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37SUMMER 2015 SPUDSMART.COM The continued testing of fields for the presence of potato cyst nematode PCN continued in 2014 with 13144 samples tested in CFIAs National Detection Survey. This sampling represented 24 per cent of the certified seed production acreage in Canada. No detections were reported. Since 2006 244701 samples have been tested in the survey all with negative results. In a discussion of the revised PCN guidelines that were implemented in May 2014 questions have been raised regarding the interpretation of what defines a field in relation to historical soil sampling and testing. It is hoped that an agreement between CFIA and the United States Department of Agriculture will soon be reached on the revised definition of a field and the associated use of historical testing data. POTATO WART UPDATE At the March CPC meeting CFIA provided an update on potato wart testing and detection management of the disease and export requirements. The agencys surveillance activities include post-harvest field inspection tuber inspection at harvest or entering storage or leaving storage and soil sampling. A total of 18854 soil samples were taken in 2014 and 16662 had been tested at the time of the CPC meeting. Since then testing has been completed on all remaining samples. A U.S. Federal Order was released by USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in January allowing seed to be imported into the United States from Prince Edward Island if it originated from non-regulated fields that tested negative for potato wart and potato cyst nematode. In terms of other seed related issues importers and growers purchasing seed from the United States are encouraged to request the North American Certified Seed Potato Health Certificate from the exporter. This contains information required to establish equivalency of the seed to Canadian requirements including history of bacterial ring rot testing on the seed lot. Unlike the situation in Canada where CFIA accredits private testing laboratories there is no such approval process in place for USDA approval of private laboratories conducting testing in the United States. This has been raised as a serious concern by the CPC and we understand that the USDA will develop an accreditationapproval process for testing facilities in the U.S. in the coming year. CFIA provided a presentation via conference call on the status of e-Phytos electronic certification system in the plant health area. CFIAs new Electronic Service Delivery Platform ESDP is just starting to be designed and built. Deployment of the platform which will include building client profiles training CFIA and industry personnel and staged deployment of export certificates will start in April 2016 and end in June 2017. All entities that deal with CFIA will be registered in the ESDP and exporters will be able to apply and monitor the progress of their applications online. Certificates will be issued electronically to importing countries. A National Export Service Centre will be established to process applications. MARKETING AND PROMOTION A national promotional media campaign was devel- oped by the CPC Promotion and Marketing Working Group and the United Potato Growers of Canada with a focus on the health benefits of potatoes and debunking nutritional myths. Different media options were looked at and Rogers Media properties Chatelaine and Todays Parent were selected for the campaign which ran ads in the FebruaryMarch issues of the magazines. The cost of the campaign was shared among provincial potato organizations with each regional contribution based on 2013 fresh potato acres. The CPC is appreciative of the matching funds provided by Ottawas Growing Forward 2 program that helps support this initiative through the AAFC AgriMarketing Program. The CPC also endorsed moving forward with the next phase of a project examining the feasibility of Techmark is more than a storage ventilation company. We are a Total Storage Quality Management Company. Storage system innovation through integration of technology and experience. Techmarks product and service lines are designed to work for your storage management team and create efficient profitable operating procedures for your storage systems. 15400 S. US 27 Lansing MI 48906 USA www.techmark-inc.com 517-322-0250 For service and sales in Manitoba contact our dealer Smart Electric Services 204 834-2440 -Ventilation system controls and equipment -In-floor air cup system -Impact Recording Device IRD for bruise reduction -Laboratory services for process quality and sugar analysis -Prescriptive Ventilation for targeted airflow