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From potatoes to pot: former Spudco facility to grow marijuana

Some new life is being breathed into a massive potato facility once owned by the Saskatchewan government. In the 1990s, the provincial government spent millions...

Spudnik celebrates 60 years

It was the same year the Russian satellite Sputnik was launched into space that Spudnik Equipment Company launched itself into the potato equipment manufacturing...

Market News

2017 was another good year for potato production in Canada, with the national yield hitting a record high. For the fourth straight year, the national...

Lamb Weston Invests in Additional Fry Line

Lamb Weston Holdings has announced an expansion of french fry processing capacity in North America and an increase in its quarterly dividend. The company announced...

Potato Growers of Alberta name new board

The Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA) named their new board during their annual general meeting in Red Deer in November. Board Chairman is Russell Van...

Company executive makes predictions for future of potato industry

While he maintains there will be a market for potatoes well into the future, Ghislain Pelletier predicts the future of the industry will bear...

From potatoes to pot: former Spudco facility to grow marijuana

Some new life is being breathed into a massive potato facility once owned by the Saskatchewan government. In the 1990s, the provincial government spent millions...

Spudnik celebrates 60 years

It was the same year the Russian satellite Sputnik was launched into space that Spudnik Equipment Company launched itself into the potato equipment manufacturing...

Market News

2017 was another good year for potato production in Canada, with the national yield hitting a record high. For the fourth straight year, the national...

Lamb Weston Invests in Additional Fry Line

Lamb Weston Holdings has announced an expansion of french fry processing capacity in North America and an increase in its quarterly dividend. The company announced...

Potato Growers of Alberta name new board

The Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA) named their new board during their annual general meeting in Red Deer in November. Board Chairman is Russell Van...

Company executive makes predictions for future of potato industry

While he maintains there will be a market for potatoes well into the future, Ghislain Pelletier predicts the future of the industry will bear...