Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Oregon State University, 2121 South 1st Street, Hermiston, Oregon 97838
T 541-567-6337 or 541-567-8321 | F 541-567-2240 | http://oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston
HAREC Potato Field Day
June 24, 2015
7:45 – 8:15am Registration with coffee and donuts
8:15 – 8:30
Introductions, Meet and Greet
8:30 – 8:55 Investigating best management practices for wetlands and riparian areas in
potato production systems – Dave Wooster, OSU HAREC
8:55 – 9:20 Recent Vydate research with comments on a new experimental nematicide
from DuPont – Russ Ingham, OSU Botany and Plant Pathology
9:20 – 9:55 From Field Trials to Genomics: An update on Oregon Potato Breeding and
Variety Development Program – Sagar Sathuvalli, OSU HAREC
9:55 – 10:20 Improved Sampling Network for Insect Pests of Potatoes and a word about
Pesticide Resistance – Silvia Rondon, OSU HAREC
10:20 – 10:50 Foliar Disease Management in Potatoes – Josh Adkins, Syngenta
10:50 – 11:15 Promoting alternative control methods on potato to control Potato Virus Y
– Amber Vinchesi, Aymeric Goyer, Silvia Rondon, OSU HAREC
11:15 – 11:40 Molecular diagnostics of insect vectored potato pathogens: new
approaches to help solve old problems – Ken Frost, OSU HAREC
11:40 – 12:10 Precision Ag: A partnership with OSU provides new horizons for Blue
Mountain Community College students – Jim Whittaker and Alexzandra Murphy,
BMCC, Phil Hamm, OSU HAREC and Larry Curtis, OSU College of Ag Science
12:10 –1:15pm Lunch provided courtesy of Syngenta Crop Protection.
Poster session from HAREC researchers.
1:15 -3:00pm Open House tour of HAREC research labs.
Pesticide credits for Oregon, Washington, and CCA credits will be available.
Agriculture, 4-H Youth, Family & Community Development, Forestry, and Extension Sea Grant Programs. Oregon State University, United
States Department of Agriculture, and Umatilla County cooperating. The Extension Service offers its programs and materials equally to all
people