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Getting potato crops off to a strong, healthy start can lead to better tuber distribution and greater uniformity at harvest, both of which are important for marketability and profit potential.
August 24, 2022
Syngenta: How to give your potato crop the strongest possible start
As potato growers are working to maximize their yield potential for the 2022 harvest, it's also time to start thinking about maximizing crop potential for the 2023 season.
United States
Potato LEAF Awards 2022-23 Scholarship to Paige Hickman
August 14, 2022
Potato LEAF Awards 2022-23 Scholarship to Paige Hickman
The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) awards its 2022-23 Academic Scholarship to Paige Hickman, a Ph.D. student at University of Idaho, studying plant-parasitic nematodes, insect pests, and diseases of potato.
United States
Los agricultores viven ahora de otros cultivos debido a las pérdidas provocadas por la paratrioza.
August 02, 2022
Ecuador: Se reduce la producción de papa en Tungurahua
La producción de papa de Tungurahua dejó de abastecer a mercados de otras ciudades desde hace tres años de manera definitiva. La paratrioza fue una de las causas para interrumpir el proceso.
Ecuador
A ban on exports of P.E.I. potatoes to the U.S. last fall led to the destruction of hundreds of millions of pounds of potatoes. (Courtesy: Mary Kay Sonier/PEI Potato Board)
July 23, 2022
No sign of potato wart in 5,000 Prince Edward Island soil samples tested so far
With testing completed on 5,000 Prince Edward Island (PEI) soil samples collected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from March to June no potato wart has been found.
Canada
Moriah Schutt, a Montana State University student, picks potato leaf samples on July 12, 2022. Samples are randomly collected between each flag. Courtesy: Ridley Hudson/Chronicle
July 16, 2022
Students gain experience working in MSU's seed potato program
Students in tank tops with sunscreen-dotted noses walked down the rows of a potato field, frequently bending over to pluck leaves for sample boxes headed to the MSU potato lab.
United States
Participants gather at the 2019 WSU Potato Field Day at Othello.
June 16, 2022
June 23: WSU Potato Field Day offers a look at seed and pest studies, virus-sniffing dog
At their 400-acre Othello research farm, Washington State University scientists study seed quality, new varieties, pests, and growing practices to help Northwest potatoes thrive
United States
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A depiction of the process for the elimination of amylose starch in a potato. Courtesy: Texas A&M AgriLife graphic
May 28, 2022
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers use CRISPR technology to modify starches in potatoes
Humble potatoes are a rich source not only of dietary carbohydrates for humans, but also of starches for numerous industrial applications. Texas A&M AgriLife scientists are learning how to alter the ratio of potatoes’
United States
El río Velillos a su paso por Moclín.
May 25, 2022
Granada, España: Prohíben regar cultivos de patatas con aguas procedentes del río Velillos afectadas por una bacteria en Moclín
La Dirección General de la Producción Agrícola y Ganadera de la Junta ha detectado un brote de bacteria 'Ralstonia solanacearum' en las aguas superficiales del río Velillos, en Moclín, Granada.
Spain
On Nov. 21, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency imposed a ban on exports of P.E.I. potatoes to the United States and Puerto Rico after potato wart was found in two fields. It lasted until April 1. (Courtesy: Shane Hennessey / CBC)
May 09, 2022
Time to permanently retire fields with potato wart, a Prince Edward Island legislative committee says
Fields, where potato wart has been found, should be taken permanently out of any type of agricultural production, a P.E.I. legislative committee is recommending.
Canada
Honduras: Inspeccionan cultivos de papa afectadas por palomillas en Intibucá.
April 13, 2022
Honduras: Inspeccionan cultivos de papa afectadas por palomillas en Intibucá
Técnicos del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad e Inocuidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) y de la Dirección de Ciencia y Tecnología (DICTA), de la Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería (SAG), realizaron visita de campo e inspección en plantaciones de papa.
Honduras
Officials from the P.E.I. Potato Board meeting in Ottawa on the suspension trade in fresh P.E.I. potatoes with the U.S., Dec. 2, 2021. Courtesy: P.E.I. Potato Board
March 14, 2022
Third detection of potato wart 'no surprise', say P.E.I. Potato Board and CFIA
The P.E.I. Potato Board said it is 'no surprise' that there has been a third detection of potato wart, this one found in soil samples taken in October 2021.
Canada
‘Super pest’ Colorado potato beetles have the genetic resources to sidestep their attacks
February 21, 2022
Colorado potato beetles have the genetic resources to sidestep our insecticides
The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a 'super pest' that wreaks havoc on potatoes around the world.
United States
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Bags of Prince Edward Island potatoes are unloaded from a transport truck on Dec. 8, 2021, in Ottawa as the potato industry lobbied the federal government to overturn the export ban. Courtesy: Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
February 13, 2022
Prince Edward Island resumes export of potatoes to Puerto Rico
The United States has agreed to let imports of Prince Edward Island table stock potatoes to Puerto Rico resume. United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made the announcement in a news release last week.
Canada
Mark Antunez says some grocery store shelves are now empty where P.E.I. potatoes usually would be. Courtesy: Mark Antunez
January 17, 2022
Puerto Rico supermarket shelves empty as P.E.I. potato supply dries up
Potato importers in Puerto Rico say they are not able to fill their orders to supermarkets on the Caribbean island because they can't get enough supply to fill the void created by the export ban on P.E.I. potatoes.
Puerto Rico
SENASA: ‘Zebra chip’, plaga de la papa, no está presente en el Perú.
January 12, 2022
SENASA: ‘Zebra chip’, plaga de la papa, no está presente en el Perú
El Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA) descartó la presencia de la plaga ‘Zebra Chip’ en el Perú, luego de haber analizado 169 muestras de plantas e insectos procedentes de zonas productoras de papa, en la provincia de Huancabamba, región Piura.
Peru
New Federal Ministerial Coordinating Committee on PEI Potatoes brings whole-of-government approach to help farmers affected by U.S. trade disruption
January 11, 2022
Government Canada establishes committee to restore market access for PEI fresh potatoes to the United States
The Government of Canada is committed to restoring market access for PEI fresh potatoes to the United States and supporting PEI farmers impacted by trade disruptions.
Canada
Agriculture Minister Bloyce Thompson and Economic Development Minister Matthew MacKay announce funding support for the P.E.I. potato industry during a news conference Friday. (Courtesy: CBC)
December 18, 2021
Prince Edward Island potato ban to United States expected to last into new year
P.E.I.'s agriculture minister says he is still hopeful potatoes in limbo won't have to be destroyed, but indications suggest restrictions on Island spuds will last into the new year.
Canada
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December 03, 2021
Additional funding for Renaissance BioScience Corp's yeast-based RNA technology
Renaissance BioScience Corp., a leading global bioengineering company, announced today that it is receiving advisory services and additional funding of up to CAD 200,000 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP).
Canada

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