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2023 Miller Research Potato Pest Management Field Day
August 23, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Miller Research will be holding its annual potato pest management field day on Wednesday, August 23. The event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend but please RSVP so we can plan appropriately for the event. This can be done on our website or by responding to [email protected] or (208) 312-4650.
Two ISDA pesticide recertification credits and two CCA Pest Management credits have been awarded for this meeting.
The field day will begin at Miller Research: 422 E 200 N, Rupert (42.649075 N, -113.585594 E).
Agenda:
| 10:00-10:30 | In-shop presentations: Principles of fungicide resistance management Use of metconazole (Quash) for disease control and yield improvement |
| Plot tours: | |
| 10:30-10:45 | Using variety resistance to reduce foliar fungicide use |
| 10:45-11:00 | Fungicides for Rhizoctonia management |
| 11:00-11:30 | Fungicide programs for the control of foliar disease (early blight, brown spot, white mold, and black dot) and fungicide resistance management |
| 11:30-11:45 | Managing aerial vine rot caused by bacteria |
| 11:45-12:00 | Use of metconazole (Quash) for disease control and yield |
| 12:00-12:15 | Disease diagnosis in the field |
Lunch will be provided by Let’s Go Dutch at the conclusion of the meeting.