IssuesSummer 2011

Summer 2011

summer 2011 Market News

Canadian acreage is up slightly, while estimates point to a major increase in U.S. acreage. June 1st potato stocks increased one per cent...

summer 2011 World Review

Project Launched to Develop Hardy Varieties The Spanish research organization Neiker-Tecnalia is reportedly leading an international project to develop new potato varieties that...

summer 2011 TUBER TALK

Tuber Talk with Lukie Pieterse Culinary Classification a Hit with Packers and Growers In the leaflet, “Factors That Affect Potato Consumption and Purchasing,” published...

EQUIPMENT and tec. showcase

Stacking Up Benefits for GrowersHerdi palletizers, which have stacked potatoes for 15 years in Europe, are now available to Canadian growers. Saskatoon-based Lewis...

Targeting Late Blight in Canada

The National Late Blight Research Program is taking aim at late blight strains across Canada, helping producers manage this yield-robbing pathogen. This year’s weather conditions...

Growing Greener

New online tool tackles the tracking of agriculture’s carbon footprint. Many growers will agree that we live in an era where the need...

summer 2011 Market News

Canadian acreage is up slightly, while estimates point to a major increase in U.S. acreage. June 1st potato stocks increased one per cent...

summer 2011 World Review

Project Launched to Develop Hardy Varieties The Spanish research organization Neiker-Tecnalia is reportedly leading an international project to develop new potato varieties that...

summer 2011 TUBER TALK

Tuber Talk with Lukie Pieterse Culinary Classification a Hit with Packers and Growers In the leaflet, “Factors That Affect Potato Consumption and Purchasing,” published...

EQUIPMENT and tec. showcase

Stacking Up Benefits for GrowersHerdi palletizers, which have stacked potatoes for 15 years in Europe, are now available to Canadian growers. Saskatoon-based Lewis...

Targeting Late Blight in Canada

The National Late Blight Research Program is taking aim at late blight strains across Canada, helping producers manage this yield-robbing pathogen. This year’s weather conditions...

Growing Greener

New online tool tackles the tracking of agriculture’s carbon footprint. Many growers will agree that we live in an era where the need...