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Page 2C 44TH ANNUAL HERMISTON FARM FAIR East Oregonian EVENT SCHEDULE Seminars & Tradeshow will be November 29 to December 1, at the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center, 1705 E. Airport Rd, Hermiston. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 1:30 p.m., What’s the Big Deal with Blackleg of Brassicas? – Lindsey du Toit, WSU POTATO PRODUCTION SEMINAR – Room 1A & 1B 2 p.m., Soil pH Testing and Acid Soils – Amber Moore, OSU Moderator – Sagar Sathuvalli, Oregon State University 2:30 p.m., Update on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in the PNW – David Lowenstein, OSU 8 a.m., Nitrogen Fertilization for New Potato Varieties for Columbia Basin of Oregon – Ruijun (Ray) Qin, OSU 8:30 a.m., Changing Strain Composition of PVY in the Columbia Basin – What is Happening and Why? – Alex Karasev, UI & Mohamed Chikh-Ali UI 9 a.m., Calcium Management in Potato Production – Jiwan Palta, WI 9:30 a.m., Market Access Issues and Updates on Potato Research at HAREC – Bill Brewer, Oregon Potato Commission and Phil Hamm, OSU 11 a.m., One Size Does Not Fit All: Targeted Weed Management in Potatoes – Pam Hutchinson, UI 11:30 a.m., Does the Soil Health Movement Have Merit for Growers in the Pacifi c Northwest? – Markus Kleber, OSU VEGETABLE SESSION – Room 2 Moderator - Scott Lukas, Oregon State University 8 a.m., Weed Control in Vegetable Crops: Current and Future Challenges – Ed Peachey, OSU 8:30 a.m., Whole Farm Management to Reduce Onion Thrips Pressure – Kristine Buckland OSU 9 a.m., Strategies to Manage Yellow Nutsedge in Vegetables and Other Crops – Joel Felix, OSU 9:30 a.m., Food for Thought: Agricultural Production under a Changing Climate – Kirti Rajagopalan, WSU 10 a.m., Break 10:30 a.m., Your Crops Are Talking to You Are You Listening? Drones In Agriculture – Kiel Lampe, Skysnap 11 a.m., Managing Botrytis Neck Rot of Onion Based on Achilles’ Heel – Lindsey du Toit, WSU 11:30 a.m., Biodegradable Plastic Mulch for Vegetable Production – Shuresh Ghimire, WSU 11:45 a.m., Grafting for Watermelon to Control Verticillium Wilt – Pinki Devi, WSU POTATO PRODUCTION SEMINAR PM – Room 1A & 1B Moderator – Silvia Rondon, Oregon State University 9 a.m., What Plants Do Bees Like? Enhancing Native Bee Habitat on Eastern Oregon Farms and Gardens – Sandy DeBano, OSU 4 p.m., Management of Pythium Seed Rot in Peas – Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS 9:30 a.m., Solitary Bee Pollination Specialists: Leafcutter and Mason Bees – Jim Watts, Watts Solitary Bees IRRIGATION – Room 2 4:30 p.m., Pest Management in Carrots – Tim Waters, WSU 10 a.m., Break 3 p.m., Break 3:30 p.m., Integrated Disease Management of Ergot in Grass Seed – Jeremiah Dung, OSU WELCOME RECEPTION (Vendors and sponsors) – 5:15-7 p.m., lobby, sponsored by Simplot Grower Solutions THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 1 p.m., Winter Wheat Variety Update – Hannah Kammeyer, OSU 8:30 a.m., Integrated Weed Management: Harvest Weed Seed Control – Judit Barroso, OSU 9 a.m., CoAXium Wheat Production System: Novel Technology at Work For You– Chad Shelton, Albaugh, LLC 9:30 a.m., Soil Microbiology and Nutrient Cycling – Kate Reardon, USDA 10 a.m., Break 10:30 a.m., Identifi cation, Biology and Control of Below Ground Diseases of Cereal – Chris Mundt, OSU 11 a.m., Preliminary Results on Alternative Cereal Crops – Ruijun (Ray) Qin, OSU 11:15 a.m., Summary of CBARC Work – Mary Corp, OSU 11:30 a.m., Wheat Industry Update –Tyler J. Hansell, Oregon Wheat Growers League GENERAL SESSION — Room 1B Moderator – Ken Frost, Oregon State University 8 a.m., The Emerging Problem of Pesticide Resistance – Paul Jepsen, OSU 8:30 a.m., Fungicide Resistance: Concepts and Management in the Pacifi