Latest Potatoes Podcast Episodes
#44 Precision Agriculture with Aitazaz Farooque
SpudChat - April 16, 2024 15:00 - 33 minutesIn 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 research projects with the PEI potato industry, including research into the use of soil electroconductivity (EC) for...
#43 - Ian Scott on Colorado Potato Beetles
SpudChat - April 09, 2024 08:00 - 27 minutesIn 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 the last five years to test potato beetles from across Canada for resistance to commonly used insecticides, uncovering...
#42 Tyler MacKenzie on PVY
SpudChat - April 02, 2024 08:00 - 36 minutesIn 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 research into aphicide resistance that they did for us here in PEI last year. Tyler also talks about using new lab tec...
#41 Wireworm in the UK - Martyn Cox
SpudChat - March 26, 2024 09:00 - 48 minutesIn 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 wireworm, which has become more of an issue in recent years. Martyn has been collaborating with folks in PEI for the ...
#40 Potato Research and Agronomy in the UK - Mark Stalham
SpudChat - March 18, 2024 13:00 - 1 hourSpudchat 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 bef...
#39 - Potato Early Dying with Mario Tenuta
SpudChat - March 20, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutesIn 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...
#38 Update on Potato Wart with Greg Donald, PEIPB
SpudChat - March 16, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutesIn 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, ...
#37 Practical Approaches to Soil Health with Anne Verhallen
SpudChat - March 13, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutesThis 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 h...
#36 Soil Heath and Cover Crops with Ryan Barrett (repost from Tuber Talk)
SpudChat - March 09, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutesOn 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...
#35 Common Scab with Dr. Claudia Goyer, AAFC
SpudChat - March 06, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutesThis 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 f...
#34 Why was 2022 such a challenging year for PVY - Mathuresh Singh
SpudChat - February 27, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutesSpudChat 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. Mathuresh Singh of Agricultural Certification Services in Fredericton, NB to talk about PVY and why it was such a p...
#33 Talking Weeds with Andrew Mckenzie-Gopsill
SpudChat - July 13, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutesThis week, Ryan talks with Dr. Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill, Weed Scientist with AAFC Charlottetown about a range of weed-related topics, including herbicide rotation and efficacy, herbicide timing, and some of the interesting cultural and mechanical weed seed destruction research that Andrew is work...
#32 - 2022 Crop Update #1
SpudChat - July 07, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutesOn this episode of SpudChat, Ryan Barrett provides and update on the crop following the first Crop Update Meeting of the year, hosted by the PEI Dept of Ag. Recorded July 7th, 2022.
Call the Midwife, Series 7-8: Episode Four of the “Catching Up on Call the Midwife” Series (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - June 30, 2022 16:07 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at our website: couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, recorded in May 2022, our panel of would-be midwives and nuns – moderator Krista, Sarah, Gina, Vicki, Allison, and... Read More
#31 On Farm Climate Action Fund
SpudChat - June 29, 2022 08:00 - 14 minutesIn this episode of SpudChat, Ryan Barrett walks through some of the funding available for farmers under the On Farm Climate Action Fund, administered in PEI by the PEI Federation of Agriculture. Full details available at www.peifa.ca/ofcaf
Animaniacs: Once and Future Name-Y Series, Episode Three – Looking Forward at the Animaniacs, 2020, Seasons 1-2 (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - June 23, 2022 03:04 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at our website, couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, our zany to the max panel of toon-loving television viewers – moderator Chief Couch Potato Kylie, Nick, Christian, Ryan,... Read More
#30 Grower Check-In - June 2022
SpudChat - June 22, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutesSpudChat is back with a new episode, and this week we bring back the grower check-in, where we talk with PEI potato farmers from across the province to hear how things went this planting season, and what's new for this year. This week, Ryan is joined by Jonathan MacLennan from West Cape, Chris ...
The Good Doctor, Season 4: Episode Four of the “Catching Up on The Good Doctor” Series (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - June 17, 2022 03:36 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at our website: couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, recorded in May 2022, our panel of (surgical) resident Couch Potatoes – moderator Chief Couch Potato Kylie, Eddy, Micah,... Read Mo...
RERUN! – DCTU Series, Episode 28: Batwoman, Season 1 (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - June 09, 2022 00:24 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFor the week of June 8, 2022, because the Chief Couch Potato is taking an extended break in honor of her just past anniversary of birth; in light of the unofficial start of summer; and in anticipation of the next entry in our DCTU Series,... Read More
RERUN! – Stranger Things, Season 3 (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - June 02, 2022 11:17 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFor the week of June 1, 2022, because the Chief Couch Potato is taking a break in honor of her upcoming anniversary of birth; in light of the unofficial start of summer; and in honor of the gangbusters release of the long-awaited Season 4 of... Read More
Call the Midwife, Series 5-6: Episode Three of the “Catching Up on Call the Midwife” Series (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - May 26, 2022 05:20 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at our website: couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, recorded in November 2021, our panel of would-be midwives and nuns – moderator Krista, Sarah, Gina, Vicki, Allison, and... Read More
DCTU Series, Episode 31: Black Lightning, Season 4 + “Goodbye”/Looking Back Review (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - May 19, 2022 03:11 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at our website: couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, recorded in May 2022, our panel of comic book and superhero enthusiasts – including moderator Chief Couch Potato Kylie,... Read More
Animaniacs: Once and Future Name-Y Series, Episode Two: Looking Back at Animaniacs, 1993, Seasons 3-5 (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - May 12, 2022 13:20 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at our website, couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, our zany to the max panel of toon-loving television viewers – moderator Chief Couch Potato Kylie, Nick, Christian, and... Read More
The Charmed Series, Episode Four: Charmed, 2018 – Season 3 (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - May 05, 2022 22:09 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, our magical panel of TV-watching witches and warlocks – moderator Chief Couch Potato Kylie, Sarah, Jessica, and Michael (DA; former panelist... R...
Call the Midwife, Series 3-4: Episode Two of the “Catching Up on Call the Midwife” Series (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - April 28, 2022 04:47 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at our website: couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, recorded in November 2021, our panel of would-be midwives and nuns – moderator Krista, Sarah, Gina, Vicki, Allison, and... Read More
This Is Us, Season 5 (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - April 21, 2022 03:32 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at our website: couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, recorded in March 2022, our panel of Pearson-loving resident Couch Potatoes – moderator Chief Couch Potato Kylie, Kristen (L),... R...
Riverdale, Season 5 (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - April 14, 2022 04:28 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at our website: couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, recorded in April 2022, our slightly smaller panel of peppy River Vixens and tough-as-nails Southside Serpents – moderator Sarah,......
RERUN! – Riverdale, Season 4 (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - April 07, 2022 01:16 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFor the week of April 4, 2022, because we needed a spring break (lives behind the podcast forestalled our production schedule somewhat; plus we were saying farewell to that yellow brick road – that’s not an inside joke), we offer a rerun of this episode,... Read More
#29 Irrigation Management - Michele Konschuh
SpudChat - April 06, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutesIn this episode of SpudChat, Ryan talks with Michele Konschuh from the International Potato Tech Expo in Charlottetown about irrigation management following her presentation on March 30th. Michele is an irrigated crop researcher with the University of Lethbridge.
Looking Back at “The Magicians” (MAJOR SPOILERS)
Couch Potatoes Unite! - March 31, 2022 03:12 ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA new podcast episode of Couch Potatoes Unite!, which is based on a blog of the same name hosted at our website: couchpotatoesunite.wordpress.com. In this episode, a new one-time panel of some of our most magical couch potatoes – including moderator Chief Couch Potato Kylie,... Read More