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Potatoes New Brunswick is the result of several Royal Commissions
and studies on the potato industry. The organization was created by
federal and provincial legislation, and came into being in 1979 as
the New Brunswick Potato Agency.
PNB operates from offices in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Potatoes New Brunswick also operates a
grower owned disease testing laboratory and research facility in
Fredericton New Brunswick, Agricultural Certification Services.
Direction is provided by a
Board of Directors consisting of 10 growers-directors elected from 6
provincial districts. PNB's Board is controlled by growers and also
includes regular attendance by representatives from the New
Brunswick Potato Shippers` Association, the New Brunswick Seed
Potato Growers Association and the New Brunswick Seed Potato Export
Corporation.
Potatoes New Brunswick has many
very active committees, which provide support and advice to the
board. Most of the members of these committees are growers who are
not board members. We also have committees which include federal
and provincial government experts and researchers.
The potato industry alone, through primary, secondary and induced
activities (the “potato cluster”) generates about $1.3 billion
dollars for New Brunswick’s
economy every year.
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