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This Week in Potatoes: Global Tech, Markets, and Policy

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Your weekly roundup of the latest potato industry news from around the world. GLOBAL INSIGHTS Washington Potatoes Face Fierce New Competition as Costs Bite A year after...
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World Potato Congress Makes Historic East Africa Debut in Kenya

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The World Potato Congress heads to East Africa for the first time — and it’s shaping up to be perhaps the most memorable Congress...
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Beneficial Bacteria Pairing Shows Promise for Earlier Tuber Set and Higher...

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Canadian Potato Industry Facing a Perfect Storm of Challenges

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Storage Turnover: Finishing Strong & Preparing Ahead — Join Industry Experts...

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This Week in Potatoes: Markets, Innovation, and a Few Surprising Turns

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Powerful, Proven Potato Protection Plus

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Powerful pair packs a punch. Potato growers now can control destructive diseases and enhance plant performance with one convenient tank-mix combination from UPL Corp. Manzate® Max...
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Bau-Man Potato Equipment Built for Durability and Easy Operation

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Our Bulk Beds have proven themselves for 30 years and are a result of continuous improvement to make them one of the highest quality...

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The Real Reason Fields Get “Tired” … and What to Do...

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Walk enough acres over enough years, and you start to recognize the pattern. Some of your fields just don’t respond like they used to....
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Can Your Potato Variety Take the Heat All the Way to...

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When it comes to potatoes, heat is never just a weather story. It affects the whole sector, but for growers supplying the French fry...

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Protect Your Potato Yield Now with These Essential Pre-planting Steps

Agronomy Dawn Ius - Spud Smart Editor -
Even as temperatures across much of the country remain firmly below freezing, growers should already be thinking about yield potential — because much of...

The In-Season Challenges Canadian Potato Growers Can’t Ignore

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Regenerative agriculture continues to gain attention across Canada, including in potato production. But while expectations around sustainability are evolving, the realities growers face in-season...

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This Week in Potatoes — Crop Resilience, Processing Expansion and Seed-to-Storage Innovation

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Your weekly roundup of the latest potato industry news from around the world. ACROSS CANADA Manitoba Potato Crop On Track Despite Late Planting and Scattered Weather...

Syngenta, McDonald’s, and McCain Partner on Sustainable Potato Supply Chain in China

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Syngenta Group China has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with McDonald’s China and McCain China to pilot a science-driven program aimed at transforming local...

Agronomy

Stop Treating Symptoms: Why Farm Management Problems Need Systems-Thinking Solutions

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Soil, weeds, and compaction aren’t the problem — our management is. Real solutions come from understanding causes, not applying band-aids. Many of the challenges producers...

Canadian Potato Council Pushes Ottawa for Relief as Fertilizer Costs Squeeze Growers

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As fertilizer prices climb, geopolitical tensions disrupt global supply chains, and trade pressures mount, Canada’s potato growers are facing what the Canadian Potato Council...

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Canadian Potato Industry Facing a Perfect Storm of Challenges

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From rising production costs and weather delays to market pressures and trade uncertainty, the Canadian potato industry is navigating what leaders describe as a...
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Canada’s New AI Strategy Puts Precision Agriculture and Crop Innovation in...

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Artificial intelligence is poised to play a larger role on Canadian farms as the federal government launches a new national strategy aimed at accelerating...

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