Articles by brian@columbiamediagroup.com
Growers, Industry News
September 28, 2016
With harvest time approaching — or already arrived — local potato farmers, researchers and those in the farming industry recently spent a few hours together in Hastings collaborating on ways…
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Growers, Health & Nutrition
September 26, 2016
TORONTO — People who avoid potatoes to reduce their carb intake can now try a new Ontario-grown variety that’s touted to have a lower glycemic response, meaning it doesn’t cause…
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Growers, Health & Nutrition
September 22, 2016
A P.E.I. couple celebrated their wedding day in true Island style — with an eight-foot-tall potato named Tate the Tater as their special guest. Tate the Tater, the industry mascot for…
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Growers, Industry News
September 21, 2016
At Land O’Lakes International Development, we uniquely understand how to help farmers and enterprises in low-income nations to transform into profitable, business-minded entities. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization deeply affiliated…
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Time Capsule
September 19, 2016
In October of 2005, Stephenie Meyer’s novel “Twilight” is published; vampires and young adult fiction have never been the same since. On the cover of Potato Country, we had Leonard…
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Growers, Industry News
September 15, 2016
By Greg Roumeliotis and Ludwig Burger German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer clinched a $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto on Wednesday, ending months of wrangling with…
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Growers, Industry News
September 7, 2016
The Canada and Manitoba governments have invested more than $210,000 in a new vegetable research site near Winkler, focused on improving yields, developing new varieties and creating opportunities for potato,…
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Time Capsule
September 6, 2016
In September of 2004, Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run. “Lost” debuts on ABC. On the cover of Potato Country, we had Leona Buyan and a feature story about…
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Diseases and Pests, Growers, Harvest
August 31, 2016
Potato All Locations Harvest and Minimizing Foreign Material: On-line educational videos now available. Foreign material is any material that is not the potato tuber. It is “trash” or “garbage”…
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Growers, Industry News
August 26, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Potato Council (NPC) and Potatoes USA are accepting applications for the Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) class of 2017. The annual eight-day program, to be held Feb….
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