by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
(Charlottetown, PEI – April 27th, 2021) The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is excited to share with potato farmers and industry partners the launch of a new podcast, Spudchat. This weekly podcast is hosted by Ryan Barrett, Research and Agronomy...
by admin | Feb 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
(Charlottetown, PEI – February 13, 2020) A growing number of Prince Edward Island potato farms are taking advantage of new technology to improve their use of crop protectants, including fungicides used to prevent late blight. Late blight has historically...
by admin | Aug 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
August 13th, 2019 Agriculture in Prince Edward Island continues to diversify each year, and there are many members of the non-farming community who are understandably curious about the types of crops grown across the Island each summer. As a result, members of the...
by admin | Aug 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
(Charlottetown, PE – July 29, 2019) The Potato Blossom Festival in O’Leary, PEI may have just finished, however, driving around the Island roads this time of year is particularly beautiful as the potato fields are now out in blossom. Potatoes are annual plants,...
by admin | Nov 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
(CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – November 26, 2018) The Prince Edward Island Potato Board has a new executive as a result of its November 21st Board of Directors meeting. The Board is pleased to announce that Jason Hayden has been elected to the Chair position. Jason...
