IssuesFall 2020

Fall 2020

Facing the Future with Family

North Paddock Farms sees opportunities despite pandemic challenges. The global COVID-19 pandemic has certainly caused its share of challenges for Canadian farmers. But Alison Davie...

Eye on the Nation — Fall 2020

Manitoba By: Dan Sawatzky, general manager of the Keystone Potato Producers Association Direct potato harvest began at the end of the second week of August this...

A Failed Expansion

The Saskatchewan government has previously tried to expand its potato industry — but the project flopped. With the recent Saskatchewan government announcement of an irrigation...

Decades in the Making

The Saskatchewan potato industry has the opportunity to expand after the government announced a $4-billion irrigation expansion — decades after it was initially planned. Farmers...

Tater Tales — An Outstanding Chipping Variety

SP327 is a new chipping potato variety developed in Ontario by Peter Vander Zaag. New varieties are crucial to the health and growth of the...

Up to the Challenge

Hired as the first female farm manager at AAFC’s Benton Ridge potato breeding substation last year, Rachelle Smith is helping break new ground for...

Facing the Future with Family

North Paddock Farms sees opportunities despite pandemic challenges. The global COVID-19 pandemic has certainly caused its share of challenges for Canadian farmers. But Alison Davie...

Eye on the Nation — Fall 2020

Manitoba By: Dan Sawatzky, general manager of the Keystone Potato Producers Association Direct potato harvest began at the end of the second week of August this...

A Failed Expansion

The Saskatchewan government has previously tried to expand its potato industry — but the project flopped. With the recent Saskatchewan government announcement of an irrigation...

Decades in the Making

The Saskatchewan potato industry has the opportunity to expand after the government announced a $4-billion irrigation expansion — decades after it was initially planned. Farmers...

Tater Tales — An Outstanding Chipping Variety

SP327 is a new chipping potato variety developed in Ontario by Peter Vander Zaag. New varieties are crucial to the health and growth of the...

Up to the Challenge

Hired as the first female farm manager at AAFC’s Benton Ridge potato breeding substation last year, Rachelle Smith is helping break new ground for...