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The Next Phase of HZPC in Canada
It’s been a busy year at HZPC in Canada. From becoming royal (yes, the King of the Netherlands bestowed us with a new title...
Short-term Thinking Costs Long-term Benefits
I recently met with the director of agronomy for a large company that grows chipping potatoes. I convinced him a few years back to...
Can Effective Potato Storage Management be ‘Once and Done’?
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a quick ‘fact or fiction’ quiz. I’ve really enjoyed how many great conversations were started with that quiz,...
How You Can Harness Precision Nutrient Placement Technology
Fall soil sampling is important, but here’s the thing: soil sampling needs to be informative and effective for the grower. There’s no point to...
Storage Management Quiz Time: What’s Your Score?
Potato harvest 2023 is nearing its end. While some new potatoes came out of the ground as early as July, the vast majority of...
Giving White Potatoes a Better Reputation
I need to a make confession, when I first started at HZPC I wasn’t a fan of white potatoes. I had only ever eaten...
Potatoes Following in Strawberries’ Footsteps, But Can Potatoes be as Nimble?
The parallels between where we are in the potato industry today compared to where California’s strawberry industry was in the 1950s are quite amazing....
What Ignoring Your Stored Spuds Until the End of Harvest Could Cost You
Do you have bin management plan to support your potatoes from load-in through suberization?
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked various producers...
The Key to High-Quality Crops: Proactive Soil Sampling
When talking to growers, I firmly advocate for a proactive approach to optimizing potato crop nutrition. Understanding the soil and specific nutrient requirements of...
Strike is Fast Becoming the Potato Industry’s Worst-kept Secret
On a call with our team this week, our sales account manager Jason brought up a topic of conversation we’ve been hearing more and...
The Next Phase of HZPC in Canada
It’s been a busy year at HZPC in Canada. From becoming royal (yes, the King of the Netherlands bestowed us with a new title...
Short-term Thinking Costs Long-term Benefits
I recently met with the director of agronomy for a large company that grows chipping potatoes. I convinced him a few years back to...
Can Effective Potato Storage Management be ‘Once and Done’?
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a quick ‘fact or fiction’ quiz. I’ve really enjoyed how many great conversations were started with that quiz,...
How You Can Harness Precision Nutrient Placement Technology
Fall soil sampling is important, but here’s the thing: soil sampling needs to be informative and effective for the grower. There’s no point to...
Storage Management Quiz Time: What’s Your Score?
Potato harvest 2023 is nearing its end. While some new potatoes came out of the ground as early as July, the vast majority of...
Giving White Potatoes a Better Reputation
I need to a make confession, when I first started at HZPC I wasn’t a fan of white potatoes. I had only ever eaten...
Potatoes Following in Strawberries’ Footsteps, But Can Potatoes be as Nimble?
The parallels between where we are in the potato industry today compared to where California’s strawberry industry was in the 1950s are quite amazing....
What Ignoring Your Stored Spuds Until the End of Harvest Could Cost You
Do you have bin management plan to support your potatoes from load-in through suberization?
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked various producers...
The Key to High-Quality Crops: Proactive Soil Sampling
When talking to growers, I firmly advocate for a proactive approach to optimizing potato crop nutrition. Understanding the soil and specific nutrient requirements of...
Strike is Fast Becoming the Potato Industry’s Worst-kept Secret
On a call with our team this week, our sales account manager Jason brought up a topic of conversation we’ve been hearing more and...