Hi everyone. I hope your week is off to a great start. We’re getting into the full swing of “meeting season,” with lots of worthwhile events in preparation for the next cropping season. AIM Winter Workshops Next Week: Seed Potato Production in the UK with Sophie Bambridge,...
2023 Seed Potato Certification List and Grower Directory published by the PEI Department of Agriculture...
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Hi everyone, While we were fortunate to only get around an inch of rain across the Island from Hurricane Lee…the rain before and after that has made for very saturated conditions across the province. That has been compounded by a cooler week without the forecast sunny...
Hello everyone, I’m sure that we’re all nervously watching the updates with relation to Hurricane Lee as it makes its way northward. I don’t know about you, but I still have some hurricane-PTSD after Fiona. Thankfully, the current forecast seems to indicate that the impacts of...
Hi everyone, A quick agronomy update this week, as I’ve been busy with our AIM BBQs across the province this week. A big thank you to everyone to came out to one of the three events this weekend…we had more than 100 people attend across the...
Hello everyone, Another wet Wednesday in PEI; however, much of the province escaped the totals that were talked about earlier. Southern Kings had the largest amounts (50-65 mm), while much of West Prince had less than 10 mm. Most totals in the rest of the Island...
Hi everyone, All growers and industry partners are invited to AIM Late Summer BBQs, taking place next week. At these BBQs, we’ll be sharing an early look at some potato samples from some AIM trials underway this year across the province as well as highlighting some...
Hi everyone, I’m sure that many of you are busy trying to get potatoes sprayed and grain harvested ahead of the anticipated rain this weekend. The most recent forecast is calling for 50-75 mm of rain on Saturday, with an expectation of rain again mid-week next...