Last month we had the pleasure of hosting Joy Youwakim, an agroecology scientist at Biome Makers, at our Potato Expo booth. If you haven’t heard of Biome Makers, they are an independent, third-party genomics company that offers a proprietary DNA-sequencing program that uses the world’s largest taxonomic database of over 10 million microorganisms. Using this […]
In a recent article published in SpudSmart, I drew parallels between where we are in the potato industry today compared to where California’s strawberry industry was in the 1950s. Strawberries are very sensitive to verticillium – same as potatoes. With limited means to fight the disease, strawberry growers tried to outrun verticillium but ultimately had […]
You may have recently read the 3-part series in SpudSmart telling of how Strike soil fumigant is fast becoming the potato industry’s worst-kept secret (links to those articles). The campaign idea came from a call with our sales team. Our account manager Jason brought up how his growers may not be eager to provide testimonials. […]
I recently had three of my articles get published on Spud Smart. You can access the articles below on the Spud Smart website. Or, you can stay here and read the very latest article below. June’s Article “Am I Willing to Share? Heck No, It’s My Competitive Advantage” July’s Article Incremental Yield Improvement Is Good, But […]
SpudSmart recently published another of my articles titled, “Does Soil Fumigation Have a Place in Regenerative Agriculture?” You can access the article here: Does Soil Fumigation Have a Place in Regenerative Agriculture? (spudsmart.com) or read on! DOES SOIL FUMIGATION HAVE A PLACE IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE? Over the past handful of months, I’ve attended a whole pile of […]
In case you missed it, SpudSmart recently published my article titled, “Reduced Irrigation Yet More Yield and Better-quality Potatoes”. You can access the article here: https://spudsmart.com/reduced-irrigation-yet-more-yield-and-better-quality-potatoes/ or read on! REDUCED IRRIGATION YET MORE YIELD AND BETTER-QUALITY POTATOES My favorite part of my job is learning from producers who speak personally about real challenges and real opportunities in […]
Potato Expo – North America’s biggest potato meeting of the year – is coming up Jan, 4 to 5 in Aurora, Colo. Are you booked to be there? The first Potato Expo I attended with the TriCal Group was in Orlando, Fla. in 2012. It was just me and two other guys manning a tiny booth […]
WHEN — Tue, Dec. 13, 2022 at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ESTVisit https://strikefumigants.com/potato-school-2022/ to sign up before Dec. 13. WHAT — Potato School is a half day, free-to-all virtual learning event hosted by TriCal Group for anyone in the potato business. Since soil-borne disease is our passion, Potato School focuses mostly on best practices, new research, and notable findings around […]
Register Now for: POTATO SCHOOLTuesday, December 13, Register online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/potato-school-2022-tickets-432993243447 It is FREE and will be a VIRTUAL ONLINE EVENT.Come join us for a robust day of learning and discussion. We have an excellent line-up of speakers planned. Here is who you will hear and what you will learn: Dr. Gary Secor, North Dakota State […]
This week we are sharing the final article in the 3-part series published in SpudSmart titled, “Why Paul is Guilt-free About Doubling his Yield with Soil Fumigation”. You can access the most recent article here: https://spudsmart.com/why-paul-is-guilt-free-about-doubling-his-yield-with-soil-fumigation/ or read on! PART III: Why Paul is Guilt-free About Doubling his Yield with Soil Fumigation Over the last […]
