Potato growers and AIM partners are invited to our final series of local AIM workshops this winter on March 13th and 14th. We will be talking about seed management, including results from some trials that the AIM Seed Working Group has been working on the...
We're happy to announce some AIM Local Workshops on Cover Crops coming up on: Monday, Feb 4th at 1:00 pm at Mill River Resort Tuesday, Feb 5th at 9:00 am at Boxcar Pub, Emerald Tuesday, Feb 5th at 1:30 pm at Riverhouse Inn, Montague Our speaker is Lee Briese,...
Hello growers, The new PEI Potato Conference is coming up on February 19th and 20th at Red Shores in Charlottetown. Please click on the link below to see the full conference agenda: 2019 PEI Potato Conference - Agenda (PDF) We have an exciting agenda covering a wide range...
The AIM Science and Technology Working Group where able to travel to Belgium and the Netherlands in November 2018 to attend the Interpom Primeurs expo in Kortrijk, Belgium as well as visiting a number of farms, technology companies and research institutes over the course of...
It’s been an incredibly challenging harvest season, and we’re hoping for much better weather to allow you to get the rest of the crop under cover. We’ve received some suggestions and had some thoughts as well in reflection of the conditions this fall, so we’d...
PEI 4R Tailgate Tours West/Central Tour: Thursday Sept 20 10:30 - 11:00 Stop 1 – Oyster Cove Farms | North end of Clermont Rd (Rt 106) come in off Hamilton Rd (watch for vehicles) This location features a 4R field scale demonstration by the Kensington North Watershed Group looking at...
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 AAFC Harrington Farm, 1200 Brackley Point Road, Harrington, PE Tour starts at 1:30 pm. 1:30 to 2:30 pm AAFC/PEIPB Potato Variety Evaluation Plot Tour Includes varieties from AAFC Accelerated Release Program and PEIPB/CHC Variety Evaluation Project. Includes fresh market, chip, and French fry varieties 2:30...
With cooperation of research partners, the Agronomy Initiative for Marketable yield (AIM) has been able to complete a research review and resulting extension document relating to the use of primary residue tillage (ie. Synkro/Lemken equipment) in potato production in PEI. Results of three studies in...