2023 Washington & Oregon Potato Conference General Schedule
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast – Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick
Carrie Wohleb, Moderator
7:55 AM
Welcome
8:00 AM
How Potatoes Cope with Heat, Carrie Wohleb, WSU Extension, Moses Lake
8:25 AM
Assessment of Wound Healing Intervals for Ideal Stand Establishment, Jake Blauer, WSU, Pullman
8:50 AM
How Do We Help Potato Growers Combat the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi?, Cynthia Gleason, WSU, Pullman
9:15 AM
PVMI: Familiar Face, New Beginning, Jenny Gentry, Executive Director
9:30 AM
Break
9:45 AM
Fusarium Dry Rot in The Face of Fungicide Resistance and Potato Variety Selection, Kasia Duellman, University of Idaho, Idaho Falls
10:10 AM
Oregon Potato Commission Update, Gary Roth, Executive Director
10:35 AM
Washington State Potato Commission Update, Chris Voigt, Executive Director
11:00 AM
KEYNOTE: Alliance for Potato Research and Education: Leading with Science to Transform Potato Perceptions, Howard Goldstein, FoodMinds
12:00 PM
Adjourn
12 PM - 1:30 PM
Hosted Potato Bar, Trade Show, Convention Center
Ken Frost, Moderator
1:00 PM
New Insights into Factors Affecting Beet Leafhopper and Potato Purple Top Epidemiology, Tiziana Oppedisano, OSU, Hermiston
1:25 PM
Fighting our Foliar Foes with Fungicides, Jeff Miller, Miller Research, Acequia, Idaho
1:50 PM
Potatoes USA Update, Blair Richardson, CEO
2:15 PM
Overview of the Potato Breeding and Research Program in Aberdeen, Noelle Anglin, USDA-ARS, Aberdeen, Idaho
2:40 PM
Break
2:55 PM
Tracking the Origin of Ozette Potato, Hemant Kardile, OSU, Hermiston
3:20 PM
Potato Sustainability Alliance Update, John Mesko, Executive Director
3:45 PM
Double Whammy: Developing Strategies to Combat the Powdery Scab - Potato Mop Top Virus Disease Complex, Vamsi Nalam, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
4:10 PM
Alternative Strategies to Control Powdery Scab: Immunostimulants and Genetic Engineering, Kiwamu Tanaka, WSU, Pullman
4:35 PM
Adjourn
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Thursday, January 26, 2023
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast – Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick
Sagar Sathuvalli, Moderator
8:05 AM
Welcome
8:10 AM
What a Commercial Potato Seed Survey and Field Trials Tell Us about the Economics of Planting Less Than Ideal Seed Lots, Alexa Hintze, WSU, Pullman
8:35 AM
Identifying Applications and Bottlenecks for Remote Sensing in Potato: Assessment of Colorado Potato Beetle Host Preference as a Case Study, Max Feldman, USDA-ARS Prosser, WA
9:00 AM
National Potato Council Update, Kam Quarles, CEO
9:25 AM
Effects of Type, Rate, and Method of Potassium Fertilizers on Yield and Quality in the Columbia Basin, Ray Qin, OSU, Hermiston
9:50 AM
Break
10:05 AM
Current Status of Nutsedge Management Strategies in Potato Production, Rui Liu, WSU Prosser
10:30 AM
WSU Potato Research Updates on MH30, Potassium, and Variety-Specific Production, Mark Pavek, WSU, Pullman
10:55 AM
Washington State University’s College of Agricultural, Natural, and Human Resources Sciences, Wendy Powers, CAHNRS Dean
11:10 AM
Understanding Tobacco rattle virus Epidemiology in Potato Through Basic and Applied Assays, Kylie Swisher Grimm, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
11:35 AM
Systems Approach to Nematode Control in U.S. Potatoes, Cynthia Gleason, WSU, Pullman and Joe Kuhl, University of Idaho, Moscow
12 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch, Convention Center
Andy Jensen, Moderator
1:00 PM
Aphid Biology, Virus Transmission, and Why Losing Neonicotinoids Could Result in More Virus Disease, Andy Jensen, Northwest Potato Research Consortium
1:25 PM
The Importance of Neonicotinoid Insecticides and How to Produce Potatoes in the Northwest Without Them, Alan Schreiber, Ag. Development Group, Eltopia, WA and Tim Waters, WSU Extension,
1:50 PM
Could Afidopyropen Be a New Tool for Management of Potato Leafroll Virus?Gina Angelella, USDA-ARS, Wapato, WA
2:15 PM
Break
2:30 PM
Diagnostic Markers to Determine Races of Columbia Root-Knot Nematode and Their Application in Disease Management, Hu Shengwei, OSU, Hermiston
2:55 PM
Developing Post-Harvest Methods to Assess Potential for Internal Defects, Roy Navarre, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
3:20 PM
Tank Mixing Fungicides and Insecticides for Control of Early Blight and Aphids, Tim Waters, WSU Extension, Pasco
3:45PM
Potato Soil Health: Where Have We Been and Where are We Going?, Ken Frost, OSU, Hermiston
4:10PM
Adjourn
