PNVA 2025 Annual Conference - November 19-20 * Not all presentations from the conference are posted
Wednesday, November 19
Onion Session
Pest Management Session
Wednesday, November 19
Onion Session
- Managing Onion Powdery Mildew vs. Downy Mildew, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
- ‘Stop the Rot’ Onion Bacterial Disease Video: 5-Year Wrap-up, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
- Packing Shed Food Safety, Dr. Joy Waite-Cusic, Oregon State University
- Thrips Management in Onions, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU Extension, and Dr. Stuart Reitz, OSU
- Agricultural Trends/Economics Update, Tim Delbridge, OSU
- Weed Science Research and Extension in Vegetable Production, Dr. Aaron Becerra-Alvarez – Oregon State University, Corvallis
Pest Management Session
- Importance of pre-emergent herbicides – How to Use Them? Aaron Becerra-Alvarez, OSU
- Emerging Weeds in the PNW Region and Yellow Nutsedge Control: What we have learned, Dr. Joel Felix, OSU
- Wireworm Control in Vegetable Crops, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU Extension - Pasco
- Water Management and Bean Diseases, Dr. Lyndon Porter, USDA
- Japanese Beetle and Other White Grubs – Potential for Disaster, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU Extension – Pasco
- Water Policy – The Reality, Daryll Olsen, Columbia Snake River Irrigators Association
- Separating the Grain from the Chaff in Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture, Andy McGuire, WSU
- New Rules, New Risks: Navigating Produce Safety’s Changing Landscape, Claire Murphy, WSU
- What to do if your Farm is the Subject of a Food Safety Recall, Bill Marler, Marler Clark
PNVA 2024 Annual Conference - November 13-14 * Not all presentations from the conference are posted
Onion Session
General Vegetable Session
Pest Management Session
Organic Session
Onion Session
- Onions in the Middle, Dr. Mike Thornton, U of I - Parma
- Stop the Rot: Overview of the National Onion Bacterial Project, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
- Stop the Rot: 2023 and 2024 Trial Results for Columbia Basin Onion Growers, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
- Pink Root Management, Dr. Mike Thornton, U of I - Parma
- Seedcorn Maggot Management Options, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU-Pasco
General Vegetable Session
- Seed Corn Maggot Management in Vegetable Crops, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU-Extension, Pasco
- Pest Management in Processing Tomatoes: Factors Contributing to Risk and Mitigation, Tom Turini, University of California, Fresno
Pest Management Session
- What’s in a Label / Why Growers Should Read Labels, Dr. Allan Felsot, WSU
- Attract and Kill Baits, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU Extension - Pasco
- New Technology – Pest Management with Drones, Max Feldman, USDA
- Soil Disease Control – Best Practices, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
Organic Session
- Biostimulants – What They Are and How They Work, Emily Fuerst, Kemin
PNVA 2023 Annual Conference - November 16-17 * Not all presentations from the conference are posted
Onion Session
- Production Practices and Dry Bulb Onion Safety: Research Update, Sasha Nerney, Jason Racin, Dr. Joy Waite-Cusic, OSU-Corvalis
- Invasive Weeds to be on the Watch for: Palmer Amaranth, Water Hemp, and Velvet Leaf, Dr. Joel Felix, OSU-Ontario
- Pre-Emergent Herbicide Options of Onions, Dr. Rui Liu, WSU-Prosser
- Stemphylium Leaf Blight of Onion - Biology and Control, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
- Late Season Fungal and Bacterial Diseases of Onion, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
- Why Onions in the Middle get the Short End, Dr. Mike Thornton, U of I-Parma
General Vegetable Session
- Expanding VegNet: an Insect Monitoring Program, Jessica Green, OSU Oregon IPM Center
- Modeling Tools for Vegetable Pest Surveillance and Management, Dr. Brittany Barker, OSU Oregon IPM Center & Dept. of Horticulture
- Disease Management in Carrot Production in the Columbia Basin, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
Pest Management Session
- Nutsedge & other Weed Management Strategies, Dr. Rui Liu, WSU Prosser IAREC
- Changes to the WSDA Crucifer Quarantine for Black Leg and Black Rot if Brassicas, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
- Bean Seedborne Bacterial Pathogens, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
- USDA Vegetable Pest Research, Dr. Lyndon Porter, USDA
- IPM Strategies for Vegetable Crops, Dr. Surendra Dara, OSU-NWREC
- Croptime: Scheduling Harvests and Timing Weed Management, Dr. Nick Andrews, OSU-NWREC
- Dry Farmed Organic Tomato Production in Western Oregon, Matt Davis, Oregon State University
PNVA 2022 Annual Conference - November 16-17 * Not all presentations from the conference are posted
Onion Session
Economics of Thrips IPM, Dr. Gina Greenway, Greenway Consulting
Automated Weeders, Richard Smith, University of California Cooperative Extension, Salinas
Stop the Rot: Update on Research Results, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
Food Safety Update in Onions, Sam Burroughs, Jason Racine and Sasha Nerney, OSU - Corvallis
General Vegetable Session
