b'make Manitoba a world leader in cutting- The proposal will be formal adopted"Even if rain comes to better soil edge potato research and educationby the FAO at their annual generalsituations and harvesting conditions, to support the provinces fourth mostassembly in December, and then at thebruising could be a problem while lifting. valuable crop. United Nations General Assembly inEarly germination in storages will also We are committed to working closelyNew York in September 2023, where itrender upcoming storage season difficult with growers and the potato industry bywill be approved, and the resolution ofand more expensive. Weight losses and supporting environmentally sustainablethe declaration will happen. Due to thewastage levels (due to among other things production practices at the farm level,final steps in the approval process thebruising) will probably be higher."helping to invest in the education of thefirst International Potato Day will beOverall, it has been an expensive next generation of leaders, reducingcelebrated on May 30, 2024, the releasegrowing season for NEPG farmers. the amount of waste generated in oursaid. Contract prices for the 2022/23 season business and giving back to food insecurewere signed early in the year before the communities," Pamela Kolochuk, CEO ofwar in Ukraine. Since Russia invaded Peak of the Market Ltd., said in the release. Ukraine, productions costs have risen MARKET NEWS dramatically, and current contract prices Drought Drops European Potatodon\'t cover additional costs farmers are Crop by Seven to 11 Per cent facing. NEPG noted rising costs should be First International Potato DayFollowing a long and unusually hot andshared by the whole potato chain.Announced for 2024 dry summer, the North-western EuropeanNEPG said with the higher production The first International Potato Day willPotato Growers (NEPG) are predictingcosts and higher risks due to climate happen on May 30, 2024, a news releasepotato production in their region willchange and the war in Ukraine, potato from the World Potato Congress (WPC)drop by seven to 11 per cent, a newsfarmers are concerned about what to plant said. release said. next year.Last July, the Committee of AgricultureFinal potato area in the NEPG zone for"With no guarantees from buyers, of the Food and Agriculture Organization2022 is 510,938 hectares. This marks anpotato producers could end up deciding (FAO) approved a proposal presented byincrease of 3.2 per cent compared to lastto plant or sow more alternative crops."the Peruvian government to declare Mayyear, NEPG noted. 30 as the International Day of the Potato."Depending on final growth gains, The release noted this decision was theglobal production should vary between 20 culmination of an effort promoted byand 21 million tons," the release said. RESEARCH NEWSa working group set up by the WPC inThe release noted following the hot,Testing Potato Quality Without collaboration with the FAO. dry summer potato production is reducedCutting Spuds Open"It will be the first International Daythroughout the NEPG zone. SituationsA new research project at Lethbridge declared by the United Nations for avary between countries with Belgian andCollege is using near-infrared (NIR) major crop and it is a testament of theFrench farmers the most affected, whilehyperspectral imaging technology to many qualities of the potato that make it aDutch growers aren\'t as much. NEPG saidtest potato quality without having to cut vital tool in helping to eradicate poverty,some farmers won\'t be able to deliver theirtubers open, a news release said.improving food security, and providingfinal expected contracts due to low yields. The new three-year $523,300 research healthy and nutritious food to millions of"Summer 2022 will be recorded as aproject is being led by Chandra Singh, consumers around the globe," the releasedifficult and a very costly year, eithersenior research chair in agricultural said. because yields per hectare are low, butengineering and technology at Lethbridge WPC members lobbied authoritiesalso because energy and irrigation costsCollege. Its being funded with more than in various countries to help ensure thewere much higher." $400,000 from Results Driven Agriculture proposal was successful, the releaseHeat waves throughout the summerResearch and Alberta Innovates.said. The WPC created an internationalcaused quality and storage issues, theThe project is using NIR hyperspectral coalition of support led by Peru, centre ofrelease said. There have been someimaging system and machine learning biodiversity of the crop, and supported byreports of underwater weights and nottechniques to detect quality parameters Ireland, Canada, Belgium, Australia, andenough tuber length, along with lifting ofin potatoes, without destroying the China. dormancy. samples. The release noted most major Rampart FungicidehasNO SODIUM. That means that Rampart delivers excellent uptake. Get the rightrecipe with Rampart. SPUDSMART.COM Fall 202257WWW.UAP.CA'