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SpudChat

SpudChat

By: 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.© 2026 PEI Potato Board Biological Sciences Science
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  • #53 Ryan Barrett - Common Scab

    #53 Ryan Barrett - Common Scab
    Mar 25 2026

    This 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 discusses his research into the use of Minuet, an in-furrow biopesticide, for reduction of common scab symptoms in processing potato varieties. A video of this presentation, along with other IPTE presentations, is available on the PEI Potato Agronomy website (www.peipotatoagronomy.com).
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    21 mins
  • #52 Erica Fava - Variety Development

    #52 Erica Fava - Variety Development
    Mar 18 2026

    In 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 includes work supported by the National Cluster Program under the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC), with trials in 8 provinces across Canada.

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    35 mins
  • #51 Steve Watts - Nutrient Management

    #51 Steve Watts - Nutrient Management
    Mar 11 2026

    On 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 4R nutrient management, investigating the use of enhanced efficiency nitrogen products, and now investigating the use of nitrogen-fixing bacteria products in potatoes. Steve is a professional agrologist and project lead under the ACS Living Labs PEI initiative.
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    36 mins
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