Potato harvest is underway for the earliest planted fields in Manitoba, with most potato crops ready to be harvested.
Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist Vikram Bisht says there is good moisture in the fields, with growers bringing in good yields, anywhere from 400 to 500 bags per acre, which is well above the provincial average of around 310 bags per acre.
From what he's seen so far, quality is looking good, too.
"I was afraid some of the fields that had late blight would show up as an infection, but I checked a couple of fields where the late blight was on the plants, and when I checked the tubers, it looked perfectly fine. So I expect the potatoes in storage will hold very well," he said.
Source : Portageonline