January 25th-28th, 2021
General Sessions
January 25
1:00 pm Ag Innovation Session
Summaries included for talks relevant to pesticide applicator credits
January 26
7:55 am The Weed Link in Zebra Chip Epidemiology: A 2020 Update, Rodney Cooper, USDA-ARS, Wapato, WA
8:25 am Looking at Potato Sugars Two Ways, Paul Bethke, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI
8:50 am Potato Bruise and Quality, Nora Olsen, U. of Idaho Kimberly
9:15 am Phosphorous Acid - The Swiss Army Knife for Pink Rot and Late Blight, Jeff Miller, Miller Research, Rupert, ID
9:40 am Break, peruse the trade show
10:20 am Suppression of Diseases Using Crop Rotation, Ken Frost, OSU Hermiston
10:45 am Yellow Nutsedge: A Review of Biology, Spread, and Control, Joel Felix, OSU Ontario
11:10 am Why is it so Difficult to Control Colorado Potato Beetle? Tim Waters and Alan Schreiber, WSU Extension, Pasco and Ag Development Group, Inc., Eltopia, WA
11:35 am Keeping Pesticides Off the Plate - The Importance of Following the Label, Jeff Miller, Miller Research, Rupert, ID
12 noon Adjourn, visit the tradeshow!
January 27
7:55 am A Multifaceted Approach to Characterizing and Addressing Field Greening of Potato in Washington State, Joe Townsend, WSU Pullman
8:25 am Cover Crop Mixtures vs. Monocultures: What are the Research Results? Andy McGuire, WSU Extension, Moses Lake
8:50 am Potato Nutrient Uptake in Manured Systems: Findings of a Six-Year Study in Southern Idaho, Amber Moore, OSU Corvallis
9:15 am Variations in Management Practices of Popular Cultivars, Rhett Spear, U. of Idaho, Aberdeen
9:40 am Break, peruse the trade show.
10:20 am A Continuing Saga: Whole vs. Cut Potato Seed, Mark Pavek, WSU Pullman
10:45 am Estimating the Economic Impacts of Sucking Insects in Potato Crops and Calculating Returns from Investment in Integrated Pest Management, Gina Greenway, Greenway Consulting, Idaho
11:10 am Common Mistakes Observed During Inspections and Investigations: The Perspective of a WSDA Pesticide Compliance Investigator, Tom Hoffmann, WSDA, Moses Lake
11:35 am Biocontrol Agents for Postharvest Diseases of Potatoes: Discovery, Development, and Closing the Gaps, Patricia J. Slininger, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL
12 noon Adjourn, visit the tradeshow!
Industry Updates
1:00 pm Oregon Potato Commission Update, Gary Roth
1:20 pm Washington State Potato Commission Update, Chris Voigt
1:40 pm NPC Washington Update and Potato LEAF and Leadership Update, Kam Quarles and Mike Wenkel
2:00 pm Potatoes USA Update, John Toaspern
2:20 pm Sustainability and the Potato Industry: How the industry is working together to meet customer and consumer demands, Laura Scandurra, Potato Sustainability Alliance
2:40 pm Q&A as a group
3:00 pm Adjourn
January 28
7:55 am Potato Mop-Top Virus and the New USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative Project, Alex Karasev, U. of Idaho, Moscow
8:25 am The Warfare Between Potato and Potato Virus Y: What are the Genes Involved and Can We Use Them for Building Up Resistance? Aymeric Goyer, OSU Hermiston
8:50 am The Use of Spore Trapping for the Early Warning of Potato Diseases, James Woodhall, U. of Idaho, Parma
9:15 am Late Blight Forecasting in the Columbia Basin of Washington: Past, Present, and Future, David Wheeler, WSU Pullman
9:40 am Break, peruse the trade show
10:20 am The Effects of Reduced Late-Season Irrigation on Potato and How It Relates to Evapotranspiration across Varieties, Francisco Gonzalez, WSU Pullman
10:45 am L&I’s Response to COVID19/What is DOSH? David Conley, Washington Dept. of Labor and Industries, Olympia
11:10 am The Role of Nematodes in Potato Soil Health, Inga Zasada, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR
11:35 am Exploring the Causes of Fusarium Dry Rot in the Northwest, Kasia Duellman, U. of Idaho, Idaho Falls
12 noon Adjourn, visit the tradeshow!
Credits:
CCA :
Cultivar Session: 2.5 Crop Management credits
Tues General Session: 0.5 Crop Management, 2.5 Pest Management
Wed General Session:1.0 Crop Mgmt, 1.0 Pest Mgmt, 0.5 Soil and Water
Thurs General Session: 2.0 Pest Mgmt, 0.5 Soil and Water
WA:
Tues 1pm-3pm: 2 Credits
Tues General Session: 3 Credits
Wed General Session: 3 Credits
Thurs General Session: 3 Credits
ID:
Idaho Pesticide Recertification Credits have been applied for.
OR:
Oregon Pesticide Recertification Credits have been applied for.