A new group of industry experts is bringing together broad expertise and sharing best practices for excellence in potato storage and handling across North America. The four pillars of potato storage: soil, variety, cultural practices and weather.

Netherlands-based Blue Radix uses applied artificial intelligence to finetune growing methods in greenhouses around the world. With more investment, CEO Ronald Hoek is looking to add to his international team.

Pascal Forest, president of the Producteurs de légumes de transformation du Québec, shares how climate change and global competition are challenging growers of processing vegetables in Ontario and Québec.

The French-fry giant closed its Connell processing plant on September 30, 2024, citing a supply and demand imbalance.

Terence Hochstein, executive director, Potato Growers of Alberta, shares his analysis of the potato harvest across the country. He predicts that his own provincial growers will meet the five-year average for yields: 386.5 cwt/acre.