Issues

Why selling fresh potatoes as “reds” or “whites” soon won’t be good enough. If a customer were to ask for a Vivaldi white-skinned potato in...

Varietal differences—and their effects on harvest-related damage—can leave growers cruisin’ for a bruisin’. It’s all about appearance these days, says Shawn Brenn, president of Brenn-B...

Potato acreage across Canada is expected to be up this year, with yields to match. Statistics Canada’s potato production estimates for 2012 report a three...

Biosecurity is the newest buzzword to hit Canadian fields—and rightly so. Biosecurity can be defined as a series of management practices designed to prevent,...

Supply estimates released from the United Potato Growers of Canada indicate that, compared to a year ago, there is a 10 per cent decrease...

Despite decades of success, a British Columbia-based company is not relying on past achievements. Heppell’s Potato Corporation, headed by Wes and Laureen Heppell and Peter...