IssuesFall 2023

Fall 2023

Tools to Get Better at Fixing Farm Fights

Are you living with broken hearts? The deep emotions of "stubborn" farmers need to surface to let healing begin. Farming’s emotional factors are keeping...

Safety First for Agriculture Chemical Disposal

For disposing of agriculture chemicals safely, social license to operate is just the start. One of British Columbia’s largest-acre and best-known seed potato farmers, Bill...

Why Control of Common Scab Has Been Unachievable… So Far

Common scab is one of the oldest bacterial diseases of potatoes. It has been known for more than 100 years and still limits potato...

Cellar Insights is Solving the Potato Storage Blindspot

Once potatoes are harvested and go into storage, the conditions can be unknown but Cellar Insights is trying to change that. After all the time...

Changing the Hired Hand Job Description for the Fall Issue

When I started covering the potato industry with Spud Smart, I was surprised by the amount of staff potato farms employed. I grew up...

The Changing Face of Ag Labour on Canadian Potato Farms

Growing farm sizes, increasing mechanization and modern employment standards are causing shifts in the world of agricultural workers on Canadian potato farms. Michel Camps grew...

Tools to Get Better at Fixing Farm Fights

Are you living with broken hearts? The deep emotions of "stubborn" farmers need to surface to let healing begin. Farming’s emotional factors are keeping...

Safety First for Agriculture Chemical Disposal

For disposing of agriculture chemicals safely, social license to operate is just the start. One of British Columbia’s largest-acre and best-known seed potato farmers, Bill...

Why Control of Common Scab Has Been Unachievable… So Far

Common scab is one of the oldest bacterial diseases of potatoes. It has been known for more than 100 years and still limits potato...

Cellar Insights is Solving the Potato Storage Blindspot

Once potatoes are harvested and go into storage, the conditions can be unknown but Cellar Insights is trying to change that. After all the time...

Changing the Hired Hand Job Description for the Fall Issue

When I started covering the potato industry with Spud Smart, I was surprised by the amount of staff potato farms employed. I grew up...

The Changing Face of Ag Labour on Canadian Potato Farms

Growing farm sizes, increasing mechanization and modern employment standards are causing shifts in the world of agricultural workers on Canadian potato farms. Michel Camps grew...