Eye on the Nation: New Brunswick
The New Brunswick 2023 crop was challenging as the growing season was plagued with excess rain and tough digging conditions. Yields were lower than anticipated and quality suffered due to rot and a...
View ArticleEye on the Nation: New Brunswick
After a very difficult year in 2023, growers in New Brunswick are optimistic for the 2024 crop year. Planting conditions were ideal this spring and weather has cooperated so far. The potato belt has...
View ArticleEye on the Nation: Alberta
Planting around the province wrapped up at the beginning of June. It’s not very often that the north and south are planting at the same time, but in the south we experienced many rain delays. It was...
View ArticleEye on the Nation: Prince Edward Island
Potato planting is officially wrapped up on P.E.I. This year was one of the earliest I can remember seeing tractors scratching ground from one end of the Island to the other. With little snow to melt,...
View ArticleEye on the Nation: British Columbia
B.C. is the story of two crops this year; those planted before May 20, and those after. Following an unusually dry spell in the weather that allowed farmers into the fields early, three weeks of steady...
View ArticleEye on the Nation: Manitoba
With storage harvest just nicely getting underway, growers are hoping for temperatures to cool off. Warm daytime temperatures coupled with unseasonably warm nighttime temperatures have made for reduced...
View ArticleEye on the Nation: Quebec
The 2024 growing season for Quebec potato growers was marked by adverse weather conditions. The western region experienced excessive rainfall, leading to increased greening and rot in the crop. In the...
View ArticleEye on the Nation: Saskatchewan
The 2024 season started with a lot of moisture in some areas, then it went to hot and dry weather. Other areas planted earlier than last year and had some hailstorms. Overall, the crop looks good. Most...
View ArticleEye on the Nation: Ontario
The 2024 growing season has been a challenge in the province of Ontario. For much of the summer, producers across the province received adequate rainfall to produce an exceptional crop. Although the...
View ArticleEye on the Nation: Prince Edward Island
Folks are just getting into the fields to begin harvest here in P.E.I. After an early planting season — and almost perfect growing conditions in June and July — August unfortunately, was one of the...
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