b"BringingPETER VANDERZAAG is well respected in the Canadian potato industry, and that respect expands beyond borders. Over the years VanderZaag has worked in countries around the globe, Canadianspending the past 43 years breeding potato varieties for countries in Africa and Asia. Due to his previous success, he has continued to be asked for help breeding varieties resistant to various Bred Spudsdiseases and for particular markets.Ive lived a half my life overseas, in Africa and Asia. Ive worked in over 60 countries. So, you can imagine how many to the World people I know. Many people have even requested or are requesting this from us or from me, he explains in a phone interview.Over the past few decades, hes worked here in Canada with While three Canadian potatocolleagues in the Canadian Private Potato Breeders Network varieties are showing promise(CPPBN), including Joyce and Robert Coffin, Andre Gagnon, to reduce disease incidenceDarin Gibson and Debbie Jones, to breed disease resistant varieties. And while those varieties are showing promise internationally, they may also overseas theres also interest growing for them back home.help back home.BY: ASHLEY ROBINSON Late blight is a problem for us in organic produce. Well, its problem for conventional, but there's ways to manage it. In organic production, it's a bit trickier. So, if there would be something that we could gain with some late blight resistance, and still maintain good quality and good yields, that would be a win for us for sure, Gord Penner, senior agronomist for Kroeker Farms, says in a phone interview.The potato variety Valley Crisp is planted on each side of these two row plots of each PSPG varieties. Valley Crisp succumbed to drought and early blight while the three PSPG varieties stayed healthy. PHOTO: PETER VANDERZAAG38SPUDSMART.COM Fall 2022"