IssuesFall 2021

Fall 2021

Are Cover Crops Worth the Work?​​​​​​​ – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast

Cover crops are becoming more and more popular as producers of all types are looking at how to preserve and help their soil. Potato...

This Spuds for You — A Potato Brewed Beer

A Calgary, Alta. brewery has brewed a beer using potatoes as its specialty ingredient. Thinking outside the box isn’t new for the Establishment Brewing Company....

How the Promise of Gene Editing Drew Thilani Jayakody into Potato Research

Borlaug Scholar Thilani Jayakody explains what lead to her interest in potato breeding. The Borlaug Scholar program is an award program run by the National...

Are Sugars Good or Bad for Potatoes?

Explaining why sugars can be good, but also bad for potatoes. Potato sugar levels can be good or bad depending on what stage of the...

Are Cover Crops Worth the Work?​​​​​​​ – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast

Cover crops are becoming more and more popular as producers of all types are looking at how to preserve and help their soil. Potato...

This Spuds for You — A Potato Brewed Beer

A Calgary, Alta. brewery has brewed a beer using potatoes as its specialty ingredient. Thinking outside the box isn’t new for the Establishment Brewing Company....

How the Promise of Gene Editing Drew Thilani Jayakody into Potato Research

Borlaug Scholar Thilani Jayakody explains what lead to her interest in potato breeding. The Borlaug Scholar program is an award program run by the National...

Are Sugars Good or Bad for Potatoes?

Explaining why sugars can be good, but also bad for potatoes. Potato sugar levels can be good or bad depending on what stage of the...