Issues

Issues

Adding Value to Potato Starch

A co-product of the french fry processing industry, potato starch is a valuable resource for a growing list of applications. Few products are as versatile...

Genetically Modified Potatoes: Making Slow Inroads

Limited acceptance has meant genetically modified potatoes aren’t gaining much ground in the marketplace, but research continues into the possible benefits of their use...

Potatoes: Feeding the World?

 Canadian and international researchers are working together to improve the potato’s potential to help alleviate hunger in the developing world. In March of 2012, McGill...

Sustainability Matters

At the base of sustainability discussions lies the soil—the last frontier of agricultural environmental stewardship. Canadian researchers and industry members are tackling soil health...

Staying Ahead of Late Blight

The icy Canadian winter may feel long, but it’s never long enough for growers coast-to-coast to forget the worst threat that will face their...

State-of-the-Art Storage Saves Crops

Jean-Marie Pelletier grew up surrounded by potatoes. It was hard not to, living in the northernmost point of New Brunswick’s potato belt, where the...

Adding Value to Potato Starch

A co-product of the french fry processing industry, potato starch is a valuable resource for a growing list of applications. Few products are as versatile...

Genetically Modified Potatoes: Making Slow Inroads

Limited acceptance has meant genetically modified potatoes aren’t gaining much ground in the marketplace, but research continues into the possible benefits of their use...

Potatoes: Feeding the World?

 Canadian and international researchers are working together to improve the potato’s potential to help alleviate hunger in the developing world. In March of 2012, McGill...

Sustainability Matters

At the base of sustainability discussions lies the soil—the last frontier of agricultural environmental stewardship. Canadian researchers and industry members are tackling soil health...

Staying Ahead of Late Blight

The icy Canadian winter may feel long, but it’s never long enough for growers coast-to-coast to forget the worst threat that will face their...

State-of-the-Art Storage Saves Crops

Jean-Marie Pelletier grew up surrounded by potatoes. It was hard not to, living in the northernmost point of New Brunswick’s potato belt, where the...