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Rampart Fungicide has NO sodium. That means Rampart offers excellent uptake. of whomever is responsible for inserting metal objects into potatoes. The new reward is available until Aug. 15 and tips received from Aug. 16 to Oct. 31 will be eligible for the previous reward amount of 100000. Earlier in June the federal government announced it will spend 1.5 million to help Prince Edward Island farmers to buy metal detection equipment to help find foreign objects in potatoes. The funding will be used to purchase and install detection equipment while an extra 500000 from the P.E.I. government is being used for on-site security assessments and training. Potato Growers Reach 25 Million Antitrust Settlement A U.S. potato growers co-operative has agreed to pay 25 million to settle allegations that it violated antitrust law by acting as a cartel to raise prices. Under the deal which was granted preliminary approval by a federal judge on June 17 the United Potato Growers of America and affiliated companies and organizations must pay 19.5 million to grocers and 5.5 million to consumers. The defendants have also agreed to cease any attempt to manage potato acreage prior to planting for seven years. It already appears however that the agreement wont put the issue to rest. UPGA officials reported in June that one of the major plaintiffs Kansas-based Associated Whole Grocers will likely press forward with its own lawsuit rather than participating in the settlement. Soil Bacteria Could Protect Against Late Blight A research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has discovered that naturally occurring bacteria found in some Saskatchewan and Alberta soils could offer protection against late blight disease in potatoes. Sue Boyetchko and her team are taking the bacteria multiplying them in a lab and applying the bacteria to potato plants as well as the tubers themselves. What we are trying to do is develop this into a product so that farmers or home gardeners can apply it at the right place at the right time in order to control this disease she says. Now on the third year of this research project Boyetchko and her team are working on how to mass-produce the bacteria. She says it will still be a few years before the product could be commercially available and they are currently looking for investors and industry input. Compost Study Underway in New Brunswick Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has joined forces with McCain Foods Canada and New Brunswicks potato growers in a major project to improve potato yields in the province by improving soil health. According to AAFC potato yields in New Brunswick have been lagging behind other North American potato production regions and its believed one of the culprits may be declining soil health. AAFC and industry are collaborating in research