b'CONTENTS FALL 2020FEATURES04CONTEST WINNERS42FRY PLANT EXPANSION UP Were featuring our 2019 contest winnersAND RUNNINGin this issue. Two years after it was announced, the expansion at Simplots Portage la 08DECADES IN THE MAKINGPrairie plant is now fully functioning The Saskatchewan potato industry hasand taking more spuds.the opportunity to expand after the government announced a $4-billion44 A FOLDABLE PLANTERirrigation expansiondecades after itSpudnik has developed a 12-row was initially planned. machine which can fold up to a six-row base, enabling it to be moved 14 A FAILED EXPANSION from field to field easier.The Saskatchewan government has previously tried to expand its potato50NAVAGATING STORAGE industrybut the project flopped. FROM HARVEST TO SHED 16 IRRIGATION UPGRADE Storing your potatoes until shipping Alberta has doled out funding to upgradetime can be just as important asits aging irrigation system. the growing season is, which iswhy you need to keep spuds in the 18 RED-HOT POTATO RESEARCH best possible condition fromAn overview of some of the latest potatoharvest to shed.research in North America presented64FACING THE FUTURE WITH at the Potato Association of Americas annual meeting. THE FAMILY North Paddock Farms sees 24 SOLVING THE WIREWORMopportunities despite pandemic PROBLEM challenges.Wireworm research is already helping farmers across Canada reduce populations in their potato fields, but the researchers are aiming to make that research easier to understand. DEPARTMENTS28 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST As insecticide resistance grows within02FROM OUR DESKthe Colorado Potato Beetle population,06IN THE FIELDyou may be wondering how is this happening? 36INSIDERS30 THE 411 ON BIOSTIMULANTS46MARKET NEWS48TATER TALESAs biostimulants have grown in popularity with many options available, you may be54EYE ON THE NATIONwondering what these products are and if58INDUSTRY NEWStheyre right for your farm. 62WORLD REVIEW38UP TO THE CHALLENGE Hired as the first female farm manager at AAFCs Benton Ridge potato breeding substation last year, Rachelle Smith is helping break new ground for women in Canadian agriculture. SpudSmart40 HEALTHY FRIES? A group in Holland have created a low@SpudSmartMagcarb french fry which is healthier than a traditional fry. spudsmart.comFALL 2020 SPUDSMART.COM 1'