Rhinelander Field Day
Friday, August 04 | 10:00 am @ Lelah Starks Elite Foundation Seed Potato Farm
Directions: Google “UW Seed Potato Farm”
7749 Hwy K, Rhinelander, WI 54501
715-282-5530
715-610-4667
Friday, August 4
10 am start with BBQ to follow by Insight FS
Meet at the Tent
Seed Program Outlook, Alex Crockford, Program Director
Introductions
- Dr. Yi Wang, Production Specialist, UW-Horticulture
- Abigail Kutzke new staff for seed program
- Myanmar guests (introduced by Tamas Houlihan, WPVGA Executive Director)
State Farm Agronomy – Abigail Kutzke, Agronomy Outreach Specialist
Facility Updates
- Protected environment tuber storage development (Crockford)
- Irrigation and 3-phase power development (Heinzen)
Load Wagons
Seed Opportunities in Myanmar & SE Asia, Peter Joyce, Potatoes USA, Export consultant
Potato and Pathology Update, Dr. Amanda Gevens, UW-Plant Pathology
Potato Entomology Update, Dr. Russ Groves, UW-Entomology
Potato Breeding Update, Dr. Jeff Endelman, UW-Horticulture
Lunch
Lelah Starks Elite Foundation Seed Potato Farm
UW Seed Potato Farm, County Road K, Rhinelander, WI, United States