Author: Chad Hutchinson

Potato School On Demand

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The 3rd annual TriCal Group Potato School was a success! We hope you were able to attend the live event that happened on Tuesday, December 13th and interact with our amazing lineup of speakers. If you weren’t able to attend or would like to revisit some of the great content from the school you can now. We have all of the presentations on video available for viewing ON DEMAND today.

Go to https://strikefumigants.com/potato-school-on-demand/ today and sign-up to view them.

PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE:

Dr. Gary Secor
North Dakota State University Professor Plant Pathology Department:
AN OVERVIEW OF SOIL BORNE DISEASES IN POTATOES, WITH A FOCUS ON THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT OF FUSARIUM AND RHIZOCTONIA

Dr. Steve Culman
Washington State University’s Soil Health Endowed Chair:
HOW TO OPTIMIZE CROP SUSTAINABILITY AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN POTATO SYSTEMS

Dr. Chad Hutchinson
TriCal Group Global Director Potato Research and Market Support:
FUNCTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY: USING THE STRIKE SYSTEM TO REACH BOTH YOUR FINANCIAL AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE GOALS

Grower Panel
Josh Dreise, Fair Valley Produce – Fresh Market Potatoes
Nathan McClain, Floydd Farms – Processing Potatoes

Dr. Randy Huckaba
Teleos Ag Solutions Director of Product R&D:
TELONE® FLEXIBILITY IN POTATO PRODUCTION

Jonathan Vink
Sales And Service at Douglas Agricultural Services Inc.:
THE STRIKE SYSTEM – HOW TO GET STRIKE IN THE GROUND: EQUIPMENT, SOIL PREPARATION, AND NUTS & BOLTS OF SOIL FUMIGATION LOGISTICS

Potato School Coming December 13

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Register Now for: POTATO SCHOOL
Tuesday, December 13, Register online:
Potato School – Eventbrite

It is FREE and will be a VIRTUAL ONLINE EVENT.
Come join us for a robust day of learning and discussion. We have an excellent line-up of speakers planned.

Who you will hear and what you will learn:

  • Dr. Steve Culman

    Washington State University’s Soil Health Endowed Chair:
    HOW TO OPTIMIZE CROP SUSTAINABILITY AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN POTATO SYSTEMS

  • Dr. Gary Secor

    North Dakota State University Professor Plant Pathology Department:
    AN OVERVIEW OF SOIL BORNE DISEASES IN POTATOES, WITH A FOCUS ON THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT AND MANAGEMENT OF FUSARIUM AND RHIZOCTONIA

  • Dr. Chad Hutchinson

    TriCal Group Global Director Potato Research and Market Support:
    FUNCTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY: USING THE STRIKE SYSTEM TO REACH BOTH YOUR FINANCIAL AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE GOALS

  • Grower Panel
  • Dr. Randy Huckaba

    Teleos Ag Solutions Director of Product R&D:
    TELONE® FLEXIBILITY IN POTATO PRODUCTION

  • Jonathan Vink

    Sales And Service at Douglas Agricultural Services Inc.:
    THE STRIKE SYSTEM – HOW TO GET STRIKE IN THE GROUND: EQUIPMENT, SOIL PREPARATION, AND NUTS & BOLTS OF SOIL FUMIGATION LOGISTICS

*Additional Speakers To Be Added!
CEU Credits have been be applied for and will be offered.

PUBLISHED IN SPUDSMART: 4 NEW ARTICLES

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I’ve been busy writing up some of the great work being done to support farmers with disease suppression, yield increases, and soil health restoration. Read on for more information that we hope will be useful on your farm…

What’s Biting into Your Farm’s Economic and Environmental Sustainability?

In this article, I discuss the hidden yield losses due to a disease like verticillium wilt that directly impact farms’ economic and environmental viability. One of the biggest opportunities to improve sustainability on-farm is through improving marketable yield from every acre. To learn how to maximize your marketable yield per acre, visit: (What’s Biting into Your Farm’s Economic and Environmental Sustainability? (spudsmart.com))

Tackling Early Die Complex

During our Potato School late last year, Dr. Gary Secor (North Dakota State University Plant Pathology Professor), talked about the most costly and frustrating production challenge growers face: early die complex. In this article he explains how it is widely considered the most important yield-limiting disease in processing potatoes, and can cost five to 30 percent of yield. To learn more, including options for management, visit: (Tackling Early Die Complex — a Sneak Peek from Potato School (spudsmart.com))

Can Fumigation and Sustainability Align?

This article recaps the soil health findings from a multi-year soil fumigation trial presented by Ken Frost, associate professor in the department of botany and plant pathology at Oregon State University (OSU). Ken says his goal is to protect and promote productive soil microbial populations. To learn more Dr. Frost, visit: (Potato School Snapshot — Can Fumigation and Sustainability Align? (spudsmart.com))

What Patates Dolbec Learned About Soil Fumigation Could Make You Money

Guest contributor Philippe Parent, Patates Dolbec’s director of quality assurance and agronomy, coordinated an on-farm soil fumigation trial last year that demonstrated chloropicrin’s strong management of scab and rhizoctonia, and as importantly, convinced him that chloropicrin doesn’t sterilize the soil. To read more about why Philippe Parent now puts his trust in Strike, visit: (What Patates Dolbec Learned About Soil Fumigation (spudsmart.com))

See you in the fields.