2014 Potato Conference Schedule

Here's what you can expect at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference

Sunday, January 26

9 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Large Equipment Move In

Monday, January 27

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Booth Move In

6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Early Bird Reception, Red Lion Columbia Center

Tuesday, January 28

9 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. Spanish Language Session

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

9:10 a.m. Jorge Lobos (1 pesticide applicator credit)Pesticide Licencing, Pesticide Label Refresher (fumigants), Parts of the Label, Pesticide Hazards and Health, and Buffer Zones.

10:00 a.m. Lymari Ruiz-Sanchez (1 pesticide applicator credit)Appropriate PPE, Types of PPE, How to ensure Respiratory Protection

10:50 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Lyndon Porter (1 pesticide applicator credit)Management and Identification of Common Potato Storage DiseasesThe identification and management of five common potato storage diseases (Late Blight, Pythium Leak, Pink Rot, Soft Rot, and Fusarium Fry Rot) will be presented. Signs and symptoms used to properly characterize these diseases will be discussed. Chemical and cultual practices effective in limiting or preventing the developement of these diseases during the growing season and at harvest will be reviewed. Only the use of products currently registered for use on potatoes to manage these diseases in Washington and Oregon will be addressed.

11:50 a.m. Lunch (provided at no additional charge)

1:00 p.m. Silvia Rondon (1 pesticide applicator credit)Zebra Chip: El manchado de la papa: identification, manejo y controlZebra Chip disease: Identification, management & control This presentation will provide an overview of the Zebra Chip (ZC) disease in potatoes that has become an important issue in the Pacific Northwest region of the US since its discovery in 2011. The presentation is intended to help growers, consultants, pratitioners and allied industry personnel to identify and understand the basic aspects of ZC disease and the vector, the potato psyllid. The presentation will show numerous aspects including host range, biology, ecology and management practices that will help manage this disease/insect complex. Only insecticides registered to control ZC will be included in the management section.

1:50 p.m. Erik Echegaray (1 pesticide applicator credit)Insect Monitoring: Identifying problem insects. How to monitor for them and how to manage an infestation

2:40 p.m. Questions and signing for pesticide credits

2:50 p.m. Adjourn

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Trade Show

1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Cultivar Performance Workshop

1:30 p.m. Cultivar display - View the clones and cultivars from this year's trials.

2:00 p.m. Field Performance and Agronomy Updates of New Clones & Cultivars, Mark Pavek, Zack Holden, WSU - Pullman

2:20 p.m. Storability & Processing Quality of New Clones & Cultivars, Rick Knowles, Nora Fuller & Lisa Knowles, WSU - Pullman

2:50 p.m. Nutritional Analysis of Potato Cultivars and Breeding, Roy Navarre, USDA-ARS - Prosser, WA

3:10 p.m. Cultivar Storage Highlights from Kimberly, ID, Nora Olsen, Tina Brandt, UI - Parma, ID

3:30 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m. Critical Decision Points for Managing New Potato Varieties, Jeff Stark, UI - Idaho Falls, ID

4:10 p.m. Screening Germplasm for Resistance of Potato Mop Top Virus, Chuck Brown, USDA-ARS - Prosser, WA

4:30 p.m. Variety Updates from Oregon, Brian Charlton, OSU - Kalamath Falls, OR

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Trade Show Reception & Potato PAC Auction

Wednesday, January 29

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8 a.m. - 11 a.m. General Sessions

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, WA, Andy Jensen, Moderator

8:00 Bioproducts for Soil Building: Buyer Beware, Andy McGuire, WSU Extension, Ephrata, WA

8:25 Skin Set, Wound Healing, and How to Achieve Both, Phil Nolte, University of Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID

8:50 The Future of Potato Breeding - The Perspective of One New to the Industry, Sagar Sathuvalli, OSU, Hermiston, OR

9:15 Break

9:30 Is it Possible to Improve Land Use Efficiency in the Columbia Basin by Altering Row Width?, Mark Pavek, WSU, Pullman, WA

9:55 When Spraying Works No More: Causes and Consequences of Insecticide Resistance, Andrei Alyokhin, University of Maine, Orono, ME

10:20 Oregon Potato Commission Update, Bill Brewer, Oregon Potato Commission

10:40 Washington State Potato Commission Update, Chris Voigt, Washington State Potato Commission

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Trade Show

10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Ladies Program

10:00 a.m. Kick off the Race from the Convention Center

10:05 a.m. The Race is ON!

