THREE ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN SPUDSMART
I recently had the pleasure of authoring three articles for SpudSmart. I hope you enjoy them!
The Dirt: A Blog.
Improve Sustainable Potato Production with Strike
Improving sustainable potato production is an admirable goal for the potato industry. The basic concept of sustainable crop production is to produce an economically viable crop while maintaining or improving soil health and reducing the potential environmental impacts of farming. As farmers have long known, there is a link between the economic and environmental sustainability of the […]
A Crisp Autumn Morning
Sustainability is something that takes time to appreciate. Sustainability is part of wisdom. You believe that the gifts the land provides your family are not a given. Your grandfather used to say, “Take care of the soil and it will take care of you”.
Soil Health, Cover Crops, and Strike: How These Related Concepts Impact Your Operation
Soil Health is a relatively new phrase in agriculture that describes the important role soil plays in the long-term sustainability of crop land. Soil health involves a productive balance of soil chemistry (nutrients), soil physics (structure), and soil biology (soil microorganisms). The potato industry needs productive, healthy soils to remain competitive. Therefore, it is good to […]
Strike Fumigant and Common Scab – What’s everybody talking about?
Farming has always been a business that succeeds through innovation. Farming innovations over the years have allowed farms to increasingly produce more potatoes per acre staying ahead of cost of production. As potato production costs increase, one has to sell more potatoes to cover the higher cost of production. Production efficiency is a term that can be […]
Impact of Chloropicrin Soil Fumigation on Potato Farming in Uncertain Times
Potato farmers are facing changes in established markets during the Covid-19 crisis. There are reports of increased demand for all potatoes at the supermarket. However, stay at home orders have severely reduced demand for restaurant and institutional products. The potato market is shifting to meet new product demands and provide an outlet for those products that no longer […]
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Chloropicrin Soil Treatment
Climate change is a politically divisive topic. However, it is advisable for those with a stake in agriculture to explore the ramifications of potential weather changes on business. As weather instabilities or weather extremes become more common, farming will need to change. One common refrain regarding climate change is that existing agriculture will move to latitudes with […]