Common scab: Can a better understanding lead to a solution?
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Editor's Note 
 
We look at how things are shaping up as they relate to planting, weather and more – and who Carney's picked for his cabinet, as producers are looking to more than just the agriculture minister for signs of stability.
- Bree Rody, editor
 
News 
 
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June 26: Crop conditions for each potato province

Some provinces are gradually overcoming dry conditions thanks to recent rain events, but in some cases, those events have brought with them damages.


OMAFA: Approach late blight this season with a mentality of 'when,' not 'if'

OMAFA vegetable crop specialist Dennis Van Dyk recommends approaching the season with a prepared mindset, notifying OMAFA staff if symptoms are identified in your field and knowing what to look for.


Small potatoes: Ugly Potato Day seeks to find potatoes' inner beauty

A B.C. event is aiming to unite farmers and food lovers to draw awareness to issues such as food waste and food insecurity – and it's doing so through the (inner) beauty of the potato.


Potato wart: P.E.I. offers buy-back program for affected farm fields

Property that is purchased will be preserved, contributing to the province's goal of protecting seven per cent of P.E.I.'s land.


Live without limits: Three takeaways from Athyna Cambouris' IWCA interview

Not all great careers are envisioned in childhood – Cambouris had little interest in farming as a child, especially due to a number of environmental allergies. Now, her work is breaking ground – including in potatoes.


Ag update: June

Grants for soybean growers and farmers' markets abound. Plus, a new fertilizer facility to open in Saskatoon.


 
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Inching toward a solution

Potato common scab disease costs producers an estimated $17 million dollars a year in economic losses simply through making potatoes less appealing to consumers and manufacturers. The drier and warmer growing seasons many regions of Canada are experiencing only exacerbates the problem, since these conditions lead to more instances of common scab disease in potatoes. With no solution in (short) sight, researchers are making progress in their understanding of common scab. » Read More...
 
 
Events 
 

AgSmart Education Summit

July 28, 2025 | Olds, Alta. » Read More...

Canada's Outdoor Farm Show

September 9 | Woodstock, Ont. » Read More...