Potato Expo Announces Topics and Speakers for January Edition
Potato Expo has announced the sessions and speakers for the January 10-12, 2018 event, to be held in Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida.
The fair will bring more than 2,000 growers, suppliers, and experts in Florida, at the largest conference and trade show for the potato industry held in North America.
Potato Expo 2018 offers educational programming covering the top issues facing the potato industry, provides networking opportunities with key decision makers, and showcases the latest products and services for potato production, storage, and distribution.
Hot topics include:
– Irrigation Technology and the Future of Farming
John Campbell, Manager Technology Advancement and Adoption, Valley Irrigation
– Optimized Irrigation Management Made Simple
Brian Magnusson, Vice President, Lindsay Corporation
– Chloropicrin Soil Fumigation in Potato Production Systems
Chad Hutchinson, Director of Research, TriEst Ag Group, Inc.
– From Season Start to Finish Precision Ag Technology Your Entire Operation Can Give You the Competitive Edge
Clint Graumann, Chief Commercial Officer, Agrian Inc.
– It’s Not Hard, It’s Just Data
Keith Tinsey, Data Solutions Lead, CropTrak
Jonathan Sherrill, VP Business Development, CropTrak
– Impact of Eating Potatoes at Breakfast on Cognition, Blood Glucose Response and Satiety in Children
Mitch Kanter, PhD, Chief Science Officer, FoodMinds
Nick Bellissimo, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Nutrition, RyersonUniversity
– Potatoes as a Nutrition Powerhouse: The Role of Potatoes in Improving Training & Exercise Performance
Mitch Kanter, PhD, Chief Science Officer, FoodMinds
Lawrence Spriet, PhD, Professor and Chair, Human Health & Nutrition Science, University of Guelph
Janet Rankin, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, VirginiaTechUniversity
– Integration of Biopesticides into Potato Pest and Disease Management
Michael Dimock, Vice President, Field Development, Certis USA LLC
Scott Ockey, Western USA Field Development Manager, Certis USA LLC
– Using Beauvaria Bassiana for Control of the Colorado Potato Beetle
Vijay Choppakatla, PhD, Plant Pathologist, Biosafe Systems
– Unlocking the Door to Improved Yield and Quality Characteristics through the Use of Potassium-based Technology and the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Principles
Tommy Roach, Director, Specialty Products and Product Development, Nachurs Alpine Solutions
– Improved Calcium Nutrition Solutions for Potatoes
Anke Kwast, Head, Crop Nutrition R & D, Yara International
– Overcoming the Challenges of Controlling Storage Decay
Thomas Young, PhD, Plant Pathologist, Food Defend
– Aerial Imagery to Optimize Grower Profitability
Bob Westbrook, National Director, Sales and Business Development, TerrAVion
– Ag Technology: Cultivated Approach or Managing a Jungle?
Brian Stark, Marketing Communications, Trimble
– Improvements in Potato Seed Certification: Identifying Necessary Changes to Meet the Emerging Challenges of the 21st Century
Stewart Gray, PhD, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Neil Gudmestad, PhD, Professor of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University
Amy Charkowski, PhD, Professor of Plant Pathology, Colorado State University
Christopher McIntosh, PhD, Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Idaho
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