When should you plant your spuds? When should you spray them? When should you harvest them? All of these are important things to consider when growing a potato crop. In this webinar experts explain wh

A good potato crop starts with good seed. If you dont have quality seed then youre holding back your crops potential. Should you cut your seed before planting? What width should your rows be? There

A multitude of issues from spray drifting to soil carryover to sensitive varieties can cause herbicide injury on potatoes. And while it can sometimes cause only a little damage, it can also easily lea

Growing a potato crop is a 365-day process and fall means its time for the potato harvest, it also means time for field prep work. From cover cropping to tillage to fall bedding, theres a lot you ca

With more potato processing companies pushing for regenerative agriculture and other sustainable growing practices you may be wondering how the fertilizer you use is affected? In this webinar experts

AIR Program uses a proprietary system combining spore trapping and weather monitoring to protect potato crops. Spud Smart (SS): What is AIR Program? And why should potato growers be interested in it?

Climate change is in the headlines with parts of Canada receiving record heat, cold, drought and moisture over the past few years. While we are firsthand seeing climate change on potato farms across C

Colorado potato beetles (CPBs) are highly adaptive to new control methods, which makes them hard to get rid of in potato fields. A national research project led by AAFC and funded by the Canadian Hort

Cover crops are becoming more and more popular as producers of all types are looking at how to preserve and help their soil. Potato growers have been using cover crops for years but with more varietie

Theres a lot that happens before seed potatoes end up planted in your fields. In order for you to be able to grow the best potato crop you can, seed growers work hard to get that seed ready for you.