Tuber Talk
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Potatoes are an essential staple in many regions around the world and its producers have to be at the top of their game. Join the team at Potatoes in Canada magazine for bi-weekly discussions with industry members about the latest trends and best production practices. This agriculture podcast is for you if you’re a farmer, researcher, processor, or involved in the North American potato industry in any way and want to stay plugged in on the discussions happening. Find us online at potatoesincanada.com or Twitter @potatoescanada. If you are in the Canadian potato industry, sign up online to receive a free copy of our annual magazine.
Location:
Canada
Description:
Potatoes are an essential staple in many regions around the world and its producers have to be at the top of their game. Join the team at Potatoes in Canada magazine for bi-weekly discussions with industry members about the latest trends and best production practices. This agriculture podcast is for you if you’re a farmer, researcher, processor, or involved in the North American potato industry in any way and want to stay plugged in on the discussions happening. Find us online at potatoesincanada.com or Twitter @potatoescanada. If you are in the Canadian potato industry, sign up online to receive a free copy of our annual magazine.
Twitter:
@PotatoesCanada
Language:
English
Contact:
5194265195
Episodes
Understanding insecticides and how they work
3/22/2023
Whether it’s a pest that chews or sucks, controlling insects in your field is a necessary part of life for potato growers.
In this episode of Tuber Talk, Potatoes in Canada editor Derek Clouthier talks with Andrew Thompson, area business manager for ADAMA Canada. Thompson helps listeners get a better understanding of the various types of insecticides, how they work, what they are intended to do, what factors can contribute to them not working the way one would expect and what type of...
Duration:00:18:50
Advancing potato disease research in Alberta
1/18/2023
A new project between the Potato Growers of Alberta and Results Driven Agriculture Research is working to establish a platform for rapid diagnosis for current and potential potato diseases. In this episode of Tuber Talk, guest host Bree Rody chats with Dr. Stacy Bajema, seed co-ordinator for the Potato Growers of Alberta, about the project's goals and the impact the platform will have on Alberta's potato industry.
Read more about the project here.
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Duration:00:13:41
Highlighting soil health research on P.E.I.
12/21/2022
Prince Edward Island might be Canada's potato capital, but growers on the Island aren't exempt from soil health challenges. In this episode of Tuber Talk, guest host Bree Rody chats with Ryan Barrett, research co-ordinator for the P.E.I. Potato Board about the different projects underway at Living Labs Atlantic to help boost both soil health and potato yield and profitability, including cover crop usage before and after potatoes.
Learn more about Living Labs Atlantic here and follow Ryan...
Duration:00:26:41
A new crop for controlling wireworms
11/24/2022
Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles, are notoriously damaging to tubers. Found across Canada, the worms can survive in irregularly cold temperatures, making them an even more persistent problem. Now, AAFC research scientists have found a natural way to suppress wireworm populations more naturally: by incorporating buckwheat crops into rotation. Listen to Drs. Christine Noronha and Jason McCallum in this episode of Tuber Talk as they discuss what has been learned about buckwheat and how...
Duration:00:18:10
Mechanical weed seed control with Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill
7/20/2022
In 2011, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientists were researching ways to control European corn borer populations. In an effort to target the pest at its source, they developed a piece of equipment dubbed the “potato vine crusher.” The equipment successfully reduced ECB populations in a field, but the pest's ability to fly between fields meant all farms in an area would have to employ the technology for there to be a beneficial effect overall. The crusher went unused for a decade...
Duration:00:19:15
Black dot breakdown with Julie Pasche
5/18/2022
Black dot has been called the silent, early yield robber and for good reason - the disease can often be mistaken for other diseases, and early infections can carry through the season. In this episode of Tuber Talk, Julie Pasche, associate professor and Neil C. Gudmestad endowed chair at North Dakota State University breaks down the pathology of black dot, and provides management advice for growers for the coming season.
For more information, watch Julie's presentation from the Ontario...
Duration:00:17:07
Regional management strategies for Colorado potato beetle
3/16/2022
Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is a devastating invasive insect pest of potato and other Solanaceae crops and can be found in potato-growing regions across Canada. The beetle is also capable of developing resistance to insecticides rapidly, making it more of a question of "when" specific resistances will develop, rather than "if." A five-year study conducted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) researchers is examining CPB from a regional perspective, looking into whether there are...
Duration:00:37:52
An eye on the P.E.I. potato wart crisis
2/16/2022
What should have been a banner year for Prince Edward Island potato growers quickly turned into a nightmare when potato wart was detected in two fields in October 2021. Since then, P.E.I. potato producers have faced devastating losses, most recently with hundreds of millions of pounds of potatoes being destroyed in the province due to export restrictions.
In this episode, Tuber Talk host Dylan Sjolle speaks to Ryan Barrett, research agronomy specialist for the Prince Edward Island Potato...
Duration:00:47:55
Updates from the University of Guelph's breeding program
1/19/2022
Potatoes in Canada last spoke to Vanessa Currie, a potato breeding technician at the University of Guelph, at the 2021 Canadian Potato Summit, where she shared exciting new varieties being examined. In this episode of Tuber Talk, our guest host Dylan Sjolle catches up with Vanessa to recap the 2021 growing season and hear what's new for the program in 2022.
