44th Annual Western Washington Potato Workshop

Friday’s Workshop Agenda

9:00 Opening Remarks

Don McMoran, WSU Skagit County Extension, Burlington

9:10 WSU NWREC

Tatum Weed, Director WSU NWREC, Mount Vernon

9:20 Washington State Potato Commission

Shashi Yellareddygari, Director of Research and Outreach Washington State Potato Commission

9:35 Skagit County Pest Board

Katy Hayes, Skagit County Pest Board Coordinator

9:55 Impacts of Potential Neonicotinoid Regulations on Pest Management Strategies in U.S. Potato Production

Edem Avemegah, Postdoctoral Research Associate Crop and Soil Sciences

10:15 Updates from the Berry and Potato Pathology Program

Dr. Chakradhar Mattupalli, WSU NWREC, Mount Vernon

10:45 Break

11:00 Water Rights

Kellie Gillingham, Washington State Department of Ecology

11:15 Irrigation

Dr. Troy R Peters Biological Systems Engineering, WSU Prosser – IAREC

11:45 Variety Trials

Dr. Mark Pavek, WSU, Pullman

Meat & Potatoes Lunch

12:45 WSU Skagit County Extension Programing

Don McMoran, WSU Skagit County Extension, Burlington

1:00 Meet the new WSU NWREC Weed Scientist

Dr. Deniz Inci, Weed Science, WSU NWREC, Mount Venron

1:20 Is there a place for biologicals in potato disease management programs?

Dr. Kasia Duellman Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and Seed Potato Extension Specialist

1:50 Break

2:00 Soil physical health, soil moisture, and irrigation requirements in potatoes

Dr. Gabe LaHue, WSU NWREC, Mount Vernon

2:30 Potato Production Economics

Suzette Galinato, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Agricultural Economics, WSU Pullman

3:00 Black dot – identifying and managing a potato blemish disease

Dr. Kasia Duellman, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and Seed Potato Extension Specialist

3:30 Evaluation & Adjourn

An application was made for 4 WSDA Re-certification Course Credits

Thanks to our Gold Sponsors:

Thanks to our Silver Sponsors:

Following the workshop, a Social Hour will be held at Shawn O’Donnell’s Sponsored by

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