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McCain Foods opens production line expansion

McCain Foods Canada has officially opened its new $65M state-of-the-art potato specialty production line, expanding the company's flagship potato processing facility in Florenceville-Bristol, N.B.


A look at harvest 2017 across Canada

As the potato harvest kicks into high gear across the country, the general manager of United Potato Growers of Canada says there seems to be little in the way of surprises.


Tips for young farmers: Getting started on farm transition planning

One of the toughest challenges for young farmers is the uncertainty around what the plan is for the family farm in the future and how they fit into that plan. Farm transition planning brings certainty.
 
 
NEWS 
 

Weed control goes digital

Some new high tech tools will soon give farmers a way to keep weeds down, cut costs and herbicide use dramatically and work around weed resistance to herbicides. » Read more...

Zebra chip pathogen found in Western Canada

For the first time, evidence of the zebra chip pathogen has been found in potato fields in southern Alberta. » Read more...

Future Ag influencers: IoT, UAVs and genome editing

A look at some of the scientific and technological advances that will shape Canadian agriculture in the coming years. » Read more...
 
Events 
 

Irrigation Show 2017

November 6-10, 2017
Location: Orlando, Florida
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Alberta Potato Conference & Trade Show

November 14 -16, 2017
Location: Red Deer, Alta.
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South West Ag Conference

January 3-4, 2017
Location: Ridgetown, Ont.
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