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49th Annual Hermiston Farm Fair 

November 30th, December 1st and 2nd, 2022

The 49th Annual Hermiston Farm Fair will be held virtually again this year. The Hermiston Farm Fair is an agricultural forum sponsored by Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center and local agriculture-related businesses. Farm Fair is a great opportunity to gain knowledge while interacting with your local, regional, and national experts.

The Hermiston Farm Fair will be held virtually from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for three consecutive days November 30th, December 1st and 2nd.  Beginning with our signature Potato Session, then Special Agriculture, Water in Agriculture and concluding with our Vegetable and General Agriculture Sessions.  All sessions will require pre-registration.

Oregon, Washington and Idaho pesticide re-certification credits in addition to CCA credits will be determined when the agenda is finalized.

Please view our agenda in pdf form.  Credits will be posted as they become available.  Thank you for supporting our annual Hermiston Farm Fair.

 

AGENDA

 

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

 

POTATO SESSION 

Organizers: V. Sathuvalli and R. Qin

  
TIME TITLE SPEAKER
8:00 am Disease Resistance Breeding: An Update from OSU Potato Breeding Program

Vidyasagar Sathuvalli

Oregon State University
8:30 am Impact of Tare Soils on Rhizosphere Microbiome Establishment and Implications for Plant Health

Ken Frost

Oregon State University
9:00 am

Creating the Right Mix - Weed Control in Potatoes

Pamela Hutchinson

University of Idaho
9:30 am Developing a Comprehensive Integrated Pest Management Program for Potatoes

Silvia I. Rondon

Oregon State University
10:00 am BREAK  
10:30 am Tracking the Diversity of Bacteria Causing Potato Blackleg and Soft Rot to Support a Better Disease Management

Jay Hao

University of Maine
11:00 am Nitrogen Fertilization and Heat-Stress Reduction Practices for Potatoes

Ruijun Qin and Shahram Torabian

Oregon State University
11:30 am Mutation Breeding in Potato

Oluafemi Omilani

Oregon State University
12:00 pm Nematode Biology and Management in Potato: What we know and Where do we go from here?

Inga Zasada

USDA-ARS
12:30 pm ADJOURN  
                                                              Credits:  OR -   | WA -  4 |  ID -  3  | CCA - 
Credits 2 - Washington
Credits 3 - Idaho
Credits 4 - ODA
Credits  - CCA
Thursday, December 1, 2022
 

General Agriculture

Organizer: K. Frost

  
TIME TITLE SPEAKER
8:00 am Fusarium Head Blight in Dryland Winter Wheat

Christina Hagerty

Oregon State University
8:30 am

Evaluating the Effect of Soil Fumigation and Cover Crops on Soil Health in Potato Fields

Shahram Torabian and Ruijun Qin

 Oregon State University
9:00 am Grass Seed Pathology Update: Seed Gall Nematodes and Yellow Dward Viruses

Hannah Rivedal

USDA-ARS
9:30 am Downy Brome Control in Winter Wheat Cropping Systems

Judit Barroso

Oregon State University
10:00 am BREAK  
10:30 am Evaluating Various Organic Amendments to Enhance the Health of Permeable Soils East of the Cascades

Shika Singh

Oregon State University
11:00 am Suppression of Soilborne Diseases: Fumigation and Crop Rotation 

Ken Frost

Oregon State University
11:30 am The Effects of Irrigation and Nitrogen Level on Spearmint Hay and Oil Yields

Troy Peters

Washington State University
12:00 pm Compost - Break it Down Now

Amanda Woodlee

Oregon State University
12:30 pm ADJOURN  
                                                              Credits: OR -  | WA - 2 | ID - 3 | CCA -  
Credits 2 - Washington
Credits 3 - Idaho
Credits 3 - ODA
Credits  - CCA
Friday, December 2, 2022
  Best Management Practices
Organizer: Ruijun Qin		  
TIME TITLE SPEAKER
8:00 am IPM Principles for Vegetable Production

Tim Walters

Washington State University
8:30 am

Curbing Costs and Optimizing Fertilizer Management for Corn Production

Matt Yost

 Utah State University
9:00 am Agronomic Practices that Impact Pest Management

Daniel H. Putnam

University of California Davis
9:30 am What's Wrong with my Crop? Diagnosing Abiotic and Biotic Causes of Plant Problems

Carrie Wohleb

Washington State University
10:00 am BREAK  
10:30 am Management of Ergot in Grass Seed Crops

Jeremiah Dung

Oregon State University
11:00 am Nutsedge Control in the Irrigated Fields

Oleg Daugovish

University of California
11:30 am Disease Detection in Hemp Plantings in Oregon and Washington: Results from 2021 and 2022 Surveys

Cynthia Ocamb

Oregon State University
12:00 pm The Promise of Essentials Oils as Sprout Suppressant in Potato Storage and Alternative to Synthetic Pesticides

Valtcho Jeliazkov & Jena Thoma

Oregon State University
12:30 pm ADJOURN  
                                                             Credits: OR -  | WA - 4  | ID - 3 | CCA - 
Credits 4 - Washington
Credits 3 - Idaho
Credits 3 - ODA
Credits  - CCA