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Pre-planting basics: Selecting and preparing seed potatoes

The practices used in selecting and preparing seed potatoes for planting play a big role in getting your crop off to a great beginning.


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Application matters: Precision ag in potatoes

Precision agriculture is the belief that applying that "Goldilocks" amount of fertilizer, fungicides or herbicides – just enough and not a speck more, exactly where it's needed – is the goal. But how do you know what the right amount is? Research is on your side.


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By the numbers: Which provinces plant the most potatoes?

Demand for processing potatoes influenced the seeded area in Canada's two biggest potato processing powerhouse provinces last year.


Knowing when to apply pre-emergence herbicides based on temperature

Imagine being able pinpoint not only when weeds are likely to emerge, but also when herbicides are best applied. That's the goal of an Idaho research project that utilizes a special, thermogradient table.


 
 
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The true cost of weed interference, according to science

No producer likes weeds. That's obvious. But an AAFC study published in 2023 quantifies just how damaging weeds can be to one of Canada's most prolific potato provinces, we well as neighbours to the south. With no weed control tactics applied, potential potato yield loss from weed interference on P.E.I. is estimated at 26 per cent – resulting in a monetary loss of USD $13 million. The study also looks at the various weed management and herbicide strategies one can take to combat this. » Read More...
 
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Knowing is half the battle

Is the fight against Blackleg a game of whack-a-mole? While one of the main bacteria that causes Blackleg, Dickeya dianthicola, has been controlled by some growers, research at the University of Maine has found that growers who effectively control Blackleg caused by Dickeya are now seeing an increase in other Blackleg-causing bacteria, some of which is more common in Canada than Dickeya. The easiest way to treat Blackleg, argue the researchers, is to understand the bacteria causing it. » Read More...
 
 
 
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Growing season reflections

Insiders weigh in on the ups and downs of the 2024 growing season in Canada, particularly in Manitoba. How did the weather affect growing conditions? What pesky pests and diseases emerged? And how did that translate to harvest? » Read More...

 
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Manure Masters Premium Webinar Series

March 20, 27
Virtual
Special weed management webinar March 27
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Canada's Farm Show

March 18-20
Regina, Sask.
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