Prince Edward Island (P.E.I) Potato Board

Prince Edward Island (P.E.I) Potato Board

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The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is looking after the interests of the potato industry on Prince Edward Island.

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P.E.I. potato crops benefit from eco-friendly fertilizer in new research study
June 14, 2023

Prince Edward Island potato crops benefit from eco-friendly slow-release fertilizer in new research study

Steve Watts from Genesis Crop Systems Inc. along with six farmers participated in the Living Labs Atlantic project to test out a slow-release nitrogen fertilizer, also called enhanced efficiency nitrogen.
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The patchwork quilt of farm fields near Breadalbane on Prince Edward Island
May 22, 2023

PEI Potato Board: Acreage of cover crops before potatoes has doubled

New numbers from the P.E.I. Potato Board show that on Prince Edward Island the acreage of cover crops grown before potatoes has doubled.
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'Surprise' discovery could help protect potato and tomato crops against late blight
April 29, 2023

'Surprise' discovery could help protect potato and tomato crops against late blight

In 2014, Charlottetown-based research scientist Bourlaye Fofana was looking for a way to make plant products healthier by adding the antioxidant selenium.
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Island Farms Once Again Offer to "Fill Your Boots" with Free PEI Potatoes
March 09, 2023

Prince Edward Island Farms Offer Islanders Free PEI Potatoes this Saturday

To help offset rising food costs, four farms on Prince Edward Island are opening their potato storages to Islanders. Visitors are invited to help themselves and pick unwashed potatoes directly from the pile in storage. The event occurs Saturday, March 11th, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
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