Potatoes are the main crop grown in the province. New Brunswick produces over 20,000 hectares of potatoes with 56% of the crop destined for processing, 25% to fresh market and 19% for seed.
Potatoes
Production
- Bruising Whole and Cut Seed Tubers – Impact on Yield, Quality and Potential Grower Return NEW 2021
- Compost – Basics of On-Farm Composting
- Crop Development
- Disinfectants
- Effects of Hay Mulching after Potato Harvest
- Harvest & Storage to Minimize Storage Losses
- Harvesting
- Hot Spot in potatoes NEW 2021
- Key on Farm Practices to Minimize the Spread of PVY NEW 2021
- Nitrogen Management for Potato - General
- Nitrogen Management for Potato - Petiole Nitrate Testing
- Operator Protection
- Pesticide Application
- Phosphorus Fertilization Table
- Planter Management
- Potato Nitrogen Management Worksheet
- Potato Seed Piece Treatments (SPT)
- Potato Variety Tolerance to Metribuzin NEW 2021
- Soil Management
- Sprout Inhibitors
- Storage
- Table Potatoes
- Topkilling
- Translucent Tissue Defect in Potato Chips NEW 2021
- Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions in NB Potato Production
- Reducing Tillage Erosion in Potato Production
- Volunteer Potatoes a Host for Colorado Potato Beetles NEW 2021
Seed Potatoes
Seed Potato Growers’ Certification List
Integrated Pest Management
- Best Management Practices of Bacterial Ring Rot (BRR) of Potatoes NEW 2021
- Buckthorn Aphid (Kaltenbach)
- Colorado Potato Beetle (Say)
- Diseases
- Environmental Protection
- European Corn Borer (Hubner)
- Green Peach Aphid (Sulzer)
- Growing Mustard for Biofumigation
- Insect Pest Protection Chart
- Insect Pests
- Late Blight of Potato NEW 2023
- Late Blight of Potato and Tomato in the Home Garden (Brochure)
- Nematodes
- Physiological Disorders
- Potato Aphid (Thomas)
- Potato Flea Beetle (Harris)
- Potato Wart NEW 2022
- Tarnished Plant Bug (Palisot de Beauvois)
- Viruses, Viroids and Mycoplasmas
- Weed & Pest Control NEW 2023
- Weed Control
- White Grubs (June Beetles)
- Wireworms (Say)
Quick Links
- Agricultural Insurance
- Agriculture Programs
- Crown Lands –
Lease for Agricultural Purposes - Farm Products Commission
- Nutrient Management
- Protection from Liability in Nuisance to NB Farmers (“Right to farm”)
- Request Form - Re-test for Potato Virus Y (PVY)
- Weed and Pest Control Guide
- Potato Acreage Registration 2024 - NEW
- Producer Registration Form 2024 - NEW
Integrated Pest Management Images
A collection of images of diseases, insects, weeds and other disorders affecting New Brunswick’s crops and plants.
Crop Updates
Crop updates will be issued at least three times per year during the agriculture season. If you would like to receive future crop updates and other communications from the DAAF technical team by email or fax please call (506) 453-2108 or send an email to [email protected] Be sure to indicate the crop (s) for which you would like to receive updates.
NB Potato Crop, Weather and Pest Information
This tool displays New Brunswick potato crop, weather and pest information as it is collected from potato farms throughout the growing season.