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Water Stewardship is more than a Drop in Bucket for Farm Sustainability
With water becoming an increasingly valuable commodity, potato growers are challenged to soak up every drop of this essential resource.
Ep. 13: Lessons in Sustainable Farming: What the Potato Value Chain Can Learn from Beef
In this podcast, host John Mesko talks to Debbie Lyons-Blythe, a Kansas cattle rancher and immediate past chairman of the board at the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.
Measuring Sustainability for Smarter Potato Production
From planting to processing – and everything in between – benchmarking success is contingent on strategically adopting methods that improve efficiency and efficacy.
Ep. 12: Insights and Innovations into Sustainability Data with Liz Hunt and Jeff Lail
In this episode, we focus on the importance of data collection for sustainability and how Syngenta is working to address this challenge with Liz Hunt, Head of Sustainable & Responsible Business, and Jeff Lail, Senior Technical Data Analyst.
Ep. 11: Exploring How to Tell the Story of Sustainability with Brandy Wilson and Mike Nemeth
Brandy Wilson, Global Sustainability Director at J.R. Simplot Company, and Mike Nemeth, Senior Advisor of Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability at Nutrien, join host John Mesko to chat about why sustainability is an ongoing process and not just a checkbox metric.
Ep. 10: Soil Health and Sustainability with Britt Beene and Kevin Cochrane
In this episode, we discuss the importance of soil health and sustainability in the potato industry and some of the new products Corteva Agriscience is developing to bring new tools to the potato farmer’s toolbox.
Ep. 9: Meet and Potatoes with John Mesko and Natalie Nesburg
John Mesko and Natalie Nesburg recap key events, discussions, and takeaways from the 2023 Potato Expo and the PSA Winter Board meeting.
Potato Sustainability Alliance Elects Executive Committee
Potato Sustainability Alliance’s Board of Directors selected new executive committee members at its winter board meeting held earlier this month during the 2023 Potato Expo in Aurora, CO.
Ep. 8: How do we support today’s well-informed farmers?
In this episode, host John Mesko shares his thoughts and encouragement for those in agriculture, during what he calls, the most important and exciting time ever in agriculture’s global history.
The Most Important Time in Agriculture
Supporting farmers to make decisions that improve sustainability on their farms is more important than ever in today's current state of agriculture.
Ep. 7: The Potato’s Role in Nutrition and the Environment
In this episode, host John Mesko is joined by Amy Skoczlas Cole, Executive Vice President at Trust In Food, to explore what it means to approach sustainability with a producer-centric mindset.
Potato Sustainability Alliance Launches Survey and Sustainable Outcomes in Agriculture Standards
The launch of the 2022 PSA Survey and the Sustainable Outcomes in Agriculture (SOA) standard and Cropwise Sustainability app pilot took place on Monday, October 3rd. Growers that supply the Processor and Fresh Marketer members will receive an invite to the PSA Survey to access the annual self-assessment.
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