IssuesSummer 2012

Summer 2012

Healthy Harvester Settings and Maintenance

Careful handling of harvesting equipment and good judgement can save growers a few knocks and bruises this fall. Why are harvester settings and maintenance important? Proper...

Vine Killing 101

Desiccation offers plenty of benefits at harvest—if growers play their cards right. Vine killing prior to harvest, also called desiccation, is a common practice on...

Eye on the Nation

Manitoba Garry Sloik, Manager Keystone Potato Producers’ Association I recently attended the Red and Russet Crop Transition conference in Minneapolis, Minn. Manitoba is not the only area...

Maximizing Variety Marketing

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...

Harvest Heads-Up: Bruise Management

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...

Bumper Crop Expected Across Canada

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...

Healthy Harvester Settings and Maintenance

Careful handling of harvesting equipment and good judgement can save growers a few knocks and bruises this fall. Why are harvester settings and maintenance important? Proper...

Vine Killing 101

Desiccation offers plenty of benefits at harvest—if growers play their cards right. Vine killing prior to harvest, also called desiccation, is a common practice on...

Eye on the Nation

Manitoba Garry Sloik, Manager Keystone Potato Producers’ Association I recently attended the Red and Russet Crop Transition conference in Minneapolis, Minn. Manitoba is not the only area...

Maximizing Variety Marketing

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...

Harvest Heads-Up: Bruise Management

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...

Bumper Crop Expected Across Canada

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...