General Sessions
Wednesday

Continental Breakfast – Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick

Potatoes USA Update, Blair Richardson, Potatoes USA

Federal and International Trade Update for the Potato, Kam Quarles, National Potato Council

Washington State Potato Commission Update, Chris Voigt, Executive Director, Washington State Potato Commission

Oregon Potato Commission Update, Gary Roth, Executive Director, Oregon Potato Commission

Harvesting Progress: The State of Water and Agriculture in Washington, Derek Sandison, Director, Washington State Department of Agriculture

Water for Crops: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities, Matt Harris, Assistant Executive Director, Washinton State Potato Commission

Sprout Control in Storage: A Review, Nora Olsen, University of Idaho, Kimberly

Contributions of Plant Pathology to the Potato Industry, Gary Secor, North Dakota State University, Professor

Insecticide Resistance Management of the Colorado Potato Beetle, Russ Groves, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hosted Potato Bar, Trade Show, Convention Center

Physiological Aging Storage Treatments to Optimize Tuber Set Size & Size Distribution for Dakota Russet, Caribou Russet, and Laona in the Columbia Basin, Olufunke Ogundiya, WSU, Pullman

Skin Development in Tubers from the Columbia Basin, Jacob Blauer, WSU - Pullman

Potato Necrotic Viruses, Alex Karasev, University of Idaho, Moscow

Powdery Scab and Spongospora Biology, Kiwamu Tanaka, WSU-Pullman

Effects of Soil Fumigation and Cover Crops on Potato Yield and Soil Health, Ray Qin, OSU, Hermiston

Shaping a Climate Resilient Workplace: What Growers Need to Know About L&I’s Outdoor Heat and Wildfire Smoke Rules, Lorena Lopez, Labor and Industries

Research Update on Yellow Nutsedge Herbicide Efficacy Trials, Rui Liu, WSU IAREC-Prosser

Potato Mop Top Virus Research: Current Progress and Future Directions, Kylie Swisher, USDA-ARS, Prosser