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Potato Wart

This persistent potato pathogen renders tubers unrecognizable — and unfit for human consumption. Here’s a primer on the disease, and what can be done...

Preparing the Land

But there are other steps for ensuring a good potato crop beyond tillage and forming good hills and seed beds. Testing the fertility of...

Taking Aim at Food Tampering

It’s something potato farmers in this country have never seen before — sewing needles intentionally stuck in potatoes that make it into fresh packs...

A Growing Business in Alberta

A lot has changed on Mike Wind’s southern Alberta potato operation since he started Windiana Farms back in 1990. For starters, the farm located near...

The Benefit of Field Days

Field days. Most potato-producing regions of the country saw at least one of these this past summer, providing growers with the opportunity to learn...

Eye On The Nation

New Brunswick By Louis Ouellette, Market Information Co-ordinator Potatoes New Brunswick It was a very pleasant summer here in New Brunswick. A late spring got the...

Potato Wart

This persistent potato pathogen renders tubers unrecognizable — and unfit for human consumption. Here’s a primer on the disease, and what can be done...

Preparing the Land

But there are other steps for ensuring a good potato crop beyond tillage and forming good hills and seed beds. Testing the fertility of...

Taking Aim at Food Tampering

It’s something potato farmers in this country have never seen before — sewing needles intentionally stuck in potatoes that make it into fresh packs...

A Growing Business in Alberta

A lot has changed on Mike Wind’s southern Alberta potato operation since he started Windiana Farms back in 1990. For starters, the farm located near...

The Benefit of Field Days

Field days. Most potato-producing regions of the country saw at least one of these this past summer, providing growers with the opportunity to learn...

Eye On The Nation

New Brunswick By Louis Ouellette, Market Information Co-ordinator Potatoes New Brunswick It was a very pleasant summer here in New Brunswick. A late spring got the...