Ottawa – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is committed to helping contain, control, and prevent the spread of potato wart. The new National Potato Wart Response Plan has been finalized and will take effect with the 2025 potato crop. The response plan outlines measures and activities that must be followed when a potato wart detection is confirmed and applies to new …
National Survey Finds No Potato Wart in Soil Samples
Ottawa – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its 2024 National Potato Wart Survey and confirms that the disease was not detected. This year’s survey analyzed more than 2200 soil samples collected from seed potato fields in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (PEI), and Nova Scotia that had no known association …
National Potato Wart Response Plan
Ottawa – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched a final public consultation on a proposed National Potato Wart Response Plan (Response Plan). This Response Plan includes new measures to improve the Agency’s processes to help contain, control, and prevent the spread of potato wart. This will replace the current Potato Wart Domestic Long Term Management Plan. This consultation is a key …