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 GRASS SEED FIELD DAY
May 19, 2015
8:30 am
Registration, Coffee and Donuts
8:50 am
Introductions - Phil Hamm, Director, OSU HAREC
9:00 am
Biology and control of powdery mildew in grass seed crops Ken Frost, Plant Pathologist, OSU HAREC
9:30am
Climate change and its effects on grass seed pests - Silvia
Rondon, Extension Entomologist Specialist, OSU HAREC
10:00am
Ergot Research Round-up - Jeremiah Dung, Plant Pathologist,
OSU Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center
10:30 am Understanding insect diversity and their potential role in
disease spread in grass seed crops - Navneet Kaur, Postdoctoral Scholar,
OSU HAREC
11:00am
New Ergot Alert System for the Grass Seed Industry in the
Grande Ronde Valley, Columbia Basin and Central Oregon - Darrin Walenta,
Extension Agronomist, OSU Union County
11:30am
Weed control in grass grown for seed - Josh Adkins, Research
& Development Scientist, Syngenta
Visit of OSU HAREC Facilities: Group 1 Ken Frost/Robert Cating; Group 2
Silvia Rondon/Ira Thompson
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.