Idaho Association of Plant Protection 2023 Annual Meeting

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Wednesday, November 1 at 1:00 pm to Thursday, November 2 at 12:00 pm.

McGregor Building, 85 East Baseline, Rupert, Idaho

All interested in crop protection are invited to attend the 2023 annual meeting of the Idaho Association of Plant Protection at the University of Idaho Extension office (McGregor Building), in Rupert, ID. The conference is open to anyone and will cover all aspects of plant protection including entomology, nematology, weed science, and plant pathology.

Registration begins at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday and the program will begin at 1:00 p.m. Registration costs $30.00 ($20.00 for students) and can be made by check, cash, or credit card at the door. Payment can be made prior to the meeting by making arrangements with Jeff Miller (jeff@millerresearch.com). All credit card payments will be assessed a 4% processing fee.

Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) and State Pesticide Recertification credits (ISDA) will be available. We anticipate 5-6 credits for both programs.

Anyone that would like to share data of observations related to crop protection is invited to submit an idea for presentation. Presentation slots are 20 minutes. If you are doing a formal presentation, please plan on presenting for 15 minutes allowing for 5 minutes of questions and discussion. Any graduate students can participate in the grad student competition. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three students. The deadline for topic submission is September 15. This will allow for timely advertising of the agenda.

Hotel reservations must be made on your own. Please, contact any of the nearby hotels listed below for room rates and reservation. Burley Inn (www.burleyinn.com or 208-678-3501) Budget Motel (www.burleybudgetmotel.com or 208-678-2200); Holiday Inn Express & Suites (website or 208-678-0885); Hampton Inn Burley (website or 208-878-7040); Fairfield Inn & Suites Burley (website or 208-677-5000).

If you have questions, please contact the co-chairs for this year:

Industry co-chair: John Snelling jsnelling@rogueseedproduction.com (208) 841-9969University co-chair: Albert Adjesiwor aadjesiwor@uidaho.edu (208) 423-6616