Hi everyone, From my phone calls with growers over the last couple of days, it sounds like most farms are either done planting or will finish right away. I understand that planting was a challenge on some farms due to excessive moisture or equipment issues, but the soil conditions and weather at the moment should...
A beautiful day in Prince Edward Island today, and lots of planters going across the province, trying to finish up. As a province, we’re definitely on the homeward stretch with regards to planting, with lots of variation from farm to farm. Planting conditions seem to be quite good, with soil warming up and holding quite...
Hi everyone, It sounds like most farms are making rapid progress on planting this week, despite some rainfall here and there. From the folks we’ve been talking to, it sounds like we should be close to or at 50% of acres planted by the end of today. The forecast looks good until Monday, so I...
Hi everyone. Another wet morning after a couple of good drying days. Thankfully, the forecast looks a bit more promising later this week for the next while. I there are quite a few folks that would like to be further along with grain planting so far, but hopefully that will come along quickly. I can...
Good afternoon everyone, Wet weather the last couple of days has slowed down land preparation quite a bit…it has also slowed down my soil sampling plans for this week…but hopefully some drier weather later this week will help. Soil temps are still quite cool, but the long range forecast looks more promising for getting going...
Good morning everyone, Was out delivering/pick up some seed for trials yesterday, and most farms I visited were busy moving/grading/cutting seed. It definitely appears that spring is ahead of schedule so far…but the weather the rest of April will dictate a lot. I have had reports from multiple sources that the water table appears to...
Good morning everyone, Spring has definitely arrived in Prince Edward Island. Lots of folks are working on gear, starting to grade seed, and getting ready for another cropping season. I wish you all the best as you prepare for another planting season, and I hope that you all stay safe and healthy during the busy...
Hi everyone. What a lovely week of weather! Great to see the sun and experience some warm temperatures this week. Lots of snow has disappeared and ground is thawing out. Perhaps we’ll be on track for an early spring…time will tell. Crop Rotation Webinar – Video Online: Thank you to those that attended our webinar...
Hi everyone, I bet everyone is happy that our 72 hour “lockdown” is over and that once again, PEI appears to be in a fortunate position with regards to COVID. The province has moved to “circuit breaker” rules until March 14th, which put some restrictions on gathering sizes, building occupancy, etc. However, the measures announced...
Happy Friday. A chillier stretch of weather, but far from the temperature extremes of friends in other parts of North America. The last couple of days, Morgan and I have been getting out to visit with some growers to discuss ongoing trials as well as possible new trials. It’s been nice to get back out...
