Hi everyone. Quite a bit of the Island got some welcome rain Wednesday night. Sounds like more on the south shore and down east, with less in West Prince. From my travels and conversations with growers, it appears that potato crops are progressing well across...
Hi everyone. A few updates for this week. Glad to see the sun again, and hopefully some warmer, drier weather for a bit! Tracking Emergence Despite the cool, wet weekend weather, a lot of potatoes are poking through the ground across the province, and a number of...
Weed Management I likely don’t need to tell any of you that this year has been great for weeds thus far. There is lots of hilling and herbicide spraying going on around the province...
Hello everyone. We’ve had a great run of weather the last week or so, but the next week looks wet. Some rain totals from last night (as of 9 am) Mount Royal: 3 mm Tyne Valley: 8 mm Kensington: 4.4 mm Tryon: 8 mm Johnston’s River: 9.3 mm Souris: 2.3 mm Looks...
The PEI Potato Board and the PEI Horticultural Association are hosting a series of short workshops on Sprayer Calibration Procedures and Field Information Tools. Ken Lingley of On Target Sprayer Services will demonstrate calibration procedures and worksheets for ground sprayers in order to meet requirements...
Hello everyone, Welcome to #Grow19! (as we wrap up #Plant19). I wanted to make you aware of some upcoming workshops/meetings for potato field staff/producers (see below). Registration for the Potato Scouting Workshop will be open next week. If you have any questions, let me know. Potato Scouting Workshop This year's Potato...
Hello growers. I hope that by early next week, most of you will be planting potatoes, though the weather hasn’t necessarily been working in our favour for that. A couple of things to bring to your attention or remind you of this planting season: Managing Volunteers/Cull Piles I...
We are pleased to announce that Morgan McNeil will be joining our team as Junior Agronomist starting on May 6th, 2019. Morgan will be working with Ryan Barrett, Research Coordinator and Agronomy Lead, on projects related to the Agronomy Initiative for Marketable yield (AIM), a...
Below is a message from Sebastian Ibarra with the PEI Dept of Agriculture: Guidelines to the 2019 programs ca be found at the address below. The IPM component is described starting in page 26: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/af_asp_guide2019.pdf Make sure you type the name of the program you are applying for on...
2018 was a tough harvest season for PEI potato growers, particularly related to the number of unharvested acres of potatoes. As a result, we wanted to share some information with you regarding management of volunteer potatoes. Volunteer Potato Management (PDF) At the link above, Gavin Graham from...