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Up to 58 per cent of all the food produced in Canada is lost or wasted each year. Think about that: nearly two of...

Canadian potato producers are among the very most skilled and proactive potato growers in the world. They’ve perfected potato management through every stage of...

At least some Canadian prairie farmers will be looking forward to finishing – and ideally forgetting – the 2021 growing season. Lack of soil...

I receive countless calls from frustrated potato growers who tell me they are throwing costly inputs at their fields, yet not seeing the yields...

With farmland and input costs as high as they are, farm margins are tighter than ever before. To be successful in farming today, farmers...

If you’ve farmed for several decades, you’ve seen firsthand the shift from broad spectrum to targeted pest management. Partially, the change has occurred because...

Sustainability is one of the more commonly misunderstood concepts in agriculture today. At times agricultural success, especially higher productivity, is put at odds with...

With plants in full green and tubers only now starting to develop underground, July might seem like a strange time to talk potato storage....

It’s NHL playoff season, which means I’m probably not the only one with a hockey game on in the background. There have been some...

There’s nothing more frustrating than packing beautiful potatoes, only to have them hit with a penalty or rejected for bruising when they reach their...