Continental Breakfast – Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick

Research update on yellow nutsedge control in potatoes, Rui Liu, WSU, Prosser

Potato seed lots: historical performance and agronomic advice for Northwest growers, Mark Pavek, WSU, Pullman

Trends in the climate east of the Cascades: water supply and demand, Nick Bond, Washington State Climatologist, Seattle

Is plant maturity an indicator of bruise susceptibility?, Mike Thornton, University of Idaho, Parma

Climate-smart potatoes for the Pacific Northwest: managing soil health for climate-smart outcomes, Ken Frost, OSU, Hermiston

Focus on potato nematodes: sampling, biology, and diagnostic report interpretation, Inga Zasada, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR

(Re)active carbon as a factor in potato production, Markus Kleber, OSU, Corvallis

Oregon Potato Commission update, Gary Roth, Executive Director

Washington State Potato Commission updateChris Voigt, Executive Director

Hosted Potato Bar, Trade Show, Convention Center

QTL mapping of powdery scab resistance in potato, Abigail Moore, Oregon State University

A tale of two viruses: potato mop top and potato virus Y, Hanu Pappu, WSU, Pullman

The recipe for food as medicine and how potatoes are getting baked in, Bonnie Johnson, Potatoes USA

Potato mop-top virus and other seed source challenges for seed and commercial growers, Jonathan Whitworth, USDA-ARS, Aberdeen, Idaho

Implications for soil moisture management post vine-kill, Connor Buckley, WSU, Pullman

Navigating a global future, Matt Harris, Washington State Potato Commission

Silver scurf: modest threat yet significant cosmetic influencer, Kiwamu Tanaka, WSU, Pullman

Impact of heat on seasonal quality and subsequent field performance, Jacob Blauer, WSU, Pullman

Continental Breakfast – Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick

Can mutation breeding improve Umatilla Russet’s resistance to fusarium dry rot?, Femi Omilani, Oregon State University

New directions in potato IPM from the OSU-HAREC entomology program, Josephine Antwi, OSU, Hermiston

Impacts of compost and fall mustard on a potato production system in Hermiston, Oregon, Amber Moore, OSU, Corvallis

Assessing soil health in WA's potato systems, Deirdre Griffin LaHue, WSU, Mount Vernon

Status, history, and function of the Northwest Potato Research Consortium and introduction of its new manager, Andy Jensen and Raina Spence, Northwest Potato Research Consortium

Update on the development of a systems approach to nematode control in U.S. potato, Cynthia Gleason, WSU, Pullman

National Potato Council update, Mike Wenkel, National Potato Council, Washington D.C.

The Endangered Species Act, EPA and how they will affect pesticide applications, Scott Nielsen, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Olympia

Areawide monitoring and risk prediction for beet leafhopper and potato purple top disease in the Columbia Basin, Rodney Cooper, USDA-ARS, Wapato, WA

Hosted Luncheon, Convention Center

Telling your sustainability story with Potato Sustainability Alliance, Natalie Nesburg, Potato Sustainability Alliance

BLTVA phytoplasma: mapping pathogen prevalence in beet leafhoppers, Kylie Swisher Grimm, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA

The underground world of the potato microbiome- from bacteria to nematodes, Tim Paulitz, USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA

Fifteen years of insect identification and biology quizzes: a final exam; plus, an update on neonicotinoid research efforts, Andy Jensen, Northwest Potato Research Consortium, Olathe, CO

Wildfire smoke and outdoor heat safety rules overview, Bradley Farrar, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Seattle

Utilizing the WSU Potato Decision Aid Support System for potato integrated pest management, Tim Waters & Carrie Wohleb, WSU Extension

Conventional or organic control of nematodes in potatoes, Alan Schreiber, Agriculture Development Group, Eltopia, WA