IssuesFall 2021

Fall 2021

Are Cover Crops an Answer to Mitigating Climate Change?

There is a lot of talk about climate change. Many people point to agriculture as one of the potential sources to the answer of...

Water Freedom for P.E.I. Potato Growers

Potato growers in Prince Edward Island are applauding long overdue changes to irrigation regulations. It was supposed to be for one year only when the...

Kevin MacIsaac — A Career Dedicated to Agriculture

After a career spent working in agriculture, Kevin MacIsaac is retiring. It seemed fitting to retire this fall. On Oct. 1, 2011, Kevin MacIsaac was...

Editorial — The Spud Smart Editor’s Regenerative Ag Confusion

One Friday I was sitting at my desk doing my usual morning tasks when an email landed in my inbox. It was from a...

The Regenerative Ag Debate for Growing Potatoes, is it Possible?

With major potato processing companies McCain Foods and PepsiCo having made regenerative ag pledges, what does that mean for those who grow the spuds? When...

Making a Canadian Potato Breeding Program Work

A group of Canadian potato breeders have teamed up to breed potato varieties for late blight resistance. Potato breeders strive to develop new varieties with...

Are Cover Crops an Answer to Mitigating Climate Change?

There is a lot of talk about climate change. Many people point to agriculture as one of the potential sources to the answer of...

Water Freedom for P.E.I. Potato Growers

Potato growers in Prince Edward Island are applauding long overdue changes to irrigation regulations. It was supposed to be for one year only when the...

Kevin MacIsaac — A Career Dedicated to Agriculture

After a career spent working in agriculture, Kevin MacIsaac is retiring. It seemed fitting to retire this fall. On Oct. 1, 2011, Kevin MacIsaac was...

Editorial — The Spud Smart Editor’s Regenerative Ag Confusion

One Friday I was sitting at my desk doing my usual morning tasks when an email landed in my inbox. It was from a...

The Regenerative Ag Debate for Growing Potatoes, is it Possible?

With major potato processing companies McCain Foods and PepsiCo having made regenerative ag pledges, what does that mean for those who grow the spuds? When...

Making a Canadian Potato Breeding Program Work

A group of Canadian potato breeders have teamed up to breed potato varieties for late blight resistance. Potato breeders strive to develop new varieties with...