{"id":6743,"date":"2025-01-08T10:33:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T15:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mafes\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=6743"},"modified":"2025-01-08T10:33:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T15:33:37","slug":"maine-potato-summit","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mafes\/event\/maine-potato-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Potato Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Maine\u00a0Potato\u00a0Summit\u00a0will be held on January 15, 2025<\/strong> at the Smith Wellness Center at Northern\u00a0Maine\u00a0Community College located at 33 Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle, ME 04769<\/strong>.\u00a0 This is our 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0year taking this conference over and we are going to try a different format this year to see if it will work better for everyone\u2019s busy schedule.<\/p>\n

**6 Pesticide Recertification Credits available for the day**<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We have a great day planned with new innovation talks as well as local crop product updates.\u00a0Also, don\u2019t miss our social event to wrap up the day with a free cocktails and food!\u00a0 The reception will be a great opportunity to connect with our great group of vendors to speak more on their products as well as other industry representatives and fellow growers.<\/p>\n

Register here<\/a><\/p>\n

As always, the event is free for\u00a0Maine\u00a0growers and their staff!<\/p>\n

2025 Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/strong><\/td>\nGeneral Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00 AM<\/td>\nRegistration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00 am \u2013 8:30 am<\/td>\nBreakfast sponsored by CaroVail\/Carolina Eastern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30 \u2013 9:30 am<\/td>\nSteve Li- Auburn University, UAV spraying- Steve will discuss the basics of crop spraying using UAVs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30 \u2013 10:00 am<\/td>\nAndrei Alyokhin- 91±¬ΑΟ, Potato entomology. Andrei will discuss economic impact levels of different insects on potatoes and the amount of damage potato plants can incur before yield impacts are observed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00 \u2013 10:30 am<\/strong><\/td>\nMorning Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30 \u2013 11:30 am<\/td>\nBryan Hammis- Michigan Operator, UAV Potato Spraying. Bryan will discuss spraying with UAVs specifically on potatoes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:30 \u2013 12 pm<\/td>\nHan Tan- 91±¬ΑΟ, UAVs for pest detection. Han will speak on research he is helping conduct on utilizing UAVs to determine disease and insect presence in potatoes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12 \u2013 1 pm<\/strong><\/td>\nLunch sponsored by Bluefield Seeding Solutions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 \u2013 1:30 pm<\/td>\nPanel (Hammis, Li, Active Intelligence, MBPC)- The panel will discuss and answer questions on the use of UAVs for pesticide applications in potatoes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:30 \u2013 2pm<\/td>\nMario Andrade- 91±¬ΑΟ, Potato Breeding Update. Mario will discuss the latest breeding efforts from 91±¬ΑΟ.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 \u2013 2:20 pm<\/td>\nMike Wenkel- National Potato Council, National Potato Industry Update.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:20 \u2013 2:50 pm<\/strong><\/td>\nAfternoon Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:50 \u2013 3:10 pm<\/td>\nSyngenta Update- Latest insecticide product and update<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:10 \u2013 3:30 pm<\/td>\nTechmark Update- Latest storage technology for disease management.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30 \u2013 3:50 pm<\/td>\nBioSafe Systems Update- Latest product updates.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:50 \u2013 4:10 pm<\/td>\nAgri-Cal Update- Latest product updates.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:15 pm \u2013 6 pm<\/strong><\/td>\nReception sponsored by Farm Credit East<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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