IssuesSpring 2017

Spring 2017

Industry News

BUSINESS NEWS P.E.I. Potato Prices on a Tear P.E.I. potatoes fetched good prices in 2016, continuing a trend that stretches back to 2004. The strong performance...

Family Pride

In 1989, Kornelis Bakker was in his second year of university in the Netherlands when his best friend made a surprising announcement: “We’re going...

Guarding Against Dickeya

With clean seed recognized as the best defence against this new blackleg-causing pathogen, the demand for Dickeya testing is growing fast. After triggering major crop...

Potatoes and Water Management: From Deluge to Drought

Potato producers know all too well that controlling Mother Nature is as likely as reigning in a two year-old. In either case, you’re doomed...

Spuds on Mars

There has been a lot of talk over the past few years about launching manned missions to Mars with people who will colonize the...

Eye on the Nation

MANITOBA By Dan Sawatzky, General Manager, Keystone Potato Producers Association Our annual conference, Manitoba Potato Production Days, was held at the end of January with excellent...

Industry News

BUSINESS NEWS P.E.I. Potato Prices on a Tear P.E.I. potatoes fetched good prices in 2016, continuing a trend that stretches back to 2004. The strong performance...

Family Pride

In 1989, Kornelis Bakker was in his second year of university in the Netherlands when his best friend made a surprising announcement: “We’re going...

Guarding Against Dickeya

With clean seed recognized as the best defence against this new blackleg-causing pathogen, the demand for Dickeya testing is growing fast. After triggering major crop...

Potatoes and Water Management: From Deluge to Drought

Potato producers know all too well that controlling Mother Nature is as likely as reigning in a two year-old. In either case, you’re doomed...

Spuds on Mars

There has been a lot of talk over the past few years about launching manned missions to Mars with people who will colonize the...

Eye on the Nation

MANITOBA By Dan Sawatzky, General Manager, Keystone Potato Producers Association Our annual conference, Manitoba Potato Production Days, was held at the end of January with excellent...