Cutting

The potato cutting operation at Cherry Hill Coolstores is unique in that it allows the potatoes to be cut by hand or machine, or any mix of the two. Typically, our seed is cut 50% by hand and 50% by machine. Cherry Hill starts the seed cutting operation in April for an October planting, i.e., six months pre-cut.

We have developed systems which allows us to cut seed pre-storage. This is the opposite to normal cutting, 3 to 4 days prior to planting. Pre-cutting comes with a number of advantages.

The question remains: To pre-cut or not to pre-cut? It’s a management tool to pre-cut, and many of Cherry Hill Coolstore’s customers experience great advantages in pre-cutting their seed. These include increased yield, more even emergence and much less seed risk at planting time.