Rotations to boost yields and profits: A potatoes perspective
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Editor's Note 
 
Happy Wednesday! Prince Edward Island commits to climate change mitigation projects, the fruit and veg sector's latest stance on tariffs and here's who has been selected as Atlantic's Outstanding Young Farmers for 2025. Find out more below.
- Jill Filmer, editor
 
NEWS 
 

PEI government funds projects to support province's climate adaptation goals

With the help of provincial funding from the Climate Challenge Fund, Islanders are working on 10 new projects to help combat climate change impacts. The goal of the fund is to empower people of various backgrounds, experiences and expertise, working across sectors throughout the Island, to help meet the province’s net zero and climate adaptation goals.


Atlantic's Outstanding Young Farmers selected for 2025

Katie Campbell and William Spurr of Spurr Brothers Farm have been selected as Atlantic's Outstanding Young Farmers for 2025 according to a news release. Spurr Brothers Farm is located in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia.


North American fresh fruit and vegetable sector urge for tariff resolution to protect supply chain

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), joined by more than a dozen other representatives of the North American fresh fruit and vegetable sector, are urging the leaders of the United States, Mexico, and Canada to swiftly resolve ongoing tariff disputes that threaten the affordability, accessibility and stability of fresh produce supplies across the continent.


Ontario vegetable updates 8/5

Here's the latest Ontario vegetable crop updates from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA).


 
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PIC: Rotations to boost yields and profits

These days, many Prince Edward Island potato growers are combining their own expertise with practical research results to choose alternative crop rotations focused on achieving their goals for productivity, profitability and sustainability. » Listen Now
 
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ICYMI: Adventures of a tree-fruit grower

Each year is a new adventure for the tree-fruit grower. Not only are you growing fruit – you are growing and nurturing the plants that bear those fruit. When a tree starts to look weak, understandably the first questions that come to mind are: what is wrong with my tree and what can I do to resolve this problem? » Read More
 
 
Events 
 

USApple Outlook 2025 

August 13, 2025 | Chicago, IL » Read More...

Elora Potato Research Field Day

August 20, 2025 | Elora Research Station » Read More...