Most Recent

Trapped in a Circular Discussion on Verticillium Management

0
I just stepped out of a meeting between several university agronomy faculty members and about a dozen vegetable farmers at a potato industry association. The...

PEI Potato Board Issues Scam Alert

0
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board posted the following statement on their website: Temporary Foreign Worker Program Employment Agreement Contract Scam It has come to our...

Online Partners

Watch Now

INSIDERS

Trapped in a Circular Discussion on Verticillium Management

0
I just stepped out of a meeting between several university agronomy faculty members and about a dozen vegetable farmers at a potato industry association. The...

A Roadmap to Better Understanding Your Soil Test Reports

0
Knowledge is power. When it comes to your soil test reports, the better you understand them, the more likely it is you’ll develop nutrient...

Partner Content

Data Driven Harvesting: Finally Available for Potatoes Too

IN 1849, a man by the name of Pieter Vansteenkiste founded a forge in Roeselare, Belgium, where he and his family manufactured agricultural and...

Keeping Spuds Healthy with a Wide Rotation

We started focusing on expanding our potato crop rotation about five years ago. We had been attending a lot of agronomy meetings, and at...

News

USDA to Keep the Potato Classified as Vegetable, Not a Grain

Potatoes will officially remain classified as a vegetable in the United States. U.S. Senator Susan Collins received a call from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

Tolsma-Grisnich and the Invaro Group (Schouten) Collaborate in Optical Sorting Technology

As of May 1, 2024, Tolsma-Grisnich and the Invaro Group joined forces in the field of optical sorting of potatoes and onions. The partnership between...

Agronomy

Upcoming Webinar – Tackling Moisture When it’s Too Much / Too Little / Too Late

How can growers promote crop resilience and maximize productivity when conditions are less than ideal? Get the advice you need in our webinar at...

A New Way to Fight Colorado Potato Beetles

The first sprayable insecticide based on dsRNA technology has been approved in the U.S. and could be coming soon to Canada. A new weapon could...

Business

Tolsma-Grisnich and the Invaro Group (Schouten) Collaborate in Optical Sorting Technology

0
As of May 1, 2024, Tolsma-Grisnich and the Invaro Group joined forces in the field of optical sorting of potatoes and onions. The partnership between...

KWS Welcomes New Manitoba Sales Rep

0
KWS Seeds Canada has welcomed Dan Bolton as its new Manitoba sales representative. Dan graduated with a degree in agriculture at the University of Manitoba...

Viewpoints

Technology