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Potatoes are a welcome sight in a field when planted, but they can pop up in non-potato years and become unwanted visitors. Volunteer potatoes are tubers left in the field which survive winter and grow the following the spring. Not only do these potatoes compete with crops and reduce yield, but they can also harbour […] The post Keeping Your Fields Free of Unwanted Potatoes – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

Late blight can devastate a potato field. Across Canada though, a group of researchers are working, as part of a national research cluster, to develop a strategy to fight back against this costly potato disease. This webinar will explain the work that has been done and what researchers still have to come. Speaker Rick Peters […] The post Fighting Back Against Late Blight – A Spud Smart Innovation Series Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

AIR’s mission is to protect your crops and allow you to reduce your operating costs. Managing your pesticides effectively has many benefits. Stop working blindly when it comes to fungal diseases! Get a measurement tool that will provide a factual and accurate report on your situation, providing you with scientific evidence that will serve to […] The post How to maximize fungicide use & reduce costs – A Spud Smart Innovation Series Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

Wireworms are a soil-borne pest which cause millions of dollars in damage to potato crops on Canadian farms each year. Canadian researchers have been working, as part of a national research cluster, to find ways for potato growers to manage these pests with new innovations and tools. This webinar delves deep into their research work. […] The post Spud Smart Innovation Webinar Series — Wireworm Control on Your Farm appeared first on Spud Smart.

SWAT MAPS chart soil, water and topography in fields to help growers manage their potato crops better. Fields are not all the same, with low and high spots, wet and dry ones, these patches all require different management strategies. SWAT MAPS allow growers to accurately identify areas of the field which shed water and sites […] The post Using SWAT MAPS to Grow the Best Potato Crop – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

Storing a potato crop isn’t a walk in the park and a poor harvest can make it even harder. Growers across Canada have experienced a wide range of harvest conditions over the last few years with the most notable having been the wet, cold conditions in Western Canada which gave growers harvest and storage problems. […] The post Harvest Conditions and the Problems They Can Cause for Potato Storage  – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

Trying to store your potato crop in the best conditions possible can be tough, but pre-harvest sugar sampling tests may just make it a bit easier. This in-expensive test determines the maturity of a tuber in any field. The test helps growers to determine which potatoes will be better for short, medium and long-term storage. […] The post The Importance of Pre-Harvest Sugar Sampling  – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

Proper nutrient delivery is critical for maximized yield and quality in potatoes, and producers generally use both dry and liquid forms of fertilizer to accomplish this. However, what they choose to use and when depends on many factors, including cropping system (irrigated or not), what equipment they already have, availability of products and cost. From […] The post The Latest Practices for Use of Liquid and Dry Fertilizers – A Spud Smart Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

OxiDate FC A New Contact Fungicide for the Canadian Potato Industry Brought to you by BioSafe Systems Recently, the leading multi-site contact potato fungicides have come under PMRA regulatory scrutiny and restrictions. This creates a gap which must be filled in order to ensure the continued success and survival of the Canadian Potato Industry. Fortunately, a family owned research and development company, BioSafe Systems, LLC has successfully registered OxiDate®FC, a NEW Multi-site fungicide/bactericide to […] The post OxiDate®FC – A New Contact Fungicide for the Canadian Potato Industry – A Spud Smart Innovation Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

Although farmers understand soil compaction is an important issue, they are now becoming more serious than ever about its management. Compaction can threaten potato plants in a number of negative ways. Farmers must often make the decision to enter a field when conditions don’t lend themselves well to compaction prevention. However, a wholistic approach throughout […] The post Practices for Mitigating Soil Compaction – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.