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Updated storage potato harvest checklist

Harvest management is, in large part, bruise management. Bruised tubers are easily invaded by soft rot, Fusarium dry rot and Pythium rot, which can cause serious economic losses in storage.


Canada pauses MRL increases and reconsiders pesticide review process

The Government of Canada is putting a pause on proposed increases to Maximum Residue Limits, including for glyphosate. As a result, there will be no increases to MRLs until at least spring 2022.


Government provides $500 million for drought-affected producers

The Government of Canada has increased total AgriRecovery funding to up to $500 million (from the $100 million announced on Aug. 6) to address extraordinary costs faced due to drought and wildfires.
 
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Golden opportunity for the adventurous

In 2004, Steve and Bonnie Mackenzie-Grieve thought they were ready to slow down a little. So, they passed their two southern Alberta businesses on to their son, packed their bags and headed north. Far north. Seventeen years later, as Canada’s most northern commercial potato producer, the couple is adventuring and old-fashioned pioneering on a daily basis. » Read more...
 
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