Spud Smart focuses on the issues affecting the Canadian potato industry, reaching potato growers, processors, industry suppliers and policymakers.
Joined August 2010
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Jun 10
Excessive heat doesn’t just stress processing potatoes in the fields. 🌡️ It stresses the whole value chain. Read here on variety selection for those tough seasons. #Insiders #PotatoIndustry @HZPC
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Jun 10
What’s shaping Canada’s potato season? Planting progress, wild weather, tightening inventories & stronger foodservice demand. Victoria Stamper (UPGC) explains what to watch. Watch the full May market update → hubs.li/Q04kM0pg0
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Jun 8
What if potato performance depends on more than inputs and yield?
TriCal Group looks at how crop and soil systems use energy over time — and why that matters for resilience, soil function and long-term performance.
#Potatoes #SoilHealth #Insiders
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Jun 6
Soil problems aren’t the problem — management is. Treating symptoms (more inputs, ripping, herbicides) won’t fix the cause: hubs.li/Q04kp8pK0 #SoilHealth #RegenerativeAg
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🐝 What can honeybees teach us about leadership? After attending @PSHoneyGirl 's @TEDxWinnipeg talk for @SeedWorldCAN, the lessons hives offer on adaptability, teamwork, and resilience jumped out at me. There's a lot we can learn from nature! seedworld.com/canada/2026/06…
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We’re proud to be the first fresh potato company to join the Potato Sustainability Alliance, working alongside farmers to support responsible growing practices and a stronger future for food.
Learn more about how we’re growing better: littlepotatoes.com/our-story…
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Through our Spuds in Tubs program, students become explorers as they plant, observe, measure, predict, and discover how food grows. Along the way, they develop critical thinking skills, connect with science and ag, and gain a deeper appreciation for the journey from soil to plate
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Today we’re celebrating the vegetable that does it all #OntarioPotatoes 💪🥔
Happy International Potato Day! It’s the perfect excuse to have potatoes for breakfast, lunch, & dinner. 🍽
What potato dish are you eating today?
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May 30
🍟 Fries: The Last Shared Truth! 🌍
McCain Foods' Spud Report reveals our emotional bond with fries transcends cultures. With 78% claiming fries boost their mood, it’s clear they’re more than just a side dish!
Curious about the full findings? Click here to read more! 👉 hubs.li/Q04jtyyP0
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Around the world, celebrations are underway for the 3rd International Day of Potato, Saturday May 30th. The WPC Inc. is proud to stand alongside the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in bringing this global occasion to life.mailchi.mp/potatocongress/wp…
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May 27
Colorado potato beetle = poster child for resistance. The fix? Better timing, neighbour coordination, and new tools (yes, dsRNA). Learn how growers are cutting sprays and staying ahead. hubs.li/Q04hPSBw0
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May 26
Nominations are open for the 2026 World Potato Congress Industry Awards! 🏆 Know a leader who’s shaped the potato value chain? Submit by 30 June 2026. Learn more: hubs.li/Q04hPzHV0 #WPC2026 #PotatoIndustry
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May 26
Seed is not uniform, and treating every lot the same can create variability later.
This Spud Smart discussion covers potato seed quality, planting risk, whole vs. cut seed, sprouting, and crop establishment. #Insiders #Webinar #Potato
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May 25
From the Irish Potato Famine to modern genomics: new Plant Disease review traces 180 years of Phytophthora research and why it still threatens global food security. Read more: hubs.li/Q04hPjMZ0
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May 25
“Death by 1,000 cuts”: rising fertilizer, fuel and tariff pressures are squeezing Canadian potato growers and threatening food security. What are the solutions? Read more: hubs.li/Q04hPf7F0
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May 22
CPC: “We need facts, not fear.” After a new potato‑wart find, U.S. groups pushed to block PEI table potatoes — CPC defends CFIA surveillance and urges science‑based decisions.
Read the latest for growers. ➜ hubs.li/Q04hHcXm0 #PEIpotatoes #PlantHealth #AgNews
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May 11
Meet Spud Smart’s new columnist: Potato Ty. 📱
Tyler Heppell brings a grower’s voice to digital storytelling, helping agriculture connect beyond the farm gate. hubs.li/Q04bZt1T0
#SpudSmart #Potatoes #PotatoTy #AgCommunications
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May 4
Fertilizer isn’t the only input under pressure. Packaging, fuel, and freight all tie back to global chemical markets—and volatility isn’t going away.
“We will have, for decades… a more volatile [environment].”
Read more: hubs.li/Q04fmQGh0
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May 3
PVY is no longer history. ⚠️
Our Spring 2026 issue looks at why New Brunswick growers are seeing renewed pressure and what management decisions matter most now. hubs.li/Q04bZhDM0
#SpudSmart #Potatoes #PVY #CropHealth
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Apr 30
Better potato varieties do not start in a lab.
They start with a conversation. 🥔💬
Read how grower feedback moves the whole industry forward.
#Insiders #GrowerPartnership @HZPC
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