38th Annual Western Washington Potato Workshop

8:50 am  Light refreshments – Thanks to our Refreshment Host Peoples Bank

9:20     Opening Remarks  – Don McMoran

9:35     Washington State Potato Commission – Dr. Matthew Blua

10:00     Break

10:15     Weeds in Potatoes – Dr. Steven Seefeldt

10:30     Pump Command – Dr. David Wallace

10:45     Irrigation – Dr. Troy Peters

11:05     Wire Worm – Dr. Brook Brouwer

11:15     WSU NWREC – Chad Kruger

11:30     The Dollars and Cents Behind Non-Traditional Additives – Colton Thurgood and Mark Pavek

12:00     Meat and Potatoes Lunch  – sponsored by Larson Gross

1:00      2019 Conservation Commission Cover Crop trial and potential rotational crop opportunity – Don McMoran

1:20      Potato Epidemiology – Dr. David Wheeler

1:55        Skagit Potato Pest Monitoring – Talea Price & Dr. Charlie Coslor

2:15    Fusarium in Potatoes (Please bring samples to the Workshop) – Dr. Kasia Duellman

2:45    WSU Skagit County Extension Grant  Programing – Kate Seymour and Don McMoran

3:00    2019 Potato Consortium Cover Crop Trial – Dr. Deirdre LaHue

3:15    Evaluation

Following the workshop a Social Hour will be held at  North Sound Brewery – A special thanks to our social sponsor Moss Adams

Thanks to our Gold Sponsors:

Skagit Farmers Supply
CHS Northwest
Washington Tractor
Northwest Farm Credit Services

Thanks to our Silver Sponsors:

BioGro
AgWest Implement
Bank of the Pacific
Wilbur Ellis
Rabo AgriFinance
Quality Liquid Feeds