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Sam Gagnon is the Future of Potato Breeding

As the son of a potato breeder, Sam Gagnon decided he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. As a kid, Sam Gagnon would work...

One-on-One With KPPA’s New GM

2024 marks Susan Ainsworth’s 27th growing season working in the potato industry, but she’s new as of September to the Keystone Potato Producers Association. Spud...

Mark Phillips is Working to Connect with Consumers to Create Trust in Ag

Through his Nuffield Scholar studies, Mark Phillips was able to learn how to better work with consumers to build trust in ag. When Mark Phillips...

Three Island Potato Industry Leaders Receive National Agriculture Recognition

On Wednesday, March 6, three individuals from the Prince Edward Island were acknowledged on the national agriculture platform. The annual meetings of the Fruit...

Tony Kirkland is the City Boy Seed Potato Grower

Tony Kirkland may not have grown up on a farm, but he fell in love with the life and has made a career of...

P.E.I. Potato Board Honours Four Potato Industry Members

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board honoured four individuals at its 2023 P.E.I. Potato Industry Awards Banquet on Nov. 24 in Charlottetown, P.E.I., a...

Sam Gagnon is the Future of Potato Breeding

As the son of a potato breeder, Sam Gagnon decided he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. As a kid, Sam Gagnon would work...

One-on-One With KPPA’s New GM

2024 marks Susan Ainsworth’s 27th growing season working in the potato industry, but she’s new as of September to the Keystone Potato Producers Association. Spud...

Mark Phillips is Working to Connect with Consumers to Create Trust in Ag

Through his Nuffield Scholar studies, Mark Phillips was able to learn how to better work with consumers to build trust in ag. When Mark Phillips...

Three Island Potato Industry Leaders Receive National Agriculture Recognition

On Wednesday, March 6, three individuals from the Prince Edward Island were acknowledged on the national agriculture platform. The annual meetings of the Fruit...

Tony Kirkland is the City Boy Seed Potato Grower

Tony Kirkland may not have grown up on a farm, but he fell in love with the life and has made a career of...

P.E.I. Potato Board Honours Four Potato Industry Members

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board honoured four individuals at its 2023 P.E.I. Potato Industry Awards Banquet on Nov. 24 in Charlottetown, P.E.I., a...