2023 PEI Potato Conference

Agenda

• 8:30 - 9:30 Registration
• 9:30 - 9:45 PVY: Why was 2022 such a challenging year?
  • Dr. Mathuresh Singh, Agricultural Certification Services, Fredericton, NB
• 9:45 - 10:15 Potato Wart Update
  • Greg Donald, PEI Potato Board
• 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
• 10:45 - 11:30 Practical and Profitable Approaches to Soil Health
  • Anne Verhallen, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs
• 11:30 - 12:00 Grower Panel: Innovative Approaches to Improving Soil Health
  • Woody Van Arkel, Van Arkel Farms, Dresden, ON
  • Brian Newcombe, Cornwallis Farms, Port Williams, NS
  • Ben Visser, G Visser & Sons, Orwell, PEI
• 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch and Greetings from the Minister of Agriculture & Land
  • Keynote Speaker: Resilience Roadmap
    • Mark Black, Marathon Runner and Heart-Lung Transplant Recipient

Concurrent Session A:

• 1:30 - 2:00 Biological Nitrogen Availability
  • Kyra Stiles, PEIDAL
• 2:00 - 2:30 Variable Rate Seed Spacing
  • Evan MacDonald, UPEI
• 2:30 - 3:00 Optimizing Phosphorus Use
  • Dr. Judith Nyiraneza, AAFC Charlottetown

Concurrent Session B:

• 1:30 - 2:00 Common Scab: Research Update
  • Dr. Claudia Goyer, AAFC Fredericton
• 2:00 - 2:30 Moving Forward with Living Labs
  • Andrea McKenna, EPAA
• 2:30 - 3:00 2022 Click Beetle Survey Results
  • Dr. Christine Noronha, AAFC Charlottetown

Please register by February 8^th  : send email to  lormackinnon@gov.pe.ca

Cost: $30 pp, payable at the door. Includes buffet lunch

STORM DATE: February 14