#7 Seed Potato Topics with Mary Kay Sonier

06/01/21 • 26 min

In this episode of SpudChat, we talk with Mary Kay Sonier, Seed Coordinator at the PEI Potato Board, about all things seed potatoes. Specifically, we talk about variety evaluation and some promising new varieties in PEI, managing PVY, and a bunch of other seed-related topics. For more on many of these topics, visit www.peipotatoagronomy.com for factsheets, presentations and more.

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#6 Grower Check-In

For this edition of SpudChat, we do our first Grower Check-In with Prince Edward Island potato growers across the province. We learn about three different farms, get an update on how planting is going, and what these growers are doing differently on their farms in 2021. This week we talk with Jonathan MacLennan of MacLennan Properties in West Cape; Brandon MacPhail of MacSull Farms in New London; and Becky Townshend of Townshend Potato Company in Rollo Bay West.
Recorded on May 24th, 2021.

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#8 PVY Prevention with Mathuresh Singh

In this episode of SpudChat, we talk to Dr. Mathuresh Singh of Agricultural Certification Services in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Mathuresh and his team have been working on research into Potato Virus Y (PVY) over the last decade, providing a great deal of recommendations for seed growers on how to prevent the spread of PVY in their fields. We chat about some of his past research findings and how that has been implemented on the farm in New Brunswick and beyond.