The Soil Health Institute and McCain Foods hosted a joint webinar on Thursday, July 20 that explored profitable strategies for integrating cover crops in potato systems. The webinar featured a panel of growers and researchers from across North America including: Ladd Wahlen (Co-Owner of Roots Potato Chips, Idaho), Dr. Manphool Fageria (Farm Manager, McCain Farm of the Future, New Brunswick), Dr. Mike Copas (Senior Agronomist, Wysocki Farms, Wisconsin), Dr. Bee Chim (Assistant Extension Professor, University of Maine), Dr. Mohammad Khakbazan (Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada), and Dr. Ray Qin (Associate Professor and Extension Agronomist, Oregon State University). Cameron Ogilvie (Soil Health Educator, Soil Health Institute) moderated the panel discussion, and Mac Bean (Lead Agronomist for the East, McCain Foods) hosted. See how these panelists are making cover crops pay in potatoes from East to West!

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