About this podcast
Talking about potatoes in Prince Edward Island, primarily discussing research and agronomy topics with farmers, agronomists, researchers and a variety of industry partners.
Episodes
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- #53 Ryan Barrett - Common Scab · 21 min · Season 6 Episode 5This week's episode of Spudchat is a recording of Ryan Barrett's presentation from the 2026 International Potato Technology Expo in Charlottetown, PE. In this talk, Ryan…
- #52 Erica Fava - Variety Development · 35 min · Season 6 Episode 4In this episode, Ryan talks with Erica Fava of AAFC Fredericton about AAFC's National Potato Breeding Program, and how variety development and evaluation is done in Canada. This…
- #51 Steve Watts - Nutrient Management · 36 min · Season 6 Episode 3On this episode of Spudchat, Ryan talks with Steve Watts of Genesis Crop Systems here in PEI about some of his on-farm research into nutrient management, including implementing…
- #50 Judith Nyiraneza - Soil Amendments · 35 min · Season 6 Episode 2In this episode of Spudchat, we welcome back Dr. Judith Nyiraneza from AAFC Charlottetown to talk about manure and other soil amendments in potato rotation, including some of the…
- #49 Julie Pasche - Alternaria management · 35 min · Season 6 Episode 1Spudchat is back for a new season! In this episode, Ryan talks with Dr. Julie Pasche of North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND about Alternaria, commonly known as early…
- #48 Potato Research and Sugar Testing - Darin Gibson · 40 min · Season 5 Episode 3This week on SpudChat, Ryan chats with Darin Gibson with Gaia Consulting in Manitoba. Darin and his wife Debbie do contract potato research, variety evaluation, potato breeding…
- #47 Chad Mooney - Employing Drones on the Potato Farm · 40 min · Season 5 Episode 2In this episode of Spudchat, Ryan talks with Chad Mooney, a potato farmer in Eastern Prince Edward Island about his journey back to the farm after time in the Canadian armed…
- #46 Grower Check-In · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 1Spudchat is back after a longer than anticipated hiatus! This week, we hear from Jonathan MacLennan of MacLennan Properties, West Cap and Brandon MacPhail of MacSull Farms, New…
- #45 Regenerative Agriculture with Kelvin Montagu · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 6In this episode of SpudChat, Ryan Barrett chats with Kelvin Montagu of Applied Horticultural Research in Australia about regenerative agriculture at the World Potato Congress…
- #44 Precision Agriculture with Aitazaz Farooque · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 5In this episode, Ryan talks with Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, Professor of Precision Agriculture with the University of Prince Edward Island. Aitazaz has been a frequent collaborator on…
- #43 - Ian Scott on Colorado Potato Beetles · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 4In this episode of Spudchat, we talk to Dr. Ian Scott of AAFC in London, Ontario about insecticide resistance in Colorado potato beetles. Ian was part of a team that worked for…
- #42 Tyler MacKenzie on PVY · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 3In this episode, we talk to Dr. Tyler MacKenzie of Agricultural Certification Services in Fredericton, NB to talk about the work that their team is doing on PVY, including some…
- #41 Wireworm in the UK - Martyn Cox · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 2In this episode of Spudchat, we head "across the pond" again to speak with Martyn Cox, an independent agronomist in England who has been working hard to figure out how to manage…
- #40 Potato Research and Agronomy in the UK - Mark Stalham · 1 h 0 min · Season 4 Episode 1Spudchat is back! Apologies for the hiatus, but looking forward to bringing you more potato chat this year. In this episode, Ryan talks with Dr. Mark Stalham of Mark Stalham…
- #39 - Potato Early Dying with Mario Tenuta · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 6In this episode of SpudChat, Ryan talks with Dr. Mario Tenuta from the University of Manitoba about Potato Early Dying complex (PED). Mario was the lead for Canadian Potato Early…
- #38 Update on Potato Wart with Greg Donald, PEIPB · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this episode of SpudChat, we hear from Greg Donald, General Manager of the PEI Potato Board from a presentation Greg made at the 2023 PEI Potato Conference. Greg provides an…
- #37 Practical Approaches to Soil Health with Anne Verhallen · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 4This episode features another of our presenters from the 2023 PEI Potato Conference in Summerside on February 13th. Today, we hear from Anne Verhallen of OMAFRA in Ridgetown…
- #36 Soil Heath and Cover Crops with Ryan Barrett (repost from Tuber Talk) · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 3On this bonus episode of SpudChat, we're pleased to share an episode of the Tuber Talk podcast from Potatoes in Canada that was recorded in late 2022. In this episode, Ryan…
- #35 Common Scab with Dr. Claudia Goyer, AAFC · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 2This week on SpudChat, we bring you the audio from another of our presentations at the PEI Potato Conference in Summerside on February 13th, 2023. In this episode, we hear from…
- #34 Why was 2022 such a challenging year for PVY - Mathuresh Singh · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 1SpudChat is back! Over the next couple of weeks, we're sharing some of the presentations from the 2023 PEI Potato Conference, held in Summerside on February 13th. First up is Dr…
