Hi everyone, Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow…hopefully we get that 10-15 mm. There are quite a few areas of the province that could use that much or more in the near future. I have seen a couple irrigation pivots started by mid-week. Christine ran the...
Hi everyone, It’s a hot and muggy end of the week after finally getting some sustained warm temperatures. Adequate soil moisture and improved soil temperatures are driving accelerated plant growth, with emerged potatoes growing rapidly. There are still quite a few fields either not yet emerged...
Hi everyone, Another wet start to the week in PEI. A brief glance at some of the 24 hr rainfall totals as of 10 am this morning: O’Leary: 36 mm Tyne Valley: 33 mm Kensington: 35 mm Tryon: 27 mm Harrington: 21 mm Mount Hope: 18 mm Orwell: 13 mm Souris: 25 mm For the...
Good day, It has definitely been a challenging spring this year across the Island. There are a number of growers still trying to get finished up on planting, as frequent rains and cooler temperatures in May have slowed down planting considerably. In addition, the slow spring...
PEI Potato News - Spring 2026 (PDF)...
Hi everyone, It’s been quiet from this desk for two reasons: I’ve been busy in the field setting up trials, soil sampling, etc. Growers are all too busy to read emails anyway! It’s a rainy day in what has been a rainy week in PEI, so I’m...
PEI Potato News - Winter 2026 (PDF)...
Hi everyone, A brief update before the end of the week. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend our AIM Winter Workshops last week with Mark Stalham from the UK. They were well attended, and I think the quality of information that Mark was able to...
Hi everyone, It was great to see many of you at the Potato Expo last week. Feedback on the conference presentations was very positive, and attendance was large. A big thank you to Rodrigo dos Santos with the PEI Dept of Ag for working with me...
Hi everyone, I felt like January went by at rocket-speed! We are fully into the heart of “meeting season,” with lots of events, workshops and meetings taking place. A big thanks to those that came out to our AIM Winter Workshops last week. We had a great...