Sustainability

Spore traps alert growers to late blight pressure. Determining late blight presence and the resulting pressure on potato crops is an ongoing challenge. Usually, potato...

In New Zealand, a team of Lincoln University researchers is impressed with the results from a trial of a mesh cover that is used...

A new online resource makes it easier for potato growers and potato scouts to spot problems early. Positive comments are coming fast and furious for...

Yields and other benefits are there under conservation potato production practices; the challenge is to reduce the cost of compost. Conventional potato production appears ultimately...

An Alberta agronomic consultant hopes his “data driven agriculture” proves an easier-to-adopt twist on precision agriculture. Precision agriculture is cutting edge, high-tech and full of...

Farms with continued success are those willing and able to implement change. Since there is no immediate "fix" for the weather, Canadian potato farmers have...