The patchwork quilt of farm fields near Breadalbane.
五月 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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Research scientist Bourlaye Fofana was looking for a way to make plant products healthier for humans and animals by adding an antioxidant called selenium.
四月 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 PotatoesIsland Farms Once Again Offer to “Fill Your Boots” with Free PEI Potatoes
三月 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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PEI Farmers destroys his potato crop by putting it through a snowblower. An estimated 250 million pounds of PEI potatoes were destroyed in 2022 due to the Federal government’s restrictions. (CNW Group/PEI Potato Board)
二月 06, 2023
PEI Potato Board Seeks Removal of Export Restrictions on PEI Potatoes in the Light of IAP Report
The PEI potato industry welcomed the final report of the International Advisory Panel (IAP) on Potato Wart that was presented to industry and government on January 16, 2023.
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Gerald “Jeddy” and Joyce MacFayden and family
十一月 26, 2022
Potato Industry leaders honoured at Prince Edward Island Potato Board Annual Banquet
The Prince Edward Island potato industry gathered for its annual awards dinner for the first time since
2020. COVID-19 had put the banquet on hold for the past two years.
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Alex Docherty of Sky View Farms in Elmwood, P.E.I., said a tarp barn at his farm was completely destroyed and another was severely damaged.
九月 30, 2022
PEI potato farmers worried excess moisture from Fiona may damage crops
Prince Edward Island (PEI) potato farmers say they are concerned excessive moisture in the fields caused by the storm Fiona may lead their produce to rot in storage - though they hope that is not the case.
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A ban on exports of P.E.I. potatoes to the U.S. last fall led to the destruction of hundreds of millions of pounds of potatoes. (Courtesy: Mary Kay Sonier/PEI Potato Board)
七月 23, 2022
No sign of potato wart in 5,000 Prince Edward Island soil samples tested so far
With testing completed on 5,000 Prince Edward Island (PEI) soil samples collected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from March to June no potato wart has been found.
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