12:00 p.m. Race participants meet at J. Bookwalter Winery, 894 Tulip Lane, Richland

12:30 p.m. Lunch will be served

2:30 p.m. Depart

11 a.m. Keynote Address: Tough Times Call for Tough People, Michael Broome

12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Potato Bar Hosted Potato Bar, Trade Show, Convention Center, Carrie Wohleb, Moderator

1 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. General Sessions

1:00 p.m. Bacterial Ring Rot: Review of Biology and Management, Phil Nolte, University of Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID

1:25 National Potato Council Update: The Latest Policy and Politics from D.C., John Keeling, Washington, DC

1:50 Silver Scurf Management Post-Harvest, Nora Olsen, University of Idaho, Kimberly, ID

2:15 Managing Insecticide Resistance in Potato Production, Andrei Alyokhin, University of Maine, Orono, ME

2:40 Break

2:55 How Does In-Season Heat Affect Post-Harvest Physiology and Quality?, Rick Knowles, WSU, Pullman, WA

3:20 Seed Piece Decay: Proven Management Practices, Phil Nolte, University of Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID

3:55 Managing Late Blight Tuber Rot, Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA

4:20 Adjourn

6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Leadership Recognition Banquet at Red Lion Columbia Center: Join us for the banquet, entertainment, recognition of industry leaders, and acknowledgement of excellence in ag students.

Thursday, January 30

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. General Sessions

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, Sagar Sathuvalli, Moderator

8:00 Alliance for Potato Research and Education: The Latest Work on Nutrition in Potatoes, Maureen Storey, McLean, VA

8:25 Epidemiology and Management of Powdery Scab and Common Scab in the Columbia Basin, Tom Cummings, WSU, Pullman,WAR

8:50 Best Management Tactics and Fungicide Resistance in Alternaria Populations (Early Blight and Brown Spot) in the Columbia Basin, Lydia Tymon, WSU, Pullman, WA

9:15 Planting Treated Potato Seed - Staying Off WSDA's Frequent Caller List, Gail Amos and Matt West, WSDA Pesticide Compliance Specialist

9:45 Break

10:00 Managing Potato Virus Y in Potato Production: A Modern Overview, Silvia I. Rondon, OSU, Hermiston, OR

10:25 New Developments in Scheduling Fungicide Applications for Late Blight Management in the Columbia Basin, Dennis Johnson, WSU, Pullman, WA

10:50 Understanding Audit Schemes and Predicting Their Future, Debra Garrison, Primus Labs, Santa Maria, CA

11:15 PVY Strains Indentified in the Othello, WA and Hermiston, OR Seed Lot Trials, Alex Karasev, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

11:40 WSDA Update, Bud Hover, Director, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Olympia, WA

11:55 ODA Update, Katy Coba, Director, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Salem, OR

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Trade Show

12:10 p.m. - 1 p.m. Hosted Lunch, Three Rivers Convention Center, Mark Pavek, Moderator

1 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. General Sessions

1:00 p.m. Non-Fumigation Methods for the Control of Potato Early Dying, Phil Hamm, OSU, Hermiston, OR

1:25 U.S. Potato Board: Rob Davis' USPB Top 7, Rob Davis, Co-Chair, USPB International Marketing Committee, Connell, WA and Blair Richardson, USPB President and CEO, Denver, CO

1:50 Trade & Transportation; Opportunities and Challenges, Matt Harris, WSPC, Moses Lake, WA

2:15 Break

2:30 Potato Psyllid and Zebra Chip Update for the Columbia Basin, Carrie Huffman-Wohleb, WSU Extension, Ephrata, WA

2:55 Managing Potassium for Potatoes, Don Horneck, OSU, Hermiston, OR

3:20 Verticillium dahliae Infects Rotational Crops in the Columbia Basin, WA, David Wheeler, WSU, Pullman, WA

3:45 Adjourn