Crop Production

Surviving the Land Squeeze Western Canadian growers facing ever-mounting costs are questioning whether potato farming can be sustainable long term—or if the next generation...

Signs of resistance should be answered with careful resistance management strategies. Stakeholders in the potato industry, from members of the scientific community to manufacturers of...

Potato industry news and events from partners and associations across Canada. Alberta Edzo Kok, Executive Director Potato Growers of Alberta With planting season approaching, growers are faced...

Four growers from four potato-growing regions of Canada discuss their irrigation and fertility management practices. BIOGRAPHIES Homer VanderZaag grows about 900 acres of potatoes, primarily...

Recent research indicates that liming can improve soil health, increase pH levels--and boost yields. Recent liming research completed in Prince Edward Island shows that applying...

Prince Edward Island By Gary Linkletter, Chairman, Prince Edward Island Potato Board After the Christmas and New Year holiday season, the potato industry on Prince Edward...