Hi all, Just a note that presentations from our AIM Local Workshops from the last two days (Jan 20/21) are available at: Seminar/Workshop Presentations Thanks to everyone that attended…we had a great turnout! See you at our next Local Workshops on Feb 12/13th!
Hello growers and AIM industry partners, A reminder about our AIM Local Workshops next Monday and Tuesday (Jan 20/21) on Matching Crop Rotation to the Needs of Your Field. Monday, Jan 20 at 1:30 – Montague (Riverhouse Inn) Tuesday, Jan 21 at 9:00 – Emerald (Community Centre) Tuesday, Jan 21 at 1:30 – Mill River...
Most growers would be aware of the current special on soil health testing from the PEI Analytical Lab via the PEI Department of Agriculture & Land. This new test takes into account not just the chemical properties of soil but also physical and biological attributes of your soil. The Department has provided a good factsheet...
All potato growers and AIM industry partners are invited to the first in our series of local workshops on December 9th and 10th. Montague: Monday, Dec 9 at 1:30 pm Emerald: Tuesday, Dec 10 at 9:00 am Mill River: Tuesday, Dec 10 at 1:30 pm Our topics: Blight Decision Support Tools (ie....
Morgan McNeil, our Junior Agronomist, has compiled a very useful summary of weather conditions during the 2019 growing season. It is available as a PDF to download, with the summary below: Overview of Data (Including October) June of 2019 was considerably wetter in the East compared to the difference in the historical records and to...
Good morning growers and industry partners, Well, we didn’t need that rain yesterday, but thankfully the forecast is quite a bit drier for the next 7 days. Some rainfall totals from the past 24 hrs from PEIDAL weather stations: Mount Royal: 42.8 mm Kensington: 57.6 mm Tryon: 36.6 mm New Glasgow: 46.4 mm Harrington: 45.0...
Hello growers and industry partners, My agronomy update is coming a little early this week, as I have to be out of province the rest of the week. It’s nice to see the sun this morning…hopefully it sticks around for a couple of weeks, as the forecast indicates. I see that there is a risk...
Members of the AIM Soil Working Group travelled to Belgium for the Potatoes Europe show and then visited a number of farms and research institutes in England in early September 2019. Click on the link below to read the report on their tour. AIM Soil WG Study Tour Report – Sept 2019 (PDF)
Hi everyone. I think a lot of people are happier this morning following a big rain in the last 24 hours. So far, it sounds like despite some very high totals, there was very little damage from runoff in potato fields, and I haven’t seen much grain laying down on the way to the office...
Hello everyone, Well, that was some welcome rain last night. Not enough, but a good start. It looks like Prince County generally got the most (between 6-10 mm) while Queens and Kings got a bit less (between 4-6 mm). There are some showers in the forecast later today and through the weekend…here’s hoping they arrive...
