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HZPC, a potato breeding company based in the Netherlands, is using a specialized robot to help breed disease-resistant potato varieties faster.
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Potatoes can come out of the field in excellent condition, but proper storage keeps them that way. Eugenia Banks and Mark VanOostrum share tips on proper harvest and storage management.
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An Alberta crop consultant discovered spore traps in the province had caught late blight spores. The fields are healthy but the detection of late blight spores is of concern.
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Using mancozeb products for ground and aerial foliar application to potatoes remains a registered use, but using mancozeb as a seed treatment is no longer allowed.
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With planting season starting, uncertainty still lies about the future demand for potatoes because buying and eating habits have shifted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The first-ever Canadian Potato Summit is coming your way on Feb. 3, 2021. It’s your yearly update on what’s happening in the Canadian potato industry. Join industry members and growers in a virtual format to stay updated on research, industry projects and the latest field insights. This interactive event will arm you with tools and information you need to kick off a successful growing season. Registration is free, so don’t delay
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With climate change heating up Canada’s crop land, identifying or developing new potato varieties that can grow in warmer temperatures is on the radar of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers. AAFC’s Xiu-Qing Li began studying Canada’s current varieties to see which are the most heat-tolerant.
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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.
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The biggest challenge in managing common scab is that all the control measures produce inconsistent results: they work in some fields but not in others. So Eugenia Banks, potato consultant for the Ontario Potato Board, has conducted a two-year project that makes progress on a field-specific approach to scab management for Ontario conditions.
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Tracy Shinners-Carnelley, vice president of research and quality at Peak of the Market, shares a quick PMRA update, what to keep in mind for the future, and the responsibility of the industry as a whole.
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Sebastian Margarit, director of agronomy for NutriAg, talks about some misconceptions about nutrient use efficiency in potatoes and asks growers to consider the interdependency of nutrients and how they affect one another.
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Several factors impact potato emergence: whether seed is cut or planted whole, seed quality, soil temperature, seed maturity. Steven Johnson, crops specialist and extension professor from the University of Maine, shares some tips and reminders for growers.
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