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Organic Potato Symposium - March 25, 2004

Proceedings from the Organic Potato Symposium

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The Symposium was sponsored by:
Prince Edward Island ADAPT Council PEI Certified Organic Producers Co-operative
Jolly Farmer Products Ltd. - NB PEI Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Forestry
New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture ELM Seeds Ltd. - NB
Bedrock Soil Balancing Services - ME Cavendish Farms -PE
 
      Morning Session:
  • Dr. Carlo Leifert, Professor of Ecological Agriculture, Tesco Centre for Organic Agriculture, UK. - Novel strategies for the control of fungal crop diseases.

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    Invited Speakers: Insect, Weed and Disease Management

  • Gilles Boiteau, AAFC, Fredericton, NB - Physical barriers against insect potato pests: Locking the door to insects.

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  • Guy Bernard, NBDAFA, Wicklow, NB - Use of the propane flamer to control insect pests of potatoes

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  • Christine Noronha, AAFC, Charlottetown, PE - Biological control agents of insect pests on potatoes

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  • Jerry Ivany, AAFC, Charlottetown, PE - Physical weed control in potatoes

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  • Rick Peters, AAFC, Charlottetown, PE - Seafood processing waste for nutrition and disease control in organically grown potatoes

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      Afternoon Session:

    Invited Speakers: Nitrogen Management and Organic Potato Production Systems

  • Bernie Zebarth, AAFC, Fredericton, NB - Nitrogen management in organic potato production: Challenges and opportunities

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  • Yves LeClerc, McCain Foods, Florenceville, NB - Potato varieties suitable for organic production

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  • Robert Coffin, Cavendish Farms, Summerside, PE - Potato variety trials, nutrient management and pest control: Bridging the gap between organic and conventional agriculture

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  • Agnes Murphy, AAFC, Fredericton, NB - Building disease and pest resistance through breeding

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  • Derek Lynch, OACC, Truro, NS - Current approaches to organic potato production

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Abstracts from Posters at the Symposium:

The Potato Symposium was organized by a Steering Committee in affiliation with:
the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN)
www.acornorganic.org

and the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC)
www.organicagcentre.ca

Steering Committee Members:


Guy Bernard
Claude Bertheleme
Gilles Boiteau
Raymond Loo
Derek Lynch
Susan MacKinnon
Ralph Martin
Jennifer Melanson