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Crop Production

Preparing for the Potato’s Future

Treena Hein -
Laying the groundwork to identify traits that will help potato crops face the impacts of climate change. It’s always been critical to breed new crop...
Crop Production

Correctly Used Neonics Do Not Adversely Affect Honeybee Colonies, New Research Finds

Janet Kanters -
The three most widely used neonicotinoid pesticides for flowering crops pose no risk to honeybee colonies when used correctly as seed treatments, according to...
Agronomy

Improving Soil, Improving Potatoes

Rosalie I. Tennison -
Planting cover crops offers many benefits. Innovative growers and an agronomist recently teamed up to look at ways to improve the potato crop and the...
Agronomy

A novel option to combat soil erosion

Carolyn King -
A nurse crop is one tool for reducing erosion in potato fields. A spring cover crop planted at potato planting time – called a nurse...
Agronomy

Banks: Ontario Variety Trial Results

Eugenia Banks -
Ed. note: On Sept. 4, 2017, Eugenia Banks, potato specialist with the Ontario Potato Board, dug up the Beeton (Ontario) Variety Trial plot that...
Environment

Feds fund research towards adoption of clean technologies and practices in P.E.I.

Janet Kanters -
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay today announced an investment of $895,000 to the East Prince Agri-Environment Association to study the beneficial environmental effects of planting...
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Crop Production

Preparing for the Potato’s Future

Treena Hein -
Laying the groundwork to identify traits that will help potato crops face the impacts of climate change. It’s always been critical to breed new crop...
Crop Production

Correctly Used Neonics Do Not Adversely Affect Honeybee Colonies, New Research Finds

Janet Kanters -
The three most widely used neonicotinoid pesticides for flowering crops pose no risk to honeybee colonies when used correctly as seed treatments, according to...
Agronomy

Improving Soil, Improving Potatoes

Rosalie I. Tennison -
Planting cover crops offers many benefits. Innovative growers and an agronomist recently teamed up to look at ways to improve the potato crop and the...
Agronomy

A novel option to combat soil erosion

Carolyn King -
A nurse crop is one tool for reducing erosion in potato fields. A spring cover crop planted at potato planting time – called a nurse...
Agronomy

Banks: Ontario Variety Trial Results

Eugenia Banks -
Ed. note: On Sept. 4, 2017, Eugenia Banks, potato specialist with the Ontario Potato Board, dug up the Beeton (Ontario) Variety Trial plot that...
Environment

Feds fund research towards adoption of clean technologies and practices in P.E.I.

Janet Kanters -
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay today announced an investment of $895,000 to the East Prince Agri-Environment Association to study the beneficial environmental effects of planting...
1234...7Page 3 of 7
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