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Changing the Hired Hand Job Description for the Fall Issue

When I started covering the potato industry with Spud Smart, I was surprised by the amount of staff potato farms employed. I grew up...

Learning About Potato Diagnostic Labs for the Summer Issue

When the Spud Smart editorial board first mentioned I should write a story on diagnostic labs my first thought was, there’s different kinds of...

Back to the Travel and Conference World for the Spring Issue

As I write this, I’m sitting at a gate at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. I’m on my way back to Winnipeg from the Ontario...

Learning New Things about Spuds for the Winter Issue

The winter issue is always a bit different than the other issues. At this time of year, we’re more focused on conferences and trade...

Giving Thanks to the Team for their Work on the Fall Issue

Fall is a season of change. Across the country you our readers are working hard to dig up your potato crops. It’s a busy...

Editorial — Embracing the Seed Side of Our Company

One of the things you might not know about me is that I wear two hats when it comes to the editor title. Yes,...

Changing the Hired Hand Job Description for the Fall Issue

When I started covering the potato industry with Spud Smart, I was surprised by the amount of staff potato farms employed. I grew up...

Learning About Potato Diagnostic Labs for the Summer Issue

When the Spud Smart editorial board first mentioned I should write a story on diagnostic labs my first thought was, there’s different kinds of...

Back to the Travel and Conference World for the Spring Issue

As I write this, I’m sitting at a gate at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. I’m on my way back to Winnipeg from the Ontario...

Learning New Things about Spuds for the Winter Issue

The winter issue is always a bit different than the other issues. At this time of year, we’re more focused on conferences and trade...

Giving Thanks to the Team for their Work on the Fall Issue

Fall is a season of change. Across the country you our readers are working hard to dig up your potato crops. It’s a busy...

Editorial — Embracing the Seed Side of Our Company

One of the things you might not know about me is that I wear two hats when it comes to the editor title. Yes,...