Summer 2011

Canadian acreage is up slightly, while estimates point to a major increase in U.S. acreage. June 1st potato stocks increased one per cent...

Project Launched to Develop Hardy Varieties The Spanish research organization Neiker-Tecnalia is reportedly leading an international project to develop new potato varieties that...

Tuber Talk with Lukie Pieterse Culinary Classification a Hit with Packers and Growers In the leaflet, “Factors That Affect Potato Consumption and Purchasing,” published...

Stacking Up Benefits for GrowersHerdi palletizers, which have stacked potatoes for 15 years in Europe, are now available to Canadian growers. Saskatoon-based Lewis...

The National Late Blight Research Program is taking aim at late blight strains across Canada, helping producers manage this yield-robbing pathogen. This year’s weather conditions...

New online tool tackles the tracking of agriculture’s carbon footprint. Many growers will agree that we live in an era where the need...