Potato Research Field Day Agenda
Wednesday July 21, 2021 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Kick-off & Introductions – HARS Grounds (1:00 – 1:20 pm)
1:00 – 1:10 pm
Troy Fishler (HARS Superintendent) – ‘Welcome & Introductions’
Mike Peters (UW-Madison ARS Director)
1:10 – 1:15 pm
Amber Gotch – ‘Storage Research Facility Update & Tour Times
1:15 – 1:20 pm
Tony Johnson (Forestry Educator; UW-Madison Extension) – ‘Forestry/Agroforestry Outreach’
Field Wagon Tours & Research Reports (1:20 – 3:45 pm)
MC: Ken Schroeder (Central Wisconsin UW-Extension Agricultural Agent)
1:30 – 1:45 pm – K1 East End of Field
Russ Groves – ‘Insect Issues 2021: New Active Ingredients for Integrated Pest Management’
1:45 – 2:00 pm – K2 East End of Field
Yi Wang – ‘Potato Production Research Update’
2:05 – 2:20 pm – R2 West End of Field
Jed Colquhoun – ‘Weed Management & Vine Desiccation Update’
2:25 – 2:40 pm – K7 Southwest Corner of Field
John Bamberg – ‘US Potato Genebank Research at HARS’
2:40 – 2:55 pm – K7 Northwest Corner of Field
Paul Bethke – ‘Diploid Potatoes and True Potato Seed’
3:00 – 3:15 pm – S11-S16 North End of Field
Amanda Gevens – ‘Updates on Field Diseases and Management’
3:25 – 3:40 pm – C33 North End of Field
Matt Ruark – ‘Slowly Advancing Improvements in Nitrogen Management’
Field Day Wrap-up and Announcements (HARS Grounds) – 3:45 – 4:00 pm
MC: Troy Fishler
3:45 – 4:00 pm
WPVGA Exec. Dir. Tamas Houlihan: ‘Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Update’
WPVGA Associate Division President Chris Brooks: ‘Associate Division Update’
Social Hour will begin at 4:00 PM around the outdoor pavilion
Due to UW Covid-19 policies still in place, beverages and snacks will be provided instead of dinner this year
Tours of the Hancock Storage Research Facility at 2:30pm and immediately following wrap-up.
Self-Guided Tours of the A.R. Albert & Villetta Albert-Hawley Horticultural Garden
Field Tour Route Map