c Northwest – Christina Hagerty, OSU 9 a.m., Building Innovative Resistance Management Plans for Challenging Agricultural Pests - Anders Huseth, NCSU 9:30 a.m., Management of Russian Thistle Glyphosate Resistance – Judit Barroso, OSU 10 a.m., Break 11:30 a.m., Panel Discussion CORE PROGRAM - Fee $10 Room 2 Moderator – Scott Lukas, Oregon State University 8 a.m., Spray Safe: Review of Pesticide Label and Methods to Reduce Spray Drift – Scott Lukas, OSU 9 a.m., Laws and Regulations – Cory Cooley, ODA 10 a.m., Pesticide – Soil Interactions – Practical Consequences – Paul Jepsen, OSU 11 a.m., Pesticide Resistance Management – Laurie Gordon, ODA 1 p.m., Crop Problem Diagnosis – Jenny Glass, WSU POLLINATOR SESSION AM – Boardroom Moderator – Sandy DeBano, Oregon State University 1 p.m., How Do I get Water on My Land – Greg Sibernagel, Oregon Water Resources Dept. 1:30 p.m., Soil Moisture Monitoring: Reading Between the Lines – Dan Burgard, Valmont 2 p.m., Update from the Northeast Oregon Water Association – JR Cook, Northeast Oregon Water Association 2:30 p.m., Precision Irrigation Can Optimize Yields and Reduce Input Costs – Clinton Shock, OSU 3 p.m., Break 1:30 p.m., Role of Plant Growth Regulator in Oregon Wheat Crops – Nicole Anderson, OSU 3:30 p.m., Precision and Automated Agriculture Research at WSU – Manoj Karkee, WSU 2 p.m., What You Should Want in a Wheat Variety and Are You Getting It? – Bob Zemetra, OSU 4 p.m., Leaching of Water and Nitrate Below Irrigated Agricultural Lands – Maziar Kandelous, OSU 2:30 p.m., Limagrain’s PNW Wheat Breeding Program and Variety Releases – Jeron Chatelain, Limagrain 4:30 p.m., Irrigation Scheduling and Trends in Center Pivots – Abdelmoneim Zakaria Mohamed, WSU 3 p.m., Break 3:30 p.m., Organic Fertilizers for Cereals – Dan Sullivan, OSU 4 p.m., Maximizing Soil Water in the Dryland PNW – Stewart Wuest, USDA 4:30 p.m., The Nature, Status and Implications of Soil pH for Nutrient and Pesticide Effi cacy – Don Wysocki,OSU FARM FAIR BANQUET – Location: Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S Hwy 395 (541-567-6151) Tickets are $30 each. Purchase your tickets from the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce offi ce. No-host social hour at 6 p.m. with music from John Wambeke. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. ORGANIC SESSION – Room 1B Moderator – Scott Lukas, Oregon State University FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 1 p.m., Nitrogen Management for Organic Production – Dan Sullivan, OSU PEST MANAGEMENT – Room 1A & 1B 1:30 p.m., “How Can We Help You?” Needs Assessment for Organic Producers – Alexandra Stone, OSU 2 p.m., New Directions for Cover Crop Management in Reduced Tillage Organic Agriculture – Doug Collins, WSU 2:30 p.m., Organics and the Local Market: Producer Options and Policies – Colleen Sanders, OSU 3 p.m., Break 3:30 p.m., Optimizing Nitrogen Management on Organic and Biologically-Intensive Farms – Doug Collins,WSU 4 p.m., Succession Planning for your Farm – Nellie McAdams, Rogue Farm Corps; Paige Sully, Attorney; Jason Bulay, Blue Mountain Land Trust POLLINATOR WORKSHOP – Boardroom GENERAL SESSION – Room 2 Moderator – Ken Frost, Oregon State University 11:30 a.m., Going Soft on Pollinators and Hard on Pests – Andony Melathopoulos, OSU 8 a.m., Identifi cation, Biology and Control of Above Ground Diseases of Cereals – Chris Mundt, OSU 2 p.m., Potato Storage Management – Sastry Jayanty, CSU 4:30 p.m., An Update on OSU Potato Breeding and Variety Development– Sagar Sathuvalli, OSU 11 a.m., Enhancing Pollinators in Blueberry – Matthew Arrington, WSU Moderator – Don Wysocki & Ruijun (Ray) Qin, Oregon State University 11 a.m., Evidence for Delayed Emergence in Colorado Potato Beetle – Management Implications – Russ Groves, UW-Madison 4 p.m., Potato Phytonutrient Content – Roy Navarre, USDA-ARS 10:30 a.m., Honey Bees in Agricultural Systems: Advances and Challenges – Carolyn Breece, OSU CEREAL SESSION PM – Room 1A 1:30 p.m., Understanding Candidatus Liberibacter Solanacearum Haplotype Pathogenicity – Julien Levy, Texas A&M 3:30 p.m., Entomology Research Extension Program at the HAREC: Discovering and Delivering Information – Silvia Rondon, OSU Moderator – Ruijun (Ray) Qin, Oregon State University Moderator – Don Wysocki & Ruijun (Ray) Qin, Oregon State University 10:30 a.m., Codling Moth Pest Pressures Under a Changing Climate – Kirti Rajagopalan, WSU 3 p.m., Break 8:30 a.m., Native Bees in Eastern Oregon: The Importance of Field Margins and Uncultivated Areas – Lauren Smith Dicarlo, OSU CEREAL SESSION AM – Room 1A 1 p.m., Implications of Planting Seed Potato Tubers Infected With Potato Virus Y – Debbie Inglis, WSU 2:30 p.m., Using Crop Rotation and Green Manure Crops to Manage Nematodes in Potato – Russ Ingham, OSU 8 a.m., The Oregon Bee Project: Oregonians Working Together to Keep Our State Bee- friendly – Sarah Kincaid, ODA train you in the basics of native bee specimen collection and curation: all the things you will need to begin sampling for native bees in your region in 2018. No previous entomological experience is necessary, but participants should expect to commit to sampling bees in their community in 2018 and participate in a regional outreach eff ort. Join us and gain incredible tools to open up the world of native bees up to you and your community. 10 a.m., Break 10:30 a.m., Bacterial Soft Rots of Potato are Complex – Ken Frost, OSU Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Moderator – Andony Melathopoulos, Oregon State University 1-5 p.m., Oregon Bee Atlas: Native Bee Specimen Curation and Identifi cation Workshop Instructors - Sarah Kincaid, Oregon Department of Agriculture and Andony Melathopoulos, OSU Cap: 20 participants; to register, contact Lora Sharkey at 541-567-8321 or lora. sharkey@oregonstate.edu The Oregon Bee Atlas, is an eff ort to get a better handle on the health of native bees in the state. To do this, we are training and equipping teams of volunteers – made up of motivated and curious individuals like you – to begin surveying and learning the bees in your area. This half-day workshop will Moderator – Silvia Rondon, Oregon State University 8 a.m., Pest Monitoring - Trapping Data & Imagery Workfl ows – Sarah/Will Anderson – Anderson Geographic 8:30 a.m., The Booming Wine Grape Industry in the Pacifi c Northwest and Threats from Viral Diseases–Viticulture in the Columbia Basin – Naidu A Rayapati, WSU 9 a.m., Temperate-Adapted Forage Legumes of the USDA-ARS NPGS – Brian Irish, USDA- ARS Prosser 9:30 a.m., Mormon Crickets, Grasshopper and other Six-legged Concerns – Paul Bloom, ODA 10 a.m., Break 10:30 a.m., Prepping for Spring: Things to Do Now for Your Sprayer – Gwen Hoheisel, WSU 11 a.m., Pest Management Resistance – James Zahand, Zahand Consulting 11:30 a.m., Weed Mapping at Harvest for Site-specifi c Weed Management – Judit Barroso, OSU CORE PROGRAM – Fee $10, Room 2 Moderator – Scott Lukas, Oregon State University 8 a.m., Spray Safe: Review of Pesticide Label and Methods to Reduce Spray Drift – Scott Lukas, OSU 9 a.m., Laws and Regulations – Cory Cooley, ODA 10 a.m., Pesticide – Soil Interactions – Practical Consequences – Paul Jepsen, OSU 11 a.m., Pesticide Resistance Management – Laurie Gordon, ODA SAVE ENERGY - SAVE WATER - SAVE MONEY UMATILLA ELECTRIC OFFERS INCENTIVES FOR ON-FARM CONSERVATION Pressure Reducing Sprinkler and System Upgrades, Irrigation Scheduling and Soil Moisture Monitoring as well as Variable Speed Drives could all qualify. 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