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Ontario Potato Harvest, Sept. 24, 2019
On Sept. 24, I dug an on-farm variety trial in one of HJ Vanderzaag fields near Alliston. Although the new varieties were very interesting,...
Advances in Potato Handling Equipment
Recent innovations in potato handling equipment is making life much easier for growers and their employees. Spud Smart takes a closer look at some of...
Preventing Bruise in Potatoes
From general tips to variety-specific recommendations, these experts deliver the goods on mitigating bruise.
Meeting the demands of processors and buyers in terms of quality...
2019 Successful Harvest Checklist for the Storage Crop
Whoever said that “a potato storage is not a hospital” was absolutely right. Diseased or bruised tubers that are stored will not get better. Tubers...
Ontario Potato Production Update: Sept. 3, 2019
Harvesting fresh market and field fry potatoes continued over the long weekend. Quality of both are very good, but yields are variable depending on...
Stress Factors and Management Practices for Sugar End Disorder and Stem-End Chip Defect
Mike Thornton and Paul Bethke share their views on sugar ends and stem-end chip defect.
SUGAR ENDS AND stem-end chip defect are tuber disorders affecting...
Ontario Potato Harvest, Sept. 24, 2019
On Sept. 24, I dug an on-farm variety trial in one of HJ Vanderzaag fields near Alliston. Although the new varieties were very interesting,...
Advances in Potato Handling Equipment
Recent innovations in potato handling equipment is making life much easier for growers and their employees. Spud Smart takes a closer look at some of...
Preventing Bruise in Potatoes
From general tips to variety-specific recommendations, these experts deliver the goods on mitigating bruise.
Meeting the demands of processors and buyers in terms of quality...
2019 Successful Harvest Checklist for the Storage Crop
Whoever said that “a potato storage is not a hospital” was absolutely right. Diseased or bruised tubers that are stored will not get better. Tubers...
Ontario Potato Production Update: Sept. 3, 2019
Harvesting fresh market and field fry potatoes continued over the long weekend. Quality of both are very good, but yields are variable depending on...
Stress Factors and Management Practices for Sugar End Disorder and Stem-End Chip Defect
Mike Thornton and Paul Bethke share their views on sugar ends and stem-end chip defect.
SUGAR ENDS AND stem-end chip defect are tuber disorders affecting...