IssuesFall 2015

Fall 2015

Turning Potatoes into Biogas

B.C.-based Heppell’s Potato Corp. finds creative use for waste materials. Since its formation more than 90 years ago, one of the guiding principles of Surrey,...

Increasing Competitiveness

A new national research initiative aims to boost yields and enhance Canada’s sagging position in the global potato market. Researchers have received $1.4 million in...

Tools for Success

New innovations in potato storage technology. To protect their investment, it’s important for growers to keep on top of the latest innovations in ventilation, humidification...

Top 5 Storage Diseases

The major threats facing potato producers this season — and how to manage or prevent them. Potato growers are familiar with the expression ‘a potato storage...

Winning the Battle Against Late Blight

How one of the primary scourges of the potato industry is being successfully fought in Alberta. When late blight was discovered in many Alberta potato fields...

Durable Late Blight Resistance

Scientists in the Netherlands use cisgenic modification to instil blight-resistance trait in potatoes. Researchers from Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands have just...

Turning Potatoes into Biogas

B.C.-based Heppell’s Potato Corp. finds creative use for waste materials. Since its formation more than 90 years ago, one of the guiding principles of Surrey,...

Increasing Competitiveness

A new national research initiative aims to boost yields and enhance Canada’s sagging position in the global potato market. Researchers have received $1.4 million in...

Tools for Success

New innovations in potato storage technology. To protect their investment, it’s important for growers to keep on top of the latest innovations in ventilation, humidification...

Top 5 Storage Diseases

The major threats facing potato producers this season — and how to manage or prevent them. Potato growers are familiar with the expression ‘a potato storage...

Winning the Battle Against Late Blight

How one of the primary scourges of the potato industry is being successfully fought in Alberta. When late blight was discovered in many Alberta potato fields...

Durable Late Blight Resistance

Scientists in the Netherlands use cisgenic modification to instil blight-resistance trait in potatoes. Researchers from Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands have just...