b'FROM OUR DESKFall 2022 - Vol. 19, No. 4Advancing the Canadian Potato IndustryPUBLISHED BY:SEED WORLD GROUP 6327435 Canada Ltd.200-449 Main Street, Box 478, Oakbank, MB, R0E 1J0Phone: 204-453-1965, Fax: 204-475-5247Email: [email protected] Thanks to the Team PUBLISHERShawn [email protected] [email protected] IS A season of change. Across the country, you, our readers are working hard to dig up your potato crops. Its a busyMANAGING EDITORMichelle [email protected] where situations and circumstances change by the day. The same can be said for our work here at Spud Smart. ADVERTISING SALESCraig [email protected] In this issue, we really worked hard to bring you a magazineDean [email protected] full of helpful fall information from field work to potatoSam [email protected]. Potato shipping is where we really dove deep writingCREATE CLIENT SERVICESour feature story The Wild West of Potato Shipping on pages 6Aiden [email protected] ASHLEY ROBINSON, Spud Smart editor to 12. MARKETINGAs the story title says, potato shipping really is the Wild West.Charlene [email protected] and processes vary across the country and changeLaura [email protected] Theresa Ramsoomair [email protected] on which sector of the industry you work in. For the team here at Spud Smart we were curious to learn more aboutCREATIVEthis part of the industry that is so integral yet mostly talked aboutCharlene McIvor, Lesley Nakonechny, Kyle Dratowany,Theresa Ramsoomaironly in passing.Researching the article, I learned the shipping industry isDIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCERAlly [email protected] evolving and changing to fit with the times. Right now, its struggling with inflationary pressures driving costs higher, whileCIRCULATIONDean [email protected] ongoing North America trucker shortage is causing stress and changes in processor habits are making for process shifts.CONTRIBUTORSAlex Martin, Elaine Froese, Eugenia Banks, Jim Timlick, and Kevin However, the industry is working to adapt to ship those spuds. ElmyYou may notice there are two bylines on this story, that ofEDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARDmyself and my colleague Alex Martin. As I said at the top of thisChad Berry, Darin Gibson, Greg Donald, Rick D. Peters, Scott editorial, fall is a season of change and adaptation, which is whatGraham, Tracy Shinners-Carnelley, Peter VanderZaaghappened with this story. I had completed the initial researchSUBSCRIPTIONSand feature interviews for it when a death in my family forcedSpud Smart is published four times a year.me to take some time for myself. However, Alex stepped up toTo subscribe, please email [email protected] plate and took over the writing process turning my ramblingCanadian subscription rate is: $45.00/year plus GST. International subscription rate is CDN$110.00/year.interviews and barebones story outline into an in-depth well written feature.PRINTED IN CANADAPlease recycle where facilities exist.I think by having this story become a tag team effort it helpsNo part of this magazine may be reproduced without the written show what the shipping industry really is. Its not one person thatpermission of the publisher. gets a spud from the field to the grocery store or restaurant, insteadSpud Smart makes no expressed or implied warranties of its a team of people who move it along every step of the way.mechantability or fitness for a particular purpose or otherwise, In our feature story we detail how you growers work withconcerning the use of any product and assumes no liability for any injury or damage, direct or consequential, incurred from the use of the teams that buy your spuds to get them from your fields andsuch products or services therein. Federal, provincial and municipal storages to their production facilities. In some cases that requireslaws and regulations supersede the information contained within. logistics teams through your associations and groups, customPublications Mail Agreement No. 40030841.haulers or your own on farm team. But at the end of the day, its aReturn undeliverable Canadian addresses to:team effort, just as it was for us to deliver you this story. Seed World GroupSo, thank you to the team who made this story possible. From200-449 Main Street, Box 478, Oakbank, MB, R0E 1J0the sources who took the time to talk with me to Alex who madePRIVACY CODEthis story a reality, I couldnt have done it without your help. To view our privacy policy, visit spudsmart.com. [email protected] Fall 2022'