40 episodes

Talking about potatoes in Prince Edward Island, primarily discussing research and agronomy topics with farmers, agronomists, researchers and a variety of industry partners.

SpudChat Prince Edward Island Potato Board

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Talking about potatoes in Prince Edward Island, primarily discussing research and agronomy topics with farmers, agronomists, researchers and a variety of industry partners.

    #40 Potato Research and Agronomy in the UK - Mark Stalham

    #40 Potato Research and Agronomy in the UK - Mark Stalham

    Spudchat 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 Potato Consultancy in the United Kingdom.  Mark worked for many years at Cambridge University Farm and then NIAB CUF before starting his own private agronomy consulting firm.  Mark has presented in PEI before and has a great knowledge of potatoes, especially irrigation, compaction, and soil health.  In this podcast, we dig into the state of potato research and agronomy in the UK as well as what some of the biggest challenges are for British growers and how they are working together to meet those challenges.

    • 1 hr
    #39 - Potato Early Dying with Mario Tenuta

    #39 - Potato Early Dying with Mario Tenuta

    In 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 Dying Network (CanPEDNet) project as part of the FVGC National Cluster for the last five year, and included research happening here in PEI.  They talk about some of the key findings from the research project, as well as where we go from here in terms of managing the disease.

    • 51 min
    #38 Update on Potato Wart with Greg Donald, PEIPB

    #38 Update on Potato Wart with Greg Donald, PEIPB

    In 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 update on the ongoing potato wart investigation, the results of the International Panel report on potato wart in PEI, and how this informs the path forward toward resuming seed shipments from the Island to the rest of Canada and beyond.

    • 23 min
    #37 Practical Approaches to Soil Health with Anne Verhallen

    #37 Practical Approaches to Soil Health with Anne Verhallen

    This 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, Ontario, talking about practical approaches to soil health.  Anne is a well-renowned expert on cover cropping and soil health improvement, working primarily with horticulture crop producers in South-Western Ontario.  Anne discusses some of the results of trials that indicate how producers can prioritize soil health in a number of ways, but also shares the perspectives of some of the producers she works with.

    • 43 min
    #36 Soil Heath and Cover Crops with Ryan Barrett (repost from Tuber Talk)

    #36 Soil Heath and Cover Crops with Ryan Barrett (repost from Tuber Talk)

    On 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 Barrett talks about research and extension projects on cover crops and improving soil health in potato rotations with Bree Rhody.

    You can find Tuber Talk at https://www.potatoesincanada.com/podcast-category/tuber-talk/ or in your normal podcast platform.

    • 26 min
    #35 Common Scab with Dr. Claudia Goyer, AAFC

    #35 Common Scab with Dr. Claudia Goyer, AAFC

    This 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 Dr. Claudia Goyer of AAFC in Fredericton, NB.  Claudia has been leading a national research project into common scab for the past five years, investigating both the populations of the bacteria that cause common scab as well as potential treatment options for potatoes.

    • 31 min

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