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...
PEI Potato News - Spring 2025 (PDF)...
PEI Potato News - Winter 2025 (PDF)...
Thanks to everyone who came out this week to our Common Scab 101 AIM Winter Workshops. Special thanks to Dr. Claudia Goyer and Dr. Rick Peters from AAFC who shared their research results and expertise on common scab with growers and industry partners. Presentations from these...
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...
PEI Potato News - Fall 2024 (PDF)...
PEI Potato News - Summer 2024 (PDF)...
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...