, Man. » >>Learn More