IssuesFall 2019

Fall 2019

Eye on the Nation

The latest potato production news from across the country. Fall 2019 MANITOBA Dan Sawatzky, General Manager, Keystone Potato Producers Association MANITOBA  Dan Sawatzky, General Manager, Keystone Potato Producers Association  As...

New Strategies for Mitigating Off-Site Pesticide Movement in Water

Could innovative systems, products and resources developed in Europe provide solutions for Canadian farmers? WHEN THE PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT Regulatory Agency (PMRA) announced its proposed special...

Unlocking the Potato’s True Potential

LAST AUGUST, at the Potato Association of America (PAA) annual meeting, I had an opportunity to talk with Michiel de Vries, Solynta’s research team...

The Ins and Outs of Potato Yield Monitoring

As profit margins shrink, it’s never been more important for growers to have a good handle on what’s happening in their fields. Data generated...

Creating the World’s Best Vodka

Six generations of the Beattie family have been farming potatoes in Alliston, Ont. Three years ago, they decided to try their hand at making...

Better Sooner Than Later

Researchers are working on innovative ways for growers to detect late blight before symptoms appear in their potato crops. Late blight is a deadly disease...

Eye on the Nation

The latest potato production news from across the country. Fall 2019 MANITOBA Dan Sawatzky, General Manager, Keystone Potato Producers Association MANITOBA  Dan Sawatzky, General Manager, Keystone Potato Producers Association  As...

New Strategies for Mitigating Off-Site Pesticide Movement in Water

Could innovative systems, products and resources developed in Europe provide solutions for Canadian farmers? WHEN THE PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT Regulatory Agency (PMRA) announced its proposed special...

Unlocking the Potato’s True Potential

LAST AUGUST, at the Potato Association of America (PAA) annual meeting, I had an opportunity to talk with Michiel de Vries, Solynta’s research team...

The Ins and Outs of Potato Yield Monitoring

As profit margins shrink, it’s never been more important for growers to have a good handle on what’s happening in their fields. Data generated...

Creating the World’s Best Vodka

Six generations of the Beattie family have been farming potatoes in Alliston, Ont. Three years ago, they decided to try their hand at making...

Better Sooner Than Later

Researchers are working on innovative ways for growers to detect late blight before symptoms appear in their potato crops. Late blight is a deadly disease...