IssuesSpring 2018

Spring 2018

From our Desk

Soil Health Research Ongoing

Janet Kanters -
Another crop year is upon us, and once again, potato producers are busy preparing. Pre-planting tasks abound – repairing and updating equipment, prepping the...
Agronomy

Colorado Potato Beetle Marches On

Janet Kanters -
Managing Colorado potato beetle requires various techniques. The most destructive potato crop pest in Canada, the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), shows no sign of...
Business

China a Potato Production Powerhouse

Mark Halsall -
WPC 2015 played a pivotal role in helping drive China’s Potato as a Staple Food Policy forward. Hundreds of potato stakeholders from around the globe...
Agronomy

Potato Production and Climate Change

Janet Kanters -
Potato is the most important non-grain crop in the world. So, understanding the potential impacts of climate change on potato production is critical, especially...
Crop Production

Nurturing Deep Roots in Sustainability

Anne-Marie Hardie -
Sunrise Potato Storage Ltd. focuses on soil health and the impact on agriculture. The VanderZaag family has been growing potatoes for generations, initially in the...
Agronomy

Disease Watch: Spore Trapping

Khalil Al-Mughrabi -
Another tool in managing potato late blight. Determining late blight presence and disease pressure on the potato crop is an ongoing challenge. A heavy late...
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From our Desk

Soil Health Research Ongoing

Janet Kanters -
Another crop year is upon us, and once again, potato producers are busy preparing. Pre-planting tasks abound – repairing and updating equipment, prepping the...
Agronomy

Colorado Potato Beetle Marches On

Janet Kanters -
Managing Colorado potato beetle requires various techniques. The most destructive potato crop pest in Canada, the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), shows no sign of...
Business

China a Potato Production Powerhouse

Mark Halsall -
WPC 2015 played a pivotal role in helping drive China’s Potato as a Staple Food Policy forward. Hundreds of potato stakeholders from around the globe...
Agronomy

Potato Production and Climate Change

Janet Kanters -
Potato is the most important non-grain crop in the world. So, understanding the potential impacts of climate change on potato production is critical, especially...
Crop Production

Nurturing Deep Roots in Sustainability

Anne-Marie Hardie -
Sunrise Potato Storage Ltd. focuses on soil health and the impact on agriculture. The VanderZaag family has been growing potatoes for generations, initially in the...
Agronomy

Disease Watch: Spore Trapping

Khalil Al-Mughrabi -
Another tool in managing potato late blight. Determining late blight presence and disease pressure on the potato crop is an ongoing challenge. A heavy late...
12Page 1 of 2
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