AIM Trial Report – Reduced Phosphorus: Bethany and I are currently working on reports from 2024 trials. As they are finished, you can find links to those reports on the PEI Potato Agronomy site under “Reports”. One of the first ones that I would like to...
A short agronomy update today, as I’m headed to the field to start digging trial samples. Bethany and I got our first one completed on Monday, and we’ll be working pretty steady the next few weeks to ensure that we get complete data from this...
Hi everyone, While the 20-25 mm that most of the province received last week was welcome, it comes too late for some varieties and some fields. A number of fields are senescing on their own quickly after the rain, while some longer season russets are making...
Hi everyone, It remains extremely dry across most of the province. Much of West Prince and East Prince received 20 mm or less in August, which is less than 25% of regular rainfall amounts. Amounts are better east of Hunter River, but it is still quite...
Good morning everyone, My agronomy update is a day late going out, as we were busy with our final AIM BBQ yesterday in Morell. Thanks to all who attended any of our BBQs this week. A special thanks to the folks at Triple S Farms, Island...
Hi everyone, Some folks were luckier than others to get some rain over the past 48 hours. As you can see below, there is a wide variation of rain totals across the province. Prince County surrounding Malpeque Bay (Cascumpec, Tyne Valley, Lot 16, Kensington, Hamilton) has...
Hi everyone, Getting back into the swing of things after a week away in Ontario. Despite being away just over a week, I’ve noticed a considerable change in the potato crop in many areas. Shorter season varieties that were planted early are noticeably starting to yellow,...
Hi everyone, Spotty rainfall last night. Some areas got very little, others got a full inch. Largest total in Kings County from what I’ve seen, who needed rain the most. Forecast is variable for the next 7 days…hopefully a bit more rainfall is coming. The crop is...
Hi everyone, A mostly dry week so far, with some showers in the forecast but not a lot of substantial rain likely to be coming right away. Folks that have been doing soil moisture testing in both West and East Prince have shown values not too...
Hi everyone, Spotty rains around the province the last couple of days. Some communities in East Prince received 30-45 mm of rain on Tuesday evening, and the Charlottetown area got 25-30 mm, while other areas got next to none. While it has been a damp day...