Sustainability

Sustainability has always been front of mind for Heartland Farms

Sustainability was a good century away from even becoming a word, much less a marketing slogan or even an economic guiding principle, when the Pavelsk... more »

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Measuring sustainability to manage smarter potato production

The phrase “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” has become a popular part of the agricultural lexicon, often used to reinforce th... more »

Organic russets feeling potato supply squeeze

The 2022-23 storage crop of all potatoes is down as much as 5% from the previous year, a shortage being most acutely felt in the organic russet potato... more »

BioSafe Systems has been awarded US patent

BioSafe Systems receives U.S. patent

BioSafe Systems has been awarded U.S. patent number 11439151 B2 titled ‘Process for Treating an Agricultural Medium’. The patent establishes its i... more »

The World Potato Congress welcomes new Gold Sustaining Partner

World Potato Congress President Peter VanderZaag announced the Ontario Potato Board as its newest Gold Sustaining Partner. “We extend a warm welc... more »

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SpudWeek 2023 content available on-demand

SpudWeek 2023 recordings are now available on-demand. Hear from fellow potato-industry members as they discuss the biggest issues facing growers today... more »

Nitricity fertilizer technology featured at UN COP27

As the second week of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) kicks off in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nitricity is among a select fe... more »

Sustainable Farms and Fields Program funding available for voluntary, climate-smart projects in Washington state

The Washington State Conservation Commission's (SCC) new climate-friendly program, the Sustainable Farms and Fields (SFF) program, is open for applica... more »

U of I lands largest ever grant for climate project

University of Idaho’s (U of I) College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is set to receive up to $55 million — the largest award in the universit... more »

Letting farmland recover may let air quality recover, finds U of I study

The USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) that promotes sustainable agricultural practices to improve habitat may have an unintended benefit of... more »


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