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15 new potato varieties

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's 2017 releases to the marketplace include entries for french fries, chips and the fresh market.


Research continues on controlling common scab

Causing millions of dollars in losses each year, common scab is difficult to control. Recent research, however, has identified options for suppressing the disease, if not getting rid of it all together.


Good and bad news on potato psyllid

Potato psyllids have been collected rarely in Montana, Alberta and Manitoba since the 1930s. However, they are appearing more frequently as warmer weather allows populations to expand into Canada.
 
 
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Equation helps explain plant growth

Researchers at the University of California – Los Angeles have developed a mathematical equation for leaf mass area that will help to determine what drives plant behaviours based on their cells. The research has important implications as plants adapt to a warming environment. » Read more...

Agricultural safety important all year long

This week marks Agricultural Safety Week, an annual public awareness campaign focusing on the importance of safe agriculture. This year, organizers want to empower farm families to help keep everyone safe on the farm all year long. » Read more...

P.E.I. potatoes outpacing national markets

The farm product prices index, set at 100 in 2007, reached 169.3 for potatoes last year, which was well above the national index of 149.1 » Read more...
 
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Ag Safety Week

March 12-18
Location: Canada
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