by admin | Nov 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
(Charlottetown, PE – November 22, 2021) The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is shocked by the decision by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to suspend the certification of exports of all potatoes from Prince Edward Island to the United States of America. ...
by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today’s announcement made by the Provincial government to adjust regulations to allow Island farmers to access water for supplemental irrigation via high-capacity wells is welcome news. This decision to implement the recommendation from the Legislative Standing...
by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
PEI Potatoes, a farmer run producer organization, is in need of an individual or organization to assist with the management of our social media accounts. We are accepting proposals in response to this request for proposal (RFP).
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...