by Miller Research | Apr 17, 2025
Miller Research will be holding its annual potato pest management field day on Wednesday, August 20. The cost to attend is $20 and payment can be made online or at the event. This can be done on our website or by responding to cheryn@millerresearch.com or (208) 312-4650.
The field day will begin at the Miller Research field research at our main office at 422 E 200 N, Rupert (42.648994 N, -113.585612 E).
The presentations will focus on chemical management of diseases and will highlight research that has been funded by the Pacific Northwest Potato Research Consortium. ISDA pesticide recertification credits and CCA Pest Management credits will be requested for this meeting.
Topics will include:
Alternatives to metam fumigation for Verticillium wilt control
Managing black dot on the foliage and tubers
Fungicide programs for foliar disease management
In-furrow fungicides and seed treatments for Rhizoctonia management
Use of PCC lime for disease control
Variety susceptibility to powdery scab and PMTV
Soil health in potatoes (Year 7 of an ongoing study)
Lunch will be provided at the conclusion of the meeting.
by Miller Research | Feb 27, 2025 | Conferences, Fungicides, Fusarium Dry Rot, Meeting Resources, Powdery scab, Rhizoctonia Canker & Black Scurf
Miller Research held its annual Potato Pest Management Meeting on February 18, 2024, at the Historic Wilson Theater in Rupert, ID. Handouts from the presentations are available here.
Please contact Jeff Miller (208-431-4420) with any feedback or suggestions for future meetings.
by Miller Research | Jan 13, 2025
Registration and program information attached. Registration fee is $35 if received by January 14 ($50 late and on-site registration). (Cash or check only.)
Location: Red Lion, Pocatello
Date: January 21
Time: 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM
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by Miller Research | Nov 15, 2024
This year is the 50th anniversary for Miller Research! Come celebrate with us at our annual Potato Disease Management Seminar.
The meeting will be held on February 18, 2025, at the Historic Wilson Theater in Rupert, ID. The meeting will run from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM with a 20-minute break at 10:40 AM. Three CCA credits (Integrated Pest management) and three ID pesticide credits have been awarded. The meeting will be in-person this year and we will not have a Zoom option.
Registration is $35 to cover the cost of the meeting. After covering meeting costs, additional proceeds will be donated to the local 4-H program.
Lunch will be provided.
Meeting agenda:
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM: Removing the Metam – Jeff Miller
Metam fumigation has been an effective method for managing Verticillium wilt and some nematode pests. This presentation will share the results of the first year of a project funded by the Northwest Potato Research Consortium looking at alternatives to metam sodium for reducing Verticillium and improving tuber yield and grade. The results of a 6-year soil health project will be shared where the use of compost and green manure crops were evaluated for their potential to replace metam sodium in a 2-year and 3-year potato rotation.
9:50 AM – 10:40 AM: Effective Fungicide Use for Managing Potato Disease – Trent Taysom
We will share results of fungicide and seed treatment efficacy from 2024 research trials aimed at managing foliar disease (early blight/brown spot), Rhizoctonia, and Fusarium dry rot.
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM: Break
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Beating the Bacteria – Trent Taysom
The Northwest Potato Research Consortium has funded a two-year study evaluating the effect of field treatments for the reduction of aerial stem rot (caused by Pectobacterium species). In this presentation we will share these results along with studies on the potential for tubers to soft rot when being washed for fresh pack.
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Black Dot: What Works and What Doesn’t – Jeff Miller
This presentation will share research on fungicide use for black dot control on both stems and tubers. We will discuss the relative importance of seed and soil-borne inoculum as it relates to effective disease control. The role of the black dot pathogen (Colletotrichum coccodes) in the potato early dying complex will be discussed, along with the difficulties of managing the tuber phase of this disease.
12:00 PM: Lunch
by Miller Research | Nov 13, 2024
The 2025 Idaho Association of Plant Protection (IAPP) annual meeting will be held November 5-6, 2025 at the Herrett Center at the College of Southern Idaho. The IAPP meeting is open to anyone interested in learning more about plant protection. More information will be posted September 2025.
The cost to attend is $30 for normal registration and $20 for students and this covers both days of the program. Registration for the meeting will open in September 2025.
The minutes from the 2024 business meeting can be found here.
by Miller Research | Oct 3, 2024
The 2025 Miller Research Potato Day has been tentatively scheduled for September 27, 2025. More definite details will follow in July of 2025.
We will lift potatoes that are freely available for people to come and pick. We encourage those who can to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Open Hearts Food Pantry operated by the Rupert United Methodist Church.
by Miller Research | Sep 2, 2024
The 109th annual meeting of the Potato Association of America will be held July 27-31 in Madison, WI. More information will follow in the spring of 2025.
by Miller Research | Sep 2, 2024
Potato Expo 2025 will be held January 9-10 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, FL. More information can be found at the Conference website.
by Miller Research | Sep 2, 2024
The 57th annual Idaho Potato Conference presented by the University of Idaho and Spectra Productions will be Jan. 22-23, 2025. For more information, please visit the Conference website. Register by this Wednesday, Jan. 15, prior to midnight for $40/person ($50/person on-site).
Miller Research will be giving four presentations:
- Wednesday, Jan. 22, 8:30-8:55 AM in the Theater. Removing the Metam: Alternatives to metam fumigation for managing Verticillium wilt.
- Wednesday, Jan. 22, 9:20-9:50 AM in the Wood River Room. Como identificar y manejar las pudricion rosada (Identifying and managing pink rot – in Spanish).
- Wednesday, Jan. 22, 4:10-5:00 PM in the Little Wood River Room: Powdery scab and PMTV management.
- Thursday, Jan. 23,11:10-11:35 AM in the Theater: The economics of early blight control: What am I getting for my money?
46th Annual Eastern Idaho Ag Expo:
Location: ISU campus (Holt Arena, Pond Student Union)
Date: January 21-23
Hope to see you there!
by Miller Research | Sep 2, 2024
All are invited to come and pick potatoes at the Miller Research Farm at 250 North 350 East in Rupert on Saturday, September 28 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. We will be digging a portion of the field beginning at 8:00 am and another portion beginning at 12:00 pm so freshly harvested potatoes will be available in the afternoon.
If you are able, please bring food items that can be given to the Open Hearts Food Pantry operated by the Methodist Church in Rupert. There is a need for tuna, canned soups, chili, canned fruit or vegetables, box mac and cheese, and pasta sauce. Any donations will be welcome! You can also make a cash donation to help with the operation of the pantry.
We only have Russet Burbank potatoes this year – no reds. The potatoes have been raised according to safe, conventional agricultural practices.
You will need to provide your own boxes or bags.
Please only pick in designated areas! Piles of potatoes outside of this area were used in field experiments and we are not giving these away. Many of those piles were harvested earlier and those potatoes have been in the sun, turned green, and are not fit to eat.
Parking will be available on both sides of the flagged potato area and on the north and south ends of the field. Please watch for the signs and follow the directions of the Miller Research personnel wearing bright yellow shirts. Please be considerate and patient with others! There will be a lot of cars at times and care is needed so that everyone can get in and out of the field. We will have people to help carry your boxes and bags to your cars if needed.
Please give the harvester plenty of room! We ask you not to crowd too close to the harvester as it passes by.
Please watch for the irrigation risers on each end of the field. Posts have been placed near the risers to help people avoid running into them.
Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who would be interested.
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