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Grow More, Use Less: Increasing Profits While Reducing Emissions
Expanding on the idea we presented in my last article, the impact of using Strike as a pre-plant soil fumigant is clear: stronger plants,...
How to Grow More with Less
As the potato industry embraces regenerative agriculture, sustainability is becoming more than just a goal: it’s an expectation. Processors and buyers are setting ambitious...
Announcing the Launch of the Strike Yield Enhancement Society
I’m excited to invite potato growers across Canada to join a new initiative that celebrates your work, fosters collaboration and challenges us all to...
Do You Know (And Appreciate) the Hidden Heroes Beneath Our Feet?
Spud Smart wishes you happy holidays. And while you’re having a great time with your families and friends over the holidays, there may be...
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!)...
