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SPUDSMART.COM SUMMER 201536 Canadian Potato Council Update Plant health potato marketing wireworm control and plant breeders rights were just some of the topics discussed at the March meeting in Quebec City.BY JOHN BAREMAN AND BRENDA SIMMONS THE CANADIAN POTATO COUNCIL and the Seed Potato Subcommittee met jointly on March 10 just prior to the Canadian Horticultural Councils 93rd Annual General Meeting in Quebec City Que. Forty members and observers representing provincial potato grower organizations the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and provincial governments attended the meeting. PLANT HEALTH The CPC is part of the Potato Expert Group of the North American Plant Protection Organization NAPPO which is a forum for public and private sectors in Canada United States and Mexico to collaborate in the regional protection of plant JOHN BAREMAN is the chair of the Canadian Potato Council. He and Brenda Simmons vice-chair of the CPC co-authored this report from the organizations March meeting. Members of the Canadian Potato Council meeting at the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City Que. on March 10. PHOTO CANADIAN POTATO COUNCIL. resources and the environment while facilitating trade. Plant protection and trade facilitation are achieved through the development and implemen- tation of science-based standards and related plant protection activities that are directed towards preventing the introduction and spread of regulated plant pests. The Potato Expert Group is currently working on alignment of North American regional standards with international standards for the entry of potato micropropagative material and minitubers into NAPPO countries. The outcome would be entry into Canada and other NAPPO countries of plant material with reduced post-entry requirements provided such material is produced in a facility meeting designated standards.