b"No statistical differences were observed for soil nutrients, soil health metrics, root lesion nematodes, Verticillium or soil compaction over the four years. I'm not going to hang my hat on this by any means. They're positive trends that we're going to follow up on in future research over longer periods of time with a higher sampling density, Barrett, research and agronomy specialist with the P.E.I. Potato Board, said during his presentation.However, there was a 38 to 41 per cent decrease in soil nitrates in the zero to six inches of the soil in the cover crop treatments compared to the no cover control. An average potato yield increase of 32 cwt per acre and crop value increase of $536 per acre was recorded. Barrett noted the yield increase more than compensated for the cost of planting a cover crop.Mapping Colorado Potato Beetle Insecticide ResistanceRyan Barrett, research and agronomy specialist with the Prince Edward Island Potato Board Decades of continuous neonicotinoid use on conventional potato crops in Wisconsin has caused neonicotinoid resistance in Colorado potato beetles that dose-response assays and RNA sequencing were done on to test insecticide resistance in Emma Terris research project.PHOTO: EMMA TERRIS24SPUDSMART.COMFall 2023"