Manitoba

Canada's Prairie agriculture is described as dry-land farming and for some time now the region has been living up to that description. Farmers in the prairies need heavy winter snows as much as spring rains to replenish their soils ahead of the growing season ...

For many industries, 2019 was a challenging year with more setbacks than victories.  One of the few exceptions was the Washington potato industry.  Chris Voigt, Executive Director of the Washington Potato Commission said after a late winter snow forced many growers to plant later than normal, 2019 turned out to be a perfect year for Washington potato growers.   “...