2010 PNVA Conference Exhibitors to Date

PNVA Conference and Trade Show
November 17-18, 2010 - Three Rivers Convention Center

• 2010 PNVA Trade Show and Sponsorship Form (PNVA Forms)

Syngenta Accepts Student Scholarship Applications in Potato-Growing Areas

July 15, 2010: Continuing its investment in the future of agriculture, Syngenta is sponsoring the inaugural Syngenta Potato Scholarship program. Applications are currently being accepted, and the scholarship is open to high school seniors and college students (excluding seniors) interested in pursuing a career in agriculture who currently reside or attend school in one of the following states: Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington or Wisconsin. The $5,000 scholarship opportunity is available to students involved in the potato-growing industry who meet one of these requirements: 1) High school senior interested in agriculture and/or involved in 4-H or FFA; or 2) College freshman, sophomore or junior majoring (or intending to major) in an agriculture-related field. Applications must be submitted by September 15, 2010. The scholarship will be awarded in October prior to the 2011 spring semester of school. The winner will be announced in November and will be informed via letter. He or she will also be recognized at the Potato Expo in Las Vegas, Nev., January 5 – 7, 2011.

34th International Carrot Conference
July 26-28, 2010 - Kennewick, WA

WSU Onion Field Day

WSU Onion Field Day is scheduled for Thursday September 2nd. We will start at 9 am and the field is operated by Weyns Farms off Rd 10.5 SE, North of Othello. For more information contact Tim Waters (509) 545-3511 or twaters@wsu.edu

OSU-Hermiston Ag Research & Extension Field Days

Government Links and Contacts for PNVA

• Government Links and Contacts for PNVA (PNVA Forms)

PNVA Research Proposals

• Epidemiology and Management of Thrips-Transmitted IYSV in Onion Bulb & Seed Crop (PNVA Forms)
• Evaluation of Conditions Promoting Enterobacter Rot in Storage Onions (PNVA Forms)
• Grafting Vegetables for Verticillium and Fusarium Wilt Resistance (PNVA Forms)
• Management of Corn Earworm in Organic Sweet Corn (PNVA Forms)
• Management of Rhizoctonia in onion bulb crops in the Columbia Basin (PNVA Forms)
• Thrips IPM on Dry Bulb Onions (PNVA Forms)

Malheur County Field Days

2009 PNVA Conference Presentations

• Attract-and-Kill baits for Wireworm Control? - Dave Horton, USDA-ARS Wapato (2009 Conference Presentations)
• Drip Irrigating Onions - Clint Shock and Erik Feibert, OSU (2009 Conference Presentations)
• Growing Better Melons - George Clough, OSU HAREC (2009 Conference Presentations)
• Identifying Insect Pests and Monitoring - Richard Zack, WSU-Pullman (2009 Conference Presentations)
• Insect Pests of Sweet Corn - Silvia Rondon, OSU HAREC (2009 Conference Presentations)
• Organic Processor Market Perspective - Alec McErlich, Small Planet Foods (2009 Conference Presentations)
• Taking a Closer Look at Bacterial Storage Rots - B. Schroeder, WSU (2009 Conference Presentations)
• Thrips Control in Dry Bulb Onions (2009 Conference Presentations)
• Weed Research in Conventional and Organic Onions - Rick Boydston, USDA/ARS (2009 Conference Presentations)

2007 Conference Presentations

• Evaluating Organic Seed Treatments (2007 Conference Presentations)
• Gourds as an Alternative Crop in the PNW (2007 Conference Presentations)
• New and Invasive Vegetable Pests (2007 Conference Presentations)
• Nutritional Aspects of Green Pea Production (2007 Conference Presentations)
• Organically Acceptable Seed Treatment for Corn Maggot in Carrots (2007 Conference Presentations)
• Soil Insect Control in Vegetables (2007 Conference Presentations)
• Spiroplasma citri and Phytoplasmas in Carrots (2007 Conference Presentations)
• Thrips Control on Dry Bulb Onion in the Lower Columbia Basin (2007 Conference Presentations)
• Virus Diseases of Sweet Corn (2007 Conference Presentations)
• Weed Control in Carrots (2007 Conference Presentations)