Beet Leafhopper Transmitted Pathogens in the Columbia Basin, Dr. Kylie Swisher Grimm, ARS
Predicting Nitrogen Supplied by Cover Crops: Current Tools and Future Prospects, Dr. Nick Andrews, OSU
Emerging Pest Updates, Cassie Cichorz, WDSA Plant Protection Division
Monitoring and Control of Armyworm in Vegetable Crops, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU-Franklin County Extension
Pest Management Session
Seed Corn Maggots – What can we do? Dr. Tim Waters, WSU Extension
Managing Vegetable Diseases in Cool Wet Conditions, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
Current Status of Weed Management Strategies in Vegetable Production, Dr. Rui Liu, WSU Prosser IAREC
Soilborne Vegetable Disease Management – Best Practices, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
Organic Session
Organic Seed Alliance: Update on State of Organic Seed Report 2022, Kristina Hubbard, Directory of Advocacy, Organic Seed Alliance
Certification Process, Trends, Direction and Changes in the Certification Process, Franklin Smith, Oregon Tilth
Onion Session
Economics of Thrips IPM, Dr. Gina Greenway, Greenway Consulting
Automated Weeders, Richard Smith, University of California Cooperative Extension, Salinas
Stop the Rot: Update on Research Results, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
Food Safety Update in Onions, Sam Burroughs, Jason Racine and Sasha Nerney, OSU - Corvallis
General Vegetable Session
Beet Leafhopper Transmitted Pathogens in the Columbia Basin, Dr. Kylie Swisher Grimm, ARS
Predicting Nitrogen Supplied by Cover Crops: Current Tools and Future Prospects, Dr. Nick Andrews, OSU
Emerging Pest Updates, Cassie Cichorz, WDSA Plant Protection Division
Monitoring and Control of Armyworm in Vegetable Crops, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU-Franklin County Extension
Pest Management Session
Seed Corn Maggots – What can we do? Dr. Tim Waters, WSU Extension
Managing Vegetable Diseases in Cool Wet Conditions, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
Current Status of Weed Management Strategies in Vegetable Production, Dr. Rui Liu, WSU Prosser IAREC
Soilborne Vegetable Disease Management – Best Practices, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
Organic Session
Organic Seed Alliance: Update on State of Organic Seed Report 2022, Kristina Hubbard, Directory of Advocacy, Organic Seed Alliance
Certification Process, Trends, Direction and Changes in the Certification Process, Franklin Smith, Oregon Tilth
PNVA 2021 Annual Conference - November 17-18 * Not all presentations from the conference are posted
Onion Session
Where were the Onion Thrips in 2021?, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU Franklin County
Food Safety Update in Onions, Dr. Joy Waite-Cusic, OSU
Onion Economics, IPM, Cost of Production and Break-Even Points, Dr. Gina Greenway, Greenway Consulting
Stop the Rot: Top Results to Date, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
General Vegetable Session
Effect of soil compaction on water use efficiency by watermelon, Amin Nouri, OSU
Alternative Nematicides for Managing Root Knot Nematodes in Carrots, Melons and Tomatoes, Jaspreet Sidhu, UCANR
The State of the Pollinators, Katie Buckley, WSDA
Practical Applications of Drones in Agriculture, Drew Leggett, BMCC
Croptime: Scheduling Harvests and Timing Weed Management, Nick Andrews, OSU
Nitrogen Management of Organic and Conventional Cool Season Vegetables, Richard Smith, UCANR
Pest Management Session
Effects of temperature on Insect Development, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU Extension
Effects of Temperature on Disease Development, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
New Technology in Pest Management, Dr. Max Feldman, USDA
Organic Session
Cover Crops and Nitrogen Management, Nick Andrews, OSU
Cover Crop Research in Irrigated Columbia Basin Organic Systems and the Western Cover Crop Council, Doug Collins, WSU
Onion Session
Where were the Onion Thrips in 2021?, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU Franklin County
Food Safety Update in Onions, Dr. Joy Waite-Cusic, OSU
Onion Economics, IPM, Cost of Production and Break-Even Points, Dr. Gina Greenway, Greenway Consulting
Stop the Rot: Top Results to Date, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
General Vegetable Session
Effect of soil compaction on water use efficiency by watermelon, Amin Nouri, OSU
Alternative Nematicides for Managing Root Knot Nematodes in Carrots, Melons and Tomatoes, Jaspreet Sidhu, UCANR
The State of the Pollinators, Katie Buckley, WSDA
Practical Applications of Drones in Agriculture, Drew Leggett, BMCC
Croptime: Scheduling Harvests and Timing Weed Management, Nick Andrews, OSU
Nitrogen Management of Organic and Conventional Cool Season Vegetables, Richard Smith, UCANR
Pest Management Session
Effects of temperature on Insect Development, Dr. Tim Waters, WSU Extension
Effects of Temperature on Disease Development, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
New Technology in Pest Management, Dr. Max Feldman, USDA
Organic Session
Cover Crops and Nitrogen Management, Nick Andrews, OSU
Cover Crop Research in Irrigated Columbia Basin Organic Systems and the Western Cover Crop Council, Doug Collins, WSU