Hi everyone….Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all those with Irish ancestry (like me) or who choose to celebrate anyway! We’re still in “meeting season,” although it’s a bit modified this year still due to COVID. See below for details on two events in the next two...
PEI Potato News - January/February 2022 (PDF)...
PEI Potato News - November/December 2021 (PDF)...
PEI Potato News - September/October 2021 (PDF)...
Please see this invite to AIM Local Workshops next week on Feb 28th and Mar 1st. Our speaker will be Harold Perry of Perry Farms in Alberta, an innovator and early-adopter in terms of reduced tillage, compaction mitigation, improving soil health, and much more. Should be...
Hi everyone, Lots of up and down, wet and wild weather in PEI this week. Stay safe on the roads, everyone! I’m excited to share details on our first (and likely only) AIM Winter Workshop of 2022 (see below). I hope that many of you can make...
Good afternoon everyone, A few updates to pass along before the end of the week. Fall Hilling: An Option for PEI Growers? I’ve completed a factsheet (PDF) that summarizes what we’ve found as part of AIM trials in ten fields over four years when comparing hilling/ridging in the...
2021_PEI_Seed_Directory (PDF)...
It’s been a wet week in PEI…though we were due for some rain, given how favourable the fall weather has been this year. I have a couple of upcoming extension opportunities to pass along today. Colorado Potato Beetle – November 30th Spud Smart and the Canadian Potato Council...
Good morning everyone, As of this morning, it sounds like harvest is more than 95% done, which is great. There are some farms still picking away at acres as they make storage arrangements or ship out some earlier dug potatoes. For the most part, I’m hearing...