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Do Field Trials Matter? Only If We Start With The Right Questions
There are people who are passionate about their projects, and then there are people who take passion for their projects to a whole different...
To Get Healthy Potato Plants, We Have to Feed the Soil
Soil is not inert. Given the proper conditions, it is a vibrant ecosystem – full of life.
In nature, soil is kept healthy by the...
It Takes Both Faith and Science to Grow a Potato
A colleague and I were talking recently, and she mentioned how much hope and faith goes into potato farming. Faith can have different definitions,...
The Unintended Limits of Organic Farming
I had a conversation some weeks ago that has really stuck with me. The conversation was with Joy Youwakim, an agroecology scientist at Biome...
What Could We Learn From Europe About Storing Spuds?
While North America is a global leader in so many areas, I hope we’re smart enough to recognize that we’re not the only ones...
One More Event For Your Calendar (& Why It’s Worth Your Time)
Welcome to winter… or as many of us in the potato world know it: conference month. With harvest comfortably behind us and planting on...
Could Strike be Part of the Solution for Potato Wart?
If you’re a potato producer who has never laid awake in the middle of the night worrying about potato wart, count yourself lucky. Potato...
Loving the Challenges of Growing Potatoes
February is my favourite month of the year because it’s Potato Lovers Month, which has made me think about what exactly I love about...
A High-tech Look Inside Soil’s Microbiome
Last month, I wrote about the value of ‘functional sustainability’ and the role DNA sequencing of soil microbes could play in evaluating the practices...
There’s Still Lots of Storage Season Left to Go…
Bad news first. It’s been a fairly challenging storage season so far in some regions with many producers reporting real difficulties in getting their...
Do Field Trials Matter? Only If We Start With The Right Questions
There are people who are passionate about their projects, and then there are people who take passion for their projects to a whole different...
To Get Healthy Potato Plants, We Have to Feed the Soil
Soil is not inert. Given the proper conditions, it is a vibrant ecosystem – full of life.
In nature, soil is kept healthy by the...
It Takes Both Faith and Science to Grow a Potato
A colleague and I were talking recently, and she mentioned how much hope and faith goes into potato farming. Faith can have different definitions,...
The Unintended Limits of Organic Farming
I had a conversation some weeks ago that has really stuck with me. The conversation was with Joy Youwakim, an agroecology scientist at Biome...
What Could We Learn From Europe About Storing Spuds?
While North America is a global leader in so many areas, I hope we’re smart enough to recognize that we’re not the only ones...
One More Event For Your Calendar (& Why It’s Worth Your Time)
Welcome to winter… or as many of us in the potato world know it: conference month. With harvest comfortably behind us and planting on...
Could Strike be Part of the Solution for Potato Wart?
If you’re a potato producer who has never laid awake in the middle of the night worrying about potato wart, count yourself lucky. Potato...
Loving the Challenges of Growing Potatoes
February is my favourite month of the year because it’s Potato Lovers Month, which has made me think about what exactly I love about...
A High-tech Look Inside Soil’s Microbiome
Last month, I wrote about the value of ‘functional sustainability’ and the role DNA sequencing of soil microbes could play in evaluating the practices...
There’s Still Lots of Storage Season Left to Go…
Bad news first. It’s been a fairly challenging storage season so far in some regions with many producers reporting real difficulties in getting their...
