Potato harvest is underway in Ontario, and a grower in Norfolk County has found a few Envol plants infected with late blight, according to an update from Eugenia Banks, Ontario potato specialist. » Read more...
Cavendish Farms is investing $6 million to create a new research and plant-breeding centre in New Annan, P.E.I., following the news of the closure of the O’Leary packaging facility in 2018.» Read more...
The Alliston, Ont.-area finally received much needed rain in mid-August after being hit hard by a summer-long drought. The rain will help take pressure off irrigation.» Read more...
A majority of the provinces have experienced dry conditions and potato development is delayed as a result, according to the United Potato Growers of Canada’s latest update. Unless late season rains come through, several provinces are expecting below-average yields as a result of dry conditions.» Read more...