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Man. potato acres expected to top previous year’s

By Jade Markus June 16, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s potato acres are expected to be up from last year, despite some light reseeding, according to two people involved in the industry. Dan Sawatzky, manager with the Keystone Potato Producers Association, said most growers are ahead in terms of crop stage development so far this year. “I know in the process […] Read more

Late blight has cost potato growers worldwide billions in damaged crops. (Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Potatoes

Soil bacteria may offer weapon against late blight in potatoes

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News June 13, 2015

Potato producers may soon have a new ally in their battle against late blight, and it’s right under their feet. Researchers have discovered bacterial strains in the soil that show promise as disease controls. Some bacteria suppress or inhibit late blight by over 90 per cent, according to an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) release. […] Read more

These golden nematode cysts, shown here on potato roots, are about a third to half a millimetre in diameter. (Xiaohong Wang photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Potatoes

Potato ‘fields’ clarified for cross-border trade

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News May 22, 2015

Canadian and U.S. food inspectors have agreed on what they mean by a “field” in any restrictions they place on potato trade on account of potato cyst nematodes. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Tuesday announced new revisions to their Guidelines on Surveillance and Phytosanitary […] Read more

Alan McIsaac, shown here last month visiting Charlottetown’s St. Jean Elementary School in his role as minister of education and early childhood development, now leads a reorganized ministry of agriculture and fisheries. (Brian Simpson photo courtesy Government of P.E.I.)

Crops

P.E.I. farms and fisheries ministries merge

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 20, 2015

A reorganization of Prince Edward Island’s government departments will see agriculture split from forestry and instead paired with fisheries. Having returned to office in the May 4 election, Premier Wade MacLauchlan on Wednesday announced his new cabinet, appointing former education and transportation minister Alan McIsaac as minister of agriculture and fisheries. As the agriculture and […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Drought prompts cuts to farm irrigation in California, Oregon

By Courtney Sherwood May 15, 2015

Portland | Reuters –– The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will cut the amount of federal irrigation water available to farmers along the Oregon-California border to half the annual norm as it grapples with a fourth year of regional drought, the agency said on Friday. Though the roughly 1,200 affected farms in the Klamath Basin had […] Read more

P.E.I.’s Province House. (Assembly.pe.ca)

Crops

P.E.I. Liberals in need of ag minister after win

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 5, 2015

Wade MacLauchlan’s Liberals scored another majority in the Prince Edward Island legislature in Monday’s election, but will need to find a new agriculture minister. George Webster — who’d held the post from 2009 until Monday, stepping down temporarily in 2009 to recover from a mild heart attack — opted not to run again in his riding […] Read more

McDonald’s in March launched a new “Welcome to McDonald’s” ad campaign in Canada, featuring the chain’s Canadian food suppliers, staff and customers. (Dave Bedard photo)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Potatoes, Reuters

McDonald’s reset to change structure, cut costs, boost franchises

By Lisa Baertlein May 4, 2015

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp.’s new CEO said on Monday he would reorganize business units, sell restaurants to franchisees and cut costs in a bid to turn the fast-food chain into a “modern, progressive burger company.” The anticipated video announcement by CEO Steve Easterbrook left investors hungry for specific details on how the world’s biggest restaurant […] Read more

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Potatoes

Man. potato acres expected to top previous year’s

Soil bacteria may offer weapon against late blight in potatoes

Potato ‘fields’ clarified for cross-border trade

P.E.I. farms and fisheries ministries merge

Drought prompts cuts to farm irrigation in California, Oregon

P.E.I. Liberals in need of ag minister after win

McDonald’s reset to change structure, cut costs, boost franchises

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