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Introducing the Strike Yield Enhancement Society – Strike YES!
I’m excited to share something I think could be a game-changer for potato growers across Canada this season. It’s called the Strike Yield Enhancement...
Turns Out Black Dot Costs a Lot More Than We’ve Realized
While the potato industry has known about black dot for a very long time, it’s always been an afterthought on the disease list, far...
Increased Yields Equals More “Servings”
Whether you side with organic or conventional, soil fumigation or in-crop disease management, no-till, cover crops or any of the so many other components...
It’s ‘Harvest Earned, Not Harvest Given’
Every potato a farmer pulls from his or her field is a potato earned.
Yes, Mother Nature controls many of the factors that can make...
Agricultural Science Done Right Resolves Social Science Intentions
At the end of June, I had the opportunity to present on ‘functional sustainability’ at the World Potato Conference in Adelaide, Australia… and what...
Do You Know (And Appreciate) the Hidden Heroes Beneath Our Feet?
The soil microbiome is an infinitely more beautiful, diverse, complex ecosystem than most realize.
One gram of soil can hold more than fifty thousand (50,000!)...
“Functional Sustainability” Concept Catching on at World Potato Conference
Sustainability is an important goal but if the ways we pursue it aren’t practical and economically viable in a real-world farm context, the sustainability...
Up to 68 Per Cent of Potato Seed Could be Infected With Verticillium
Let me throw a shocking number at you: 68 per cent. A recent scientific research paper stated that up to 68 per cent of...
Soil Fumigation Changes the Game for Potato Seed Farm Economics
In today’s potato growing reality, a calculator is as critical to business success as good field management skills. So, let’s talk math:
We conducted a...
Trapped in a Circular Discussion on Verticillium Management
I just stepped out of a meeting between several university agronomy faculty members and about a dozen vegetable farmers at a potato industry association.
The...
Introducing the Strike Yield Enhancement Society – Strike YES!
I’m excited to share something I think could be a game-changer for potato growers across Canada this season. It’s called the Strike Yield Enhancement...
Turns Out Black Dot Costs a Lot More Than We’ve Realized
While the potato industry has known about black dot for a very long time, it’s always been an afterthought on the disease list, far...
Increased Yields Equals More “Servings”
Whether you side with organic or conventional, soil fumigation or in-crop disease management, no-till, cover crops or any of the so many other components...
It’s ‘Harvest Earned, Not Harvest Given’
Every potato a farmer pulls from his or her field is a potato earned.
Yes, Mother Nature controls many of the factors that can make...
Agricultural Science Done Right Resolves Social Science Intentions
At the end of June, I had the opportunity to present on ‘functional sustainability’ at the World Potato Conference in Adelaide, Australia… and what...
Do You Know (And Appreciate) the Hidden Heroes Beneath Our Feet?
The soil microbiome is an infinitely more beautiful, diverse, complex ecosystem than most realize.
One gram of soil can hold more than fifty thousand (50,000!)...
“Functional Sustainability” Concept Catching on at World Potato Conference
Sustainability is an important goal but if the ways we pursue it aren’t practical and economically viable in a real-world farm context, the sustainability...
Up to 68 Per Cent of Potato Seed Could be Infected With Verticillium
Let me throw a shocking number at you: 68 per cent. A recent scientific research paper stated that up to 68 per cent of...
Soil Fumigation Changes the Game for Potato Seed Farm Economics
In today’s potato growing reality, a calculator is as critical to business success as good field management skills. So, let’s talk math:
We conducted a...
Trapped in a Circular Discussion on Verticillium Management
I just stepped out of a meeting between several university agronomy faculty members and about a dozen vegetable farmers at a potato industry association.
The...
