Miller Research LLC held its annual potato pest management seminar Tuesday, January 30, 2018. The meeting focused on diseases affecting potatoes in the Pacific Northwest and methods for minimizing these diseases.

Miller Research LLC held its annual potato pest management seminar Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at the drill hall at the Minidoka County Fairgrounds (85 E Baseline in Rupert).

8:30-9:00  Registration 
9:00-9:30 Managing Ring Rot – Jeff Miller 
9:30-10:00 Treatments for Rhizoctonia and Fusarium Seed Piece Decay/Dry Rot Control – Trent Taysom
10:00-10:30 Comparison of  Fumigation Methods with Metam Sodium – Shane  Hansen
10:30-10:45  Break
10:45-11:15 Managing Pink Rot and Leak 
11:15-11:45  Breaking the Cycle of Pesticide Resistance – Trent Taysom
11:45-12:15 How Much Pesticide is on My Plate? – Jeff Miller 

 

Three CCA (Pest Management) credits and three Idaho Pesticide Recertification were available. Copies of the slides and a copy of the handouts are available below.