Twenty-eighth Annual Maine Potato Conference
January 23 and 24, 2013
Caribou Inn and Convention Center, Caribou, Maine

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

8:40 a.m. Managing Wireworm Populations

James Dwyer, Crops Specialist, UMaine Cooperative Extension

9:00 a.m. Late Blight and Early Blight Management

Dr. Steve Johnson, Crops Specialist, UMaine Cooperative Extension

9:20 a.m. The Pink Rot Disease

Dr. David Lambert, Plant Pathologist, UMaine

9:40 a.m. Importance of Farm Safety Plans

Joe Bergan, Safety Works,MaineDept. of Labor

10:00 a.m. COFFEE

10:30 a.m. Building Soil Quality

Dr. Ellen Mallory, Sustainable Ag Spec., UMaine Coop. Extension

10:50 a.m. Soil Health Assessment

Dr. John Jemison, Soil and Water Quality Specialist, UMaine Coop. Ext.

11:10 a.m. Grain Drill and Combine Adjustment for Optimum Production

Andrew Plant, Ag Educator, UMaine Cooperative Extension

11:30 a.m. Effectvely Growing Biofumigant Crops

Dr. John Jemison, Soil and Water Quality Specialist, UMaine Coop. Ext.

LUNCH – On Your Own

1:20 p.m. Alternative CropPestManagement

Andrew Plant, Ag Educator, UMaine Cooperative Extension

1:40 p.m. Aphid Monitoring

James Dwyer, Crops Specialist, UMaine Cooperative Extension

2:00 p.m. Bruise Testing and Hot Box Results

George McLaughlin, Agricultural Engineer,MainePotato Board

2:20 p.m. COFFEE

2:50 p.m. USPB: Potatoes Playing Offense!

John Meyer, 2012-2913 USPB Finance Committee Chair

3:10 p.m. Board of Pesticides Control Update

Gary Fish, Pesticide Control Board

3:30 p.m. The 2012 European Corn Borer Population

James Dwyer, Crops Specialist, UMaine Cooperative Extension

3:50 p.m. Wrap Up

6:00 Pesticide Applicator Training

Thursday, January 24, 2013

8:40 a.m. Seed Treatments Wet vs. Dry

Dr. Steve Johnson, Crops Specialist, UMaine Cooperative Extension

9:00 a.m. Storage Management- Utilization of Ethylene Results of a New

Humidification System

Steve Belyea, Storage Engineer,MaineDept. of Agriculture,

Conservation and Forestry, Potato Market Improvement Fund

9:20 a.m. Green Dig Strategy, Pro and Con

Erica Fitzpatrick, Agronomist, McCain Foods

9:40 a.m. Market Pressure for Food Safety and Sustainability

Eric Richie, McCain Foods

10:00 a.m. COFFEE

10:30 a.m. Management of Potato Viruses

Dr. Andrei Alyokhin, Entomologist, UMaine

10:50 a.m. Financial Risk Management Strategies

Scott Kenney, Farm Credit

11:10 a.m. Estate Transfer Planning

Dr. Gary Anderson, Dairy Specialist, UMaine Cooperative Extension

11:30 a.m. Spill Prevention, Controland Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans and Regulations

Tim Hobbs, Director of Growers Relations, Maine Potato Board

Michelle Hersey, PE, CG; County Environmental Engineering, Inc.

LUNCH – On Your Own

1:20 p.m. Department of Conservation and Agriculture Merger

Commissioner Walter Whitcomb,MaineDept. of Agriculture,

Conservation and Forestry

1:40 p.m. New Varieties from the Breeding and Variety Development Programs

Dr. Greg Porter, Agronomist, UMaine

2:00 p.m. Opportunities for Reducing Fungicide Costs by Adopting Late

Blight Resistant Varieties

Kristen Brown, Graduate Student, UMaine

2:20 p.m. National Fry Processing Trial and USPB/SFA Chip Trial Update

Dr. Greg Porter, Agronomist, UMaine

2:40 p.m. USDA Farm Services Programs

Don Todd, State Director Farm Services Agency

3:00 p.m. FloridaTest Results

Dave Lavway,MaineDept. of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

3:20 p.m. Wrap Up