2012 Potato Conference General Session

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, WA

Phil Hamm, Moderator

7:55
Role of Soft Rot Bacteria and Verticillium in the Potato Early Dying Complex, Brenda Schroeder, WSU, Pullman, WA

8:20
Seed Certification: What It Is and What Certification Means, Jonathan Whitworth, USDA-ARS, Aberdeen, ID

8:45
Potato Psyllid and Zebra Chip Disease: Research Update and Management, Joe Munyaneza, USDA-WSU, Wapato, WA

9:10
Break

9:25
The Zebra Chip Response in Texas and Neighboring States, Charlie Rush, Texas A&M, Amarillo, TX

9:50
Market Forces in the Fertilizer Indusrty, Steve Peot, Two Rivers Terminal, Pasco, WA

10:15
Oregon Goodness Unearthed Best Potato Award, Bill Brewer, Oregon Potato Commission

10:35
2020, A Potato Odyssey, Chris Voigt, Washington State Potato Commission

11:00
Keynote: Potatoes, Kids, and Schools: Understanding the Science, Calming the Criticism,
Dayle Hayes, MS, RD

12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.
Hosted Potato Bar, Trade Show, Convention Center

Mark Pavek, Moderator

1:00 p.m.
Potato Mop-Top Virus, a Relatively New Problem Damaging Potatoes in the Columbia Basin, Phil Hamm, OSU, Hermiston, OR

1:25
Nitrogen Fertigation in Potatoes: Application Timing, Rate, and Varietal Response, Mark Pavek, WSU, Pullman, WA

1:50
Controlling Potato Insect Complexes Without Creating Resistance, Alan Schreiber, ADG, Inc., Eltopia, WA

2:15
The Effects of Potato Cultivar and Wounding on Pathogenicity and Aggressiveness of Alernaria solani and A. alternata, Lydia Tymon, WSU, Pullman, WA

2:40
Break

2:55
Impact of Powdery Scab Galls on Yield of Potato, Dennis Johnson, WSU, Pullman, WA

3:20
U.S. Potato Board Update, Speaker TBA, Denver, CO

3:35
Choice of Fertilizer, and How It Is Used, Affects N Efficiency, Don Horneck, OSU, Hermiston, OR

4:00
Adjourn

Thursday, January 26, 2012

7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick

Rick Knowles, Moderator

8:00
Shifting Tuber Size Distribution with Plant Growth Regulations, Jake Blauer, WSU, Pullman, WA

8:25
Grasshoppers in Irrigated Agriculture in the Columbia Basin, Silvia I. Rondon, OSU, Hermiston, OR

8:50
The National French Fry Processing Trial, David Parish, AIS Consulting

9:15
Accessing the Impact of Heat Stress on Tuber Quality, Daniel Zommick, WSU, Pullman, WA

9:40
Break

9:55
New Soil Fumigation Rules: A Recap of the Fall of 2011 and a Look into 2012, Kyle Coleman, AMVAC

10:20
The Latest Policy and Politics from Washington D.C., John Keeling, National Potato Council, Washington, DC

10:45
Natural Resistance to Columbia Root-Knot Nematode: How Good Is It?, Chuck Brown, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA

11:10
The New "Sustainability" Audits: Current Status and Future Directions, Leigh Morrow, McCain Foods, Easton, ME

11:35
Biological Characteristics of the New Cyst Nematode Found in Central Oregon, Russ Ingham, OSU, Corvallis, OR

12:00 noon
Adjourn