01 Aug

Posted at 16:15h in Recent News

Quick pest/disease update for the end of the week:   July Weather Report:   Table 1: Rainfall amounts for the month of July (current year 2025 vs historical records 1981-2010) Rainfall (mm) Location July 2025 Historical 1981-2010 Difference O’Leary 98.0 96.0 2.0 Summerside 40.7 82.1 -41.4 Charlottetown 44.8 79.9 -35.1 Souris 63.0 86.6 -23.6   Table 2: Cumulative rainfall totals for 2025 growing season compared with historical cumulative rainfall Rainfall (mm) Location May 2025 June 2025 July 2025 2025 Cumulative Historical...

25 Jul

Posted at 13:57h in Recent News

Hi folks, Quick pest/disease update for the end of the week:   Aphid Alert:  Still no green peach aphids this week Ave # of aphids per trap around 3.5, just slightly lower than last week. Majority of aphids remain “other aphids.”   Region Week Ending Number of Samples Green Peach Aphid Potato Aphid Buckthorn Aphid Foxglove...

16 Jul

Posted at 19:56h in Recent News

Hi everyone, Sorry that this week’s update is a little bit late…I’m taking in the Potato Sustainability Alliance Symposium in Charlottetown today and tomorrow. Yesterday, I was able to get out into several fields in East Prince, as we also had the 2nd Crop Update Meeting of...

11 Jul

Posted at 18:33h in Recent News

Hi everyone.  I few quick updates before the weekend: Spore Trapping Update: No late blight spores in PEI or NB.  Maine continues to find late blight spores but not reports of infection yet. Early blight spores were found in large numbers at two sites in Prince...

09 Jul

Posted at 15:41h in Recent News

Hi everyone, After a few grey days with spotty showers, it looks like we’ve moved into a little drier, sunnier stretch.  In looking at the PEI Dept of Ag weather stations, most of the Island has received 10-15 mm of rainfall over the last 7 days,...

02 Jul

Posted at 20:37h in Recent News

Hi everyone, We’re in the middle of warm, muggy week in PEI.  The forecast looks unsettled for the next few days, with chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers.  Today’s update is slightly delayed due to the Canada Day holiday, and we don’t have all of our...

25 Jun

Posted at 15:39h in Recent News

Hi everyone, Starting today, my goal is to have an Agronomy Update out on Wednesday afternoons that includes available data from various pest and disease monitoring programs as well as updates from my desk on crop progress and other tidbits to pass along. After a somewhat slower...

26 May

Posted at 09:25h in Recent News

Hi everyone, A quick note to start the week. In looking at rainfall totals from the weekend, most of the Island received 25-35 mm between Friday and today. Despite not getting a lot of rainfall Saturday and Sunday, field conditions are generally wet. Thankfully, the forecast...

06 Jan

Posted at 16:03h in Recent News

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...

19 Sep

Posted at 11:01h in Recent News

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...