The University of Idaho Snake River Weed Management Tour and Field Day is back in-person in 2022. The Field Day is set for June 28 in Aberdeen, Idaho and June 22 in Kimberly, Idaho.
Registration is from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and a sponsored lunch follows the tour at noon at both locations. Pre-registration is not required and three Idaho pesticide recertification credits will be available for each tour.
Featured on the Aberdeen R&E Center Tour Tuesday June 28:
Herbicide tank mixtures for use in potatoes; herbicide incorporation timing; potato variety herbicide tolerance; simulated excess rainfall effects on herbicides and potato crop safety; herbicide site of action demonstration; weed control in quinoa; herbicide management in the PCN trap crop; litchi tomato.
In Addition, Updates On:
USDA/University of Idaho Potato Breeding – Rhett Spear, Rich Novy, Jonathan Whitworth
Potato Disease Management – Phill Wharton
Seed Potatoes – Kasia Duellman
Cropping Systems – Xi Liang
Nitrogen in Barley – Jared Spackman
Wheat Varieties – Juliet Marshall
For questions, email Pam Hutchinson: phutch@uidaho.edu
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Featured on the Kimberly R&E Center Tour Wednesday June 22:
Weed control in corn, dry bean, sugar beet, and wheat; weed control in newly seeded alfalfa; activation timing of soil-applied herbicides; cover crop termination timing; herbicide carryover; herbicide injury symptom demonstration; know your pigweeds.
In Addition, Updates On:
- Interseeding Cover Crop into Silage Corn; Cover Crop Species Demonstration; Bio-stimulants – Steve Hines
- Potato Production and Storage Management – Nora Olsen & Gustavo Teixeira
- Insect Studies in Potato and Sugar Beet – Erik Wenninger
- Nutrient Management in Barley and Wheat – Jared Spackman
For questions, email Albert Adjesiwor: aadjesiwor@uidaho.edu
