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Resson combines the latest advancements in computer vision, machine learning and big data analytics to provide growers with actionable insights using their field data.
(Courtesy: Resson)
五月 10, 2018
Mahindra joins McCain and Monsanto as investor in Big Data company Resson
Resson, a predictive analytics company for the agricultural industry, welcomed Mahindra & Mahindra as a strategic partner, joining existing strategic partners, which include McCain Foods and Monsanto Growth Ventures.
Robert Anderson (far left) and Jill Ebbett of East Glassville, N.B. have been named Atlantic’s Outstanding Young Farmers.
五月 03, 2018
New Brunswick Seed Potato Farmers named Atlantic's 2018 Outstanding Young Farmers
Seed Potato Farmers Robert Anderson and Jill Ebbett of East Glassville, New Brunswick (Canada) were named Atlantic’s Outstanding Young Farmers
Dr. Bernie Zebarth of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada explores drone use during the 2018 Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon in January of this year. (Courtesy: Alexis Stockford)
五月 01, 2018
The next frontier: potato and precision agriculture
Potato cultivation has a number of quirks that make it both a prime candidate for precision agriculture and a little different than other crops
Dr. Aitazaz Farooque (center) is an assistant professor at UPEI’s School of Sustainable Design Engineering
四月 19, 2018
UPEI Precision Agriculture Project focused on Potato Inputs gets boost
A five year research project to develop precision agriculture ('smart') technologies for the use of inputs in potato farming at the University of Prince Edward Island's School of Sustainable Design Engineering received support from NSERC
Patates Dolbec Inc. in Saint-Ubalde, Quebec is a family owned potato packing company run by husband and wife Stéphan Dolbec and Josée Petitclerc
四月 12, 2018
Equipment Upgrade Potato Packing Plant Patates Dolbec in Quebec receives government support
Potato packing company Patates Dolbec Inc. in Quebec just completed an expansion and modernization project supported by the Canadian Government.
A potato field with poor emergence. In this photo from the NDSU, the cause of the poor emergence was exposure of the seed potato plants the to low levels of the herbicide glyphosate.
三月 04, 2018
Never Store Seed Potatoes in a CIPC treated Storage, warns McCain Storage Expert
During the International Potato Technology Expo on Prince Edward Island (PEI) in Canada, John Walsh, Associate Principal Scientist, Potato Storage at McCain Foods, warned farmers for the effects of low levels of CIPC on seed potato performance.
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International Potato Expo Marks Successful Event in Charlottetown
二月 27, 2018
International Potato Expo marks Successful Event in Charlottetown
The 2018 edition of the International Potato Technology Expo welcomed professionals from across North America back to the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown this past Friday and Saturday.
A conveyor belt takes potatoes into the $1.1 million chemical imaging machine (Insort's Sherlock Separator-2400) to be inspected for foreign objects or defects, such as surface scabs or rot.
二月 18, 2018
Sherlock Separator cleans up potatoes for processing at PEI Potato Solutions
Terrence McEachern of the Guardian spoke with Romana Roberts and Chris Hunt of PEI Potato Solutions on the Sherlock Separator they recently installed for the removal of foreign objects and defects, such as surface scabs or rot.
Potato growers and industry members gathered in Fredericton for the Potato Selection Release Open House on Wednesday to learn what new varieties are available for trial that could improve yields and taste – including the varieties used to make French fr
二月 15, 2018
New potato varieties could improve taste of French fries
Potato growers and industry members gathered in Fredericton for the Potato Selection Release Open House on Wednesday to learn what new varieties are available for trial that could improve yields and taste – including the varieties used to make French fries.
Specially developed for sorting whole potatoes, the Sherlock Separator can recognize and sort out foreign bodies - such as golf balls - and identify a wide range of potato defects.
一月 21, 2018
PEI Potato Solutions receives government support as the company invests in the latest sorting technology
The Government of Canada supports the investment in a Sherlock Separator potato sorter by RWL Holdings LTD (PEI Potato Solutions), a potato washing and sorting facility to optimize potatoes for processing prior to delivery to Cavendish Farms.
The Colorado potato beetle, also known as the Colorado beetle is a major pest of potato crops.
一月 13, 2018
Lunchtime is over for the Colorado potato beetle
Chemicals in the leaves of potato plants, produced naturally by the plant, may hold the key to a new way to control Colorado potato beetles - a major pest for potato growers.
Four presidents and CEO's of the World Potato Congress Inc.; From left to Right: Romain Cools (2018 - ), Allan Parker (2007 - 2013), Lloyd Palmer ( - 2007) and David Thompson (2013 - 2018) (Courtesy: Twitter / @RomainCools)
一月 05, 2018
Romain Cools new President and CEO of World Potato Congress (WPC) Inc
David Thompson steps down as President and CEO of the World Potato Congress Inc. and announces Romain Cools as new President and CEO.
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McCain Foods Global Vice President for Agronomy Ghislain Pelletier shared his vision for the future of the potato industry with Island growers during the recent annual meeting of the PEI Potato Board.
一月 01, 2018
McCain Foods executive makes predictions for future of potato industry
McCain Foods Global Vice President for Agronomy Ghislain Pelletier shared his vision for the future of the potato industry with Island growers during the recent annual meeting of the PEI Potato Board.
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十二月 10, 2017
Darryl Wallace new Chairman of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board has a new Chairman as a result of its December 4th Board of Directors meeting.
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十一月 21, 2017
Research: How can we increase fertilizer efficiency?
The government of Canada last week announced a $1.8 million investment in a research project at the University of British Columbia that includes the development of beneficial management practices for increasing the efficiency of fertilizer use in potatoes.
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十一月 20, 2017
McCain Foods recognizes S-Scan Farms as Champion Grower for its Coaldale, Alberta Plant
S-Scan Farms of Scandia, Alberta was named the McCain 2016 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Coaldale plant
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Front (L-R): Derek Fiskel, Karen Fiskel, Rick Fiskel of Fiskel Farms. Back (L-R): Dave Giroux, Carberry Plant Manager, Bart Witherspoon, Field Department Manager, Dale McCarthy, VP Integrated Supply Chain NA, Bob Hyra, Director, Agriculture NA Mid-West,
十一月 12, 2017
McCain Foods recognizes Fiskel Farms as Champion Potato Grower for its Manitoba Plants
Fiskel Farms of Carberry, Manitoba was named the McCain 2016 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Manitoba plants during the annual Growers’ Appreciation Banquet held at Canad Inns in Portage la Prairie.
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十月 31, 2017
PEI Potato Growers ask: 'What does it take to grow Quality Potatoes'
The PEI Potato Industry is excited to release for the first time a thirty second commercial highlighting the industry.
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