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Among a wide range of other activities - Agriculture and Agrifood Canada supports the Canadian Potato Industry with market information and research.

The Potato Research Centre is one of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's network of 19 research centres.
 

(Click picture to watch video)AAFC video on potatoes and AAFC potato research

AAFC video on potatoes and AAFC potato research

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Winter cover crop research yields positive results for environment
Diciembre 08, 2020

Winter cover crop research yields positive results for environment

In humid climates, there is a high risk of topsoil loss from erosion on bare soil as well as nitrogen from fertilizers leaking or leaching from the soil into water sources, which can cause groundwater pollution.
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Octubre 13, 2020

Ensayan variedades de semillas de papa en el Gran Norte de Canadá

Una de las duras realidades de vivir en el Gran Norte canadiense y en las regiones del Ártico del país es que la comida cuesta una fortuna.
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Rick Peters, vegetable pathologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Charlottetown, says scab is increasing on P.E.I. because of changing weather patterns. (Kirk Pennell/CBC)
Octubre 06, 2020

Canadian Scientists Look for Ways to Grow Scab-Resistant Potato

Two research scientists on P.E.I. have spent their summer trying to grow a better potato, more resistant to scab and greening, which are both costly problems for potato growers.
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Large research project looks to combat major potato disease
Marzo 23, 2020

Large research project looks to combat major potato disease

More than $3 million is being invested in studying a major cause of potato yield reduction in Prince Edward Island and other spud-growing areas in Canada.
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