To receive a copy of the breeding report via email, contact Vanessa at vcurrie@uoguelph.ca, or visit her on Twitter for updates...
Duration:00:20:21
Potato early dying and CanPEDNet update with Mario Tenuta
6/22/2021
Potato early dying complex is aptly named, with many factors contributing to this complicated disease of potato crops. In this episode of Tuber Talk, editorial director Stefanie Croley chats with Dr. Mario Tenuta, professor of applied soil ecology at the University of Manitoba, and the principal investigator of the Canadian Potato Early Dying Network, or CanPEDNet, working alongside several other research and industry collaborators.
Resources:
Dr. Mario Tenuta and Dr. Dmytro Yevtushenko...
Duration:00:50:00
Tackling disease management and soil health
6/9/2020
Disease-suppressive crops work in multiple ways: by not being a crop host to the disease, by actively lowering pathogen levels, and by boosting soil health so the overall growing environment is more resilient to disease. Robert Larkin, USDA-ARS research plant pathologist, joins us to discuss the different ways crops can lower disease pressure, what farmers in Maine are doing, and all about soil health more broadly.
For the full show notes, including Larkin’s full crop rotation studies,...
Duration:00:14:24
Takeaways of PED research in Alberta with Colby Robertson
5/26/2020
For the past two years, Colby Robertson investigated the impact of soil treatments on southern Alberta fields with high pathogen levels for Verticillium and root-lesion nematode. These two pathogens are involved in potato early dying complex (PED) - a disease that can shave 15 to 30 per cent off a field’s yield potential. Robertson briefly explains the research, shares takeaways for potato growers, and talks about his own journey working with potatoes from his hometown of Carberry, Man. to...
Duration:00:13:39
A global look at potatoes with Peter Vander Zaag
5/12/2020
Peter Vander Zaag is an international potato research scientist who has worked in 60 countries, but his roots start in Alliston, Ont. on his family’s multi-generational potato farm. In this episode, Vander Zaag shares what he’s learned through his international experiences, explains his current work, and looks ahead to the future of the potato industry.
You can find Peter Vander Zaag on Twitter at @PVanderZaag. For the full show notes, please visit potatoesincanada.com/podcasts.
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Duration:00:11:12
Adding to the potato rotation to boost soil health
4/28/2020
This episode focuses on the practices in Prince Edward Island, one of Canada's largest potato producing provinces. Ryan Barrett, research coordinator with the P.E.I. Potato Board, shares what crops P.E.I. producers are adding to the rotation to boost soil health. Barrett discusses what they’ve seen with mustards, buckwheat, sorghum sudangrass, Pearl millet, on top of sharing his experiences working on the Island.
You can find Ryan Barrett on Twitter at @rbarrettPEI. For the full show notes,...
Duration:00:15:54
Working with potato growers: The NutriAg experience
4/14/2020
Agronomists have the privilege of visiting many fields in a season and seeing the bigger picture. Sebastian Margarit, director of agronomy for NutriAg, and Kelly Nesic, field research specialist with NutriAg, share their experiences working with potato growers over the years. They discuss coping with COVID-19, the biggest concerns during each growing stage, producer trends, and share differences between Atlantic Canada and Ontario.
You can find Kelly on Twitter at @kelly_nesic and Sebastian...
Duration:00:17:18
Optimizing potato emergence
3/31/2020
Several factors impact potato emergence. For example, whether seed is cut or planted whole, seed quality, the temperature of the soil, the physiological maturity of the seed, even the calibration of your machinery, can all have an impact on a crop’s success. Steven Johnson, crops specialist and extension professor from the University of Maine, shares some tips and reminders for growers.
Support for this show is provided by @NutriAg. For the full show notes, please visit...
Duration:00:15:30
Coping with pesticide re-evaluations
3/17/2020
Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has wrapped up, or is expecting to wrap up in 2020, several pesticide re-evaluation decisions for commonly used products in the Canadian potato industry such as Group M fungicides and neonicotinoids. We chat with Tracy Shinners-Carnelley, vice president of research and quality at Peak of the Market, on what this means for potato growers. Shinners-Carnelley shares a quick update, what to keep in mind for the future, and speaks about the...
Duration:00:19:58
Challenging what we know about nutrient use efficiency in potatoes
3/3/2020
During the season, looking at tissue data of potatoes gives a grower a scorecard of how their crop is doing. However, classical methods for interpreting tissue samples and “critical values” are out of date. Sebastian Margarit, director of agronomy for NutriAg, talks about some misconceptions about nutrient use efficiency in potatoes and asks growers to consider the interdependency of nutrients and how they affect one another. Margarit shares his field trials, experience with potato growers,...
Duration:00:24:50
Reflecting on the potato industry with Neil Gudmestad
2/14/2020
In Tuber Talk’s inaugural episode, host Stephanie Gordon caught up with Neil Gudmestad at Manitoba Potato Production Days - his last event as an academic. Gudmestad has devoted 43 years of his life to potato disease research and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Potato Congress for his contributions to the global potato industry. He retired earlier this year and reflects on his career highlights and hopes for the potato industry in this episode.
You can find Neil...
Duration:00:16:47