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The Unintended Limits of Organic Farming

I had a conversation some weeks ago that has really stuck with me. The conversation was with Joy Youwakim, an agroecology scientist at Biome...

What Could We Learn From Europe About Storing Spuds?

While North America is a global leader in so many areas, I hope we’re smart enough to recognize that we’re not the only ones...

One More Event For Your Calendar (& Why It’s Worth Your Time)

Welcome to winter… or as many of us in the potato world know it: conference month. With harvest comfortably behind us and planting on...

Could Strike be Part of the Solution for Potato Wart?

If you’re a potato producer who has never laid awake in the middle of the night worrying about potato wart, count yourself lucky. Potato...

Loving the Challenges of Growing Potatoes

February is my favourite month of the year because it’s Potato Lovers Month, which has made me think about what exactly I love about...

A High-tech Look Inside Soil’s Microbiome

Last month, I wrote about the value of ‘functional sustainability’ and the role DNA sequencing of soil microbes could play in evaluating the practices...

There’s Still Lots of Storage Season Left to Go…

Bad news first. It’s been a fairly challenging storage season so far in some regions with many producers reporting real difficulties in getting their...

Cultivating Quality: The Crucial Role of Nutrient Management in Potato Farming

As a potato farmer, you can no doubt attest to the insatiable appetite of the potato for nutrients, particularly potassium. Unfortunately, several misunderstandings about...

New Year, New HZPC Potato Varieties

As the calendar turns to a new year, I find myself getting excited about the 2024 growing season. At HZPC a new growing season...

Pushing for Sustainability Is Good, But Only If We Know What We’re Aiming For  

You’d be hard pressed to look anywhere in agriculture today without running into the word ‘sustainability’. The whole industry is pressing forward on sustainability…but...

The Unintended Limits of Organic Farming

I had a conversation some weeks ago that has really stuck with me. The conversation was with Joy Youwakim, an agroecology scientist at Biome...

What Could We Learn From Europe About Storing Spuds?

While North America is a global leader in so many areas, I hope we’re smart enough to recognize that we’re not the only ones...

One More Event For Your Calendar (& Why It’s Worth Your Time)

Welcome to winter… or as many of us in the potato world know it: conference month. With harvest comfortably behind us and planting on...

Could Strike be Part of the Solution for Potato Wart?

If you’re a potato producer who has never laid awake in the middle of the night worrying about potato wart, count yourself lucky. Potato...

Loving the Challenges of Growing Potatoes

February is my favourite month of the year because it’s Potato Lovers Month, which has made me think about what exactly I love about...

A High-tech Look Inside Soil’s Microbiome

Last month, I wrote about the value of ‘functional sustainability’ and the role DNA sequencing of soil microbes could play in evaluating the practices...

There’s Still Lots of Storage Season Left to Go…

Bad news first. It’s been a fairly challenging storage season so far in some regions with many producers reporting real difficulties in getting their...

Cultivating Quality: The Crucial Role of Nutrient Management in Potato Farming

As a potato farmer, you can no doubt attest to the insatiable appetite of the potato for nutrients, particularly potassium. Unfortunately, several misunderstandings about...

New Year, New HZPC Potato Varieties

As the calendar turns to a new year, I find myself getting excited about the 2024 growing season. At HZPC a new growing season...

Pushing for Sustainability Is Good, But Only If We Know What We’re Aiming For  

You’d be hard pressed to look anywhere in agriculture today without running into the word ‘sustainability’. The whole industry is pressing forward on sustainability…but...

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