Spud Smart

09/15/2026

🔗 Register now: https://hubs.li/Q04xv7fg0

Should you store potatoes in bulk or boxes—and what could a strengthening El Niño mean for your operation? Join NAPSO and Spud Smart on Sept. 22 for an expert webinar covering two issues with major implications for potato handling, storage and crop management.

Storage specialists Blake Isaacs and Shane Zerr will compare bulk and box systems, including infrastructure, equipment, economics and the latest storage technologies. Climate scientist Dr. Muhammad Azhar Ehsan will explain how El Niño could influence regional weather patterns and climate-sensitive agricultural operations.

📅 Sept. 22
⏰ 9 a.m. PT | 10 a.m. MT | 11 a.m. CT | noon ET | 1 p.m. AT

Don’t miss this opportunity to turn expert insight into better planning. Register today!

09/14/2026

Your potato bins might be leaking money. 💸Bill Orr explains why sprouts are the quiet thief you should be watching for. 🥔 1,4group

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09/12/2026

🥔 Ugly potatoes. Big impact: https://hubs.ly/Q04xjlzh0

Ugly Potato Day moved more than 543,000 pounds of fresh produce into the hands of people in Surrey, B.C.—earning a Guinness World Record along the way. 🌎

The event shows what’s possible when surplus food, growers and communities are connected—but also highlights the need for better funding, storage, transportation and food-rescue infrastructure. 🤝

Ugly Potato Day moved more than half a million pounds of produce into people’s hands last month, securing a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. For organizer Tyler Heppell, the achievement proves growers can be part of the food-security solution — if the system helps cover the cost of g...

09/08/2026

🥔 It’s report card season for potato varieties. See which made the grade in trials this year. ✅ HZPC Potatoes

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09/03/2026

A crop that looks stable on paper may tell a very different story once it reaches the bin. 🥔👀

Wet weather. Storage concerns. Wildfire smoke. Record costs. A smaller U.S. crop. And a market showing some early signs of strength.

What could it all mean for Canadian potato growers this season? Get the full September Market Update at the link in our bio.

Early estimates put 2026 Canadian potato production near last year’s level, but regional variability, storage concerns, and record costs are complicating the outlook. Editor’s Note: September Market Update is part of a monthly video series featuring Victoria Stamper, general manager of the Unite...

08/31/2026

A good August doesn’t erase a rough June. 🌧️➡️🥔 A solid plan can protect your stressed spuds through storage. 1,4group

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08/25/2026

🥔 Canada’s potato quarantine rules are changing — but vigilance isn’t going anywhere.

After more than 40 years, potatoes are returning to parts of Central Saanich, B.C. At the same time, a golden nematode detection in Manitoba and new handling requirements for P.E.I. shipments are showing how Canada’s approach to quarantine pests is becoming more targeted and precise.

From surveillance and traceability to farm biosecurity and export logistics, these decisions have real implications for growers and the wider potato industry.

👉 Read the full article to find out what Canada’s latest pest decisions really mean.
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Canada’s potato quarantine strategy is becoming more targeted. Learn what Central Saanich, Manitoba and P.E.I. mean for growers, trade and biosecurity.

08/21/2026

Can cattle help rebuild soil health in P.E.I.’s potato rotation? 🐄🥔

Early results from an AAFC research project show rotational grazing can return nutrients to forage fields without reducing the potato yield that follows.
Researchers have also found no soil degradation or increase in greenhouse gas emissions so far. The bigger question is whether repeated grazing can build soil organic matter, improve soil structure and increase water-holding capacity.

Read the full article for the latest findings: https://hubs.li/Q04tTdB-0

08/18/2026

🥔 Nobody notices a potato bin that just… works. That’s the point.

✅ Bill Orr looks at how off-season prep makes storage a breeze.



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08/17/2026

How do you find your farm's style on social media?

Potato Ty’s advice: Study creators who do it well, borrow what works, and make it your own. It may take 10, 50 or even 100 posts to find your groove—but keep going.

Read his latest Dirt to Digital column in the Summer 2026 issue of Spud Smart: https://hubs.ly/Q04tgy6w0