IssuesWinter 2023

Winter 2023

Tips to Reduce Heat Stress on Potatoes

How to save your potato crop when hot temperatures happen. As a consequence of climate change, Ontario has been experiencing summer temperatures that exceed what’s...

The North American Potato Market is Out of Sync

The North American potato market isn’t in a regular cycle, which leaves questions for future production plans. With lingering pandemic effects, the Russian invasion of...

A New Disease Called Rubbery Rot is Lurking in Potato Storages

A new potato disease called rubbery rot is popping up in potato storages across North America. Kasia Duellman is used to growers’ bringing in diseased...

New Potato Varieties Available in Canada for the 2023 Growing Season

A look at newest potato varieties available for Canadian potato growers for the 2023 growing season. With winter in full swing across Canada, it’s time...

How to Help Grandpa, Finish Well

“I wasn’t able to talk for years about what happened with my grandfather,” a young farmer confides about a bitter land transition battle. Leaving a...

When Herbicides are Bad for Potatoes

How to identify if your spuds have herbicide injury and what to do once it’s confirmed. Experts Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length...

Tips to Reduce Heat Stress on Potatoes

How to save your potato crop when hot temperatures happen. As a consequence of climate change, Ontario has been experiencing summer temperatures that exceed what’s...

The North American Potato Market is Out of Sync

The North American potato market isn’t in a regular cycle, which leaves questions for future production plans. With lingering pandemic effects, the Russian invasion of...

A New Disease Called Rubbery Rot is Lurking in Potato Storages

A new potato disease called rubbery rot is popping up in potato storages across North America. Kasia Duellman is used to growers’ bringing in diseased...

New Potato Varieties Available in Canada for the 2023 Growing Season

A look at newest potato varieties available for Canadian potato growers for the 2023 growing season. With winter in full swing across Canada, it’s time...

How to Help Grandpa, Finish Well

“I wasn’t able to talk for years about what happened with my grandfather,” a young farmer confides about a bitter land transition battle. Leaving a...

When Herbicides are Bad for Potatoes

How to identify if your spuds have herbicide injury and what to do once it’s confirmed. Experts Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length...