2010 Potato Conference General Session

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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

Phil Hamm, Moderator
8:00
Preliminary Findings...BLTVA and Beet Leafhopper,Silva I. Rondon, OSU Hermiston

8:25
Tuber Maturity and Postharvest Behavior, Rick Knowles, WSU Pullman

8:50
WSDA's Implementation of New Soil Fumigation Rules, Joel Kangiser, WSDA Olympia

9:15
Break

9:30
Why and How to Increase the Contents of Vitamins in Potato, Aymeric Goyer, OSU Hermiston

9:55
Potatoes in the American Diet, Yesterday, Today and the Future: A Research, Quality and Innovation Perspective, Chris Rhynalds, ConAgra Foods, Lamb-Weston, Richland, WA

10:20
Oregon Potato Commission Award and Update, Bill Brewer, OPC, Portland

10:35
Washington State Potato Commission Update, Chris Voigt, WSPC, Moses Lake

11:00
Keynote: New Ideas from Dead CEO's, Todd Buchholz

12:00
Adjourn

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

Mark Pavek, Moderator
1:00 p.m.
Potato Variety Management Institute: What is it doing with my money?, Jeanne Debons, Bend OR

1:25
Phytonutrient Variability by Genotype and Growing Region, Chuck Brown, USDA-ARS Prosser

1:50
The Potato Seed Lot Trial: What the Past 46 Years Tell Us About the Future, Mark Pavek, WSU Pullman

2:15
Soil Fumigant in High Calcareous Areas...Results from the First Year of Study, Phil Hamm, OSU Hermiston

2:40
Break

2:55
Pest Resistance in New Tri-State Varieties, Isabel Vales, OSU Corvallis

3:20
USPB: Grower to Grower Results, Tom Qualey, Sherman, ME

3:35
Impact of PVY Strains on Eight Cultivars of Potatoes, Phil Hamm, OSU Hermiston

4:00
Adjourn

Thursday, January 28, 2010

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

Carrie Wohleb, Moderator
8:10
Control of Potato Tuber Worm in the Field and in Storage with an Insect-Specific Virus, Lerry Lacey, USDA-ARS Wapato

8:35
Nitrogen and Potassium Fertility, Don Horneck, OSU Hermiston

9:00
Efficacy of Metam Sodium Applied by Different Means, Vince Hebert, WSU Tri-Cities

9:25
What is Poor Irrigation Distribution Uniformity, What It Looks Like, How It is Determined, and Its Horrendous Cost, Troy Peters, WSU Prosser

9:50
Break

10:05
National Potato Council Update, John Keeling, NPC, Washington, D.C.

10:20
A Review of Key Points in Nematode Management, Russ Ingham, OSU Corvallis

10:45
Development and Management of Potato Black Dot in the Columbia Basin, Dennis Johnson, WSU Pullman

11:10
Worms (Caterpillars) on Potatoes - the Latest Research and Information, Peter Landolt, USDA-ARS Wapato

11:35
Insecticide Resistance and Issues with New Insecticide Products, Alan Schreiber, Eltopia WA

12:00
Adjourn

12:00 noon-1:00 p.m.
Hosted Luncheon, Convention Center

Tim Waters, Moderator
1:00p.m.
Heat Necrosis, A Hot Topic, PerMcCord, USDA-ARS Prosser

1:25
The Visible, Sustainable Farm: A Comprehensive Energy Analysis of a Midwestern Farm, Tad Patzek, University of Texas

1:55
The New Farm- How the "Regenerative Farm of the Future" Will Produce Food, Fuel, and Ecosystem Services, TBA, Rodale Institute

2:25
Break

2:40
Everthing New and Interesting about Zebra Chip of Potato, Joe Munyaneza, USDA-ARS Wapato

3:05
Defining In-Season Nitrogen Needs for Alturas and Premier Russet - Final Report, Chris Hiles, WSU Pullman

3:30
Silver Scurf: A Disease that has Multiple Cycles on Potatoes, Below Ground, Debbie Inglis, WSU Mount Vernon

3:55
Adjourn