Spud Smart Podcast

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 what you need to remember in regard to timing for growing the best possible potato crop. We share results on a […] The post Important Dates for Growing Spuds — Webinar and Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

A good potato crop starts with good seed. If you don’t have quality seed then you’re holding back your crops potential. Should you cut your seed before planting? What width should your rows be? There’s a lot to consider before your seed even touches the soil. On this webinar, we have professionals sharing some tips […] The post Prepping Your Potato Seed for Spring — Webinar and Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

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 lead to huge losses for your crop. So, what can, and should you do to protect your spuds? In this roundtable webinar, […] The post Herbicide Injury on Potatoes — A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

Growing a potato crop is a 365-day process and fall means it’s time for the potato harvest, it also means time for field prep work. From cover cropping to tillage to fall bedding, there’s a lot you can do to get your field ready for spring potato planting. In this webinar we were joined by […] The post Getting Your Potato Field Ready for Winter – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

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 from the fertilizer industry explain how you can use fertilizer sustainably on your farm. Experts from the fertilizer and potato industries take you through the 4R […] The post Using Fertilizer on Your Spud Fields Sustainably – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

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? Daniel Mondor (DM): AIR Program is a fungus diseases detection program — we like to call it preventive. Because as we know, for […] The post Spore Trapping and Weather Monitoring All in One Package appeared first on Spud Smart.

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 Canada, there is still questions about how it’s going to affect potato production long term. In this webinar we take a closer […] The post Climate Change and What it Means for Potatoes – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

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 Horticulture Cluster has been working to quantify regional patterns of insecticide resistance and develop regional control methods. This webinar will take […] The post Controlling Colorado Potato Beetles on Your Farm – A Spud Smart Innovation Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

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 varieties available, how worth it is it to put the extra work in to plant, maintain and harvest or till […] The post Are Cover Crops Worth the Work?​​​​​​​ – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.

There’s 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. In this webinar the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will give you an overview of […] The post Potato Seed Certification Process – A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast appeared first on Spud Smart.