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2021 AGM/AGA 2021 Dec 3

November 30, 2021

December 3rd, 2021

You are invited to attend our Zoom Virtual / Audioconference for 2021 Potatoes NB Annual General Meeting on December 3rd, 2021.

Meeting will start at 9:00 am, so be sure to be login ahead of time.

Vous êtes invités à assister à notre conférence virtuelle / audioconférence Zoom pour l’Assemblée Générale Annuelle 2021 de Pommes de terre N.-B. le 3 Decembre, 2021 La réunion débutera à 9h00, alors assurez-vous de vous connecter à l’avance.

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Potato Farmers Call for Action

June 5, 2020

Potatoes are spoiling due to slow federal government response

Canadian potato growers are calling for the federal government to act quickly to help resolve a massive surplus of their crop caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic shut down before the stored potatoes begin to sprout and spoil. (CNW Group/Potatoes New Brunswick)

GRAND FALLS, NB, June 4, 2020 /CNW/ – Delays rolling out a COVID-19-related support program for Canadian agriculture may spell doom for potato farmers.

While the government delays, millions of pounds of potatoes are sitting in storage and starting to rot. Early last month, the government announced a $50-million Surplus Food Purchase Program intended to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on farmers. However, there has been no action from the government — and few words from Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau — since the announcement.

“We need to finally settle with the province and federal government so that we can dispose of these potatoes now,” says Matt Hemphill, Executive Director of Potatoes New Brunswick. “That could mean turning them to cattle feed or creating more freezer capacity to get them processed into french fries or donating to food banks. But the reality is we need help and support to do that, and the government has yet to make any tangible move in the right direction.”

The ripple effect of the COVID-19 economic shut down has hit Canadian farms hard. The closure of restaurants and bars across the country has meant a drastic drop in the number of people ordering plates of french fries. For potato farmers, this resulted in the equivalent of 700 transport truckloads of potatoes in surplus in New Brunswick alone.

Canadian potato farmers have also grown millions of pounds of seed potatoes for this year that have gone unused, as dropping demand for potatoes means fewer acres were planted. Seed potatoes take years to cultivate, but are now starting to sprout in storages which makes them unusable.

Potatoes are one of Canada’s leading agricultural commodities, accounting for a third of all vegetable farm cash receipts in the country. Canada is also the world’s second-largest exporter of French fries (after The Netherlands) and fifth largest seed potato exporter — before the COVID-19 crisis hit, an estimated 70% of all potatoes grown in Canada for processing into frozen foods are shipped to other countries.

“The government needs to remember we are dealing with a perishable crop,” says Richard Strang, CEO of Strang’s Produce in Malden, NB. “The longer they delay, the greater the risk of spoilage and the increased chance we have to deal with potato blight in addition to the surplus.

“Without government action now, it will devastate a multi-billion industry and all of the jobs — on the farm, in the processing plants and in grocery stores and restaurants — that depend on it.”

About Potatoes New Brunswick:

Potatoes New Brunswick is a producer-driven organization, collaborating with industry partners to enhance the value of the New Brunswick potato. It was created in 1979 by federal and provincial legislation as the result of several Royal Commissions and studies on the potato industry. Potatoes New Brunswick also operates a grower-owned disease testing laboratory and research facility in Fredericton. 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

For further information: Kalvin Reid, Senior Consultant, Enterprise, Email: kreid@enterprisecanada.com, Mobile: 289-241-7936

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2019 Potatoes NB AGM

November 6, 2019

Potatoes New Brunswick will hold its Annual General Meeting

Friday December 6th, 2019 at the E&P Senechal Center (60 Ouellette St., Grand Falls, NB) from 9:00am to 3:30pm

The agenda can be found here : 2019 AGM Agenda

We look forward to seeing you there!

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2019 Potato Conference

September 20, 2018

2019 Potato Conference & Tradeshow details

This year Potato Conference & Tradeshow will be held on Thursday, February 7th, 2019 at the AYR Motor Centre in WOODSTOCK, NB, from 8:00 to 3:00

Registration 10$

Program – 2019 NB Potato Conf. & Trade Show, EN

The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Laurence C. Smith. His Biography can be found here Notice 2019 – EN, FR

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2018 Spring District Meetings

March 16, 2018

Attention all New Brunswick Potato producers,

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming district meeting in your area!

Agenda is enclosed. Dates are as follows:

Spring district mtg. 2018 – EN

District # 4&5 – Tuesday – April 3rd, 2017 @ Hampton Inn, Moncton, N.B.

District #2B – Wednesday – April 4th, 2018 @ New Denmark Rec. Hal / New Denmark, N.B.

District 3 – Tuesday – April 10th, 2018 @ Kin club of Florenceville / East Centreville, N.B.

District 1&2A – Wednesday – April 11th, 2018 @ Hôtel Quality Inn – Saint-André, N.B.

All meetings begin at 5:30pm and a meal will be served.

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