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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.© 2025 PEI Potato Board Biological Sciences Science
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  • #48 Potato Research and Sugar Testing - Darin Gibson

    #48 Potato Research and Sugar Testing - Darin Gibson
    Aug 12 2025

    This 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, and sugar testing services in Manitoba, and both are well-known in the MB potato industry and beyond.

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    40 mins
  • #47 Chad Mooney - Employing Drones on the Potato Farm

    #47 Chad Mooney - Employing Drones on the Potato Farm
    Aug 6 2025

    In 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 forces, how he is trying to use data from multiple sources to inform his decision making on the farm, and the multiple ways he is collecting that data, including the use of drone imagery. Chad also talks about using his DJI Agras drone for cover crop seeding and variable rate fertility management, as well as how he thinks the role of drones in potato farming will expand in the future.
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    40 mins
  • #46 Grower Check-In

    #46 Grower Check-In
    Jul 29 2025

    Spudchat 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 London, to hear how their crops are looking so far this year, as well as hear about new projects underway on their farms.

    If you have feedback about Spudchat, please feel free to contact us at ryan@peipotato.org.
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    24 mins
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