Learning How to Build Soil Health for Better Potato Production

The ninth season of Syngenta’s Soil Sense podcast explores how potato growers and industry partners are applying soil health principles across North America. The series brings together farmers, researchers, agronomists, and value chain leaders to examine opportunities and challenges associated with improving soil health in one of agriculture’s most intensive cropping systems.

Hosted by Syngenta Group global soil health outreach and partnership lead Abbey Wick, Ph.D., and ag communicator Tim Hammerich, the series highlights how soil health approaches are tailored to local soils, climates, rotations, and production goals. From cover crops, erosion prevention, and water management to soil biology, precision agronomy, and the economics of adoption, weekly episodes combine research, data, and technical expertise with real-world solutions, strategies,and examples from the field.

“Potato growers face unique challenges when it comes to implementing soil health practices,” says Wick. “They are looking for solutions that work in the real world – not just in theory. This season, our podcast explores how collaboration across the potato industry is helping farmers evaluate new soil health approaches, exchange knowledge and advance management strategies that strengthen long-term farming resilience.”

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