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Crop Production

Managing Soil Health in Potatoes

Soil health can be seen as the continued capacity of the soil to function as a vital, living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals and...

Ontario Potato Research Field Day

The Ontario Potato Board and the University of Guelph's Plant Agriculture Department is hosting the 2017 Ontario Potato Research Field Day on August 16...

Know Your Soil Moisture

Irrigation management means soil moisture monitoring is imperative. Irrigation management is about deciding when to irrigate and how much water to apply. When irrigations are...

Fading rain prospects worry P.E.I. potato farmers

Following a dry June and what is turning into an even drier July, P.E.I. farmers are beginning to get concerned about the impact on...

Precision application of nitrogen in potato farming using drones

Researchers at Wageningen University & Research are testing the use of drones to measure nitrogen needs in potato crops. The "Toward precision agriculture 2.0" research...

National Potato Psyllid Monitoring Program

In 2016, the National Potato Psyllid Monitoring Program placed, picked up and examined 380 sampling cards in southern Alberta, with about 140 in the...

Managing Soil Health in Potatoes

Soil health can be seen as the continued capacity of the soil to function as a vital, living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals and...

Ontario Potato Research Field Day

The Ontario Potato Board and the University of Guelph's Plant Agriculture Department is hosting the 2017 Ontario Potato Research Field Day on August 16...

Know Your Soil Moisture

Irrigation management means soil moisture monitoring is imperative. Irrigation management is about deciding when to irrigate and how much water to apply. When irrigations are...

Fading rain prospects worry P.E.I. potato farmers

Following a dry June and what is turning into an even drier July, P.E.I. farmers are beginning to get concerned about the impact on...

Precision application of nitrogen in potato farming using drones

Researchers at Wageningen University & Research are testing the use of drones to measure nitrogen needs in potato crops. The "Toward precision agriculture 2.0" research...

National Potato Psyllid Monitoring Program

In 2016, the National Potato Psyllid Monitoring Program placed, picked up and examined 380 sampling cards in southern Alberta, with about 140 in the...