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Ontario announces $1M in funding to support recruiting efforts in ag sector

The funding will go toward projects that are identifying tactics that will boost the labour capacity, skill sets, and supply within the province's agricultural sector.


Southern Alberta potato processing industry fried by COVID-19

Cavendish Farms, McCain Foods, and Lamb Weston have cut the total size of contracted acreage this spring by 20 to 25 per cent, due to plummeting french fry sales.


Island potato growers face uncertain season

Island producers who grow for french fry industry are expecting a volume cut of up to 20 per cent in contract with Cavendish Farms.
 
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A conversation about farm safety

Farming is considered one of the most hazardous occupations in Canada – according to the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, more than 100 adults and children are victims in farm accidents every year in Canada.

In this AgAnnex Talks episode, Rob Gobeil, agricultural health and safety specialist with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, talks stats, hazards, and most importantly, preparedness and prevention. » Listen Now
 
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A helping hand: Nurse crops for potatoes

Scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are looking into the question of whether nurse crops – fast-growing companion plants that are planted a day or so before the potato seed and then terminated just prior to seedling emergence – can help prevent soil erosion and boost organic matter in potato fields. » Read more...
 
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Small potatoes require unique production

This story from 2015 looks at how small potato production is different from conventional potato production in Saskatchewan. » Read more...

The Lumper: A humble potato that changed history

Potato variety researcher Vanessa Currie gave the “wet, tasteless and unwholesome” potato variety that triggered the Irish Potato Famine another look in 2013. » Read more...

A smarter way to use insecticides for wireworm control in potatoes

This “attract-and-kill” wireworm control method uses just a few grams of insecticide per hectare applied to cereal seeds that are planted along with untreated seed potatoes. » Read more...