Hancock Potato Field Day

Join growers and industry representatives to network and get research updates on potato projects.

The Hancock Potato Field Day will include researcher introductions, field wagon tours, potato research updates, self-guided tour of facilities, a social hour, and a grilled chicken dinner.

You’ll hear from UW experts:

-Matt Ruark sharing insights on Nitrogen Optimization

-Jeff Endelman with an update on the Potato Breeding Program

-Russ Groves discussing Insect Management in Potato and Processing Vegetables

-Francisco Arriaga & Evan Freed discussing Neonicotinoid and Nitrate Loss from Potato Production in Sandy Soil

-Jed Colquhoun & Steven Hall presenting on Water Quality and W**d Management Research updates

-Amanda Gevens sharing updates on Potato Disease Research

-Guolong Liang as the MC of the Field Wagon Tours & Potato Research updates

Self-guided tours of the UW Potato & Vegetable Storage Research Facility and A.R. Albert & Villetta Albert-Hawley Horticultural Garden will be available throughout the day.

The social hour will begin after the tours at the outdoor pavilion. A grilled chicken dinner with sweet corn, baked potato, potato salad, and refreshments will be provided, sponsored by the WPVGA’s Associate Division.

You may also like the following events from UW-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences:

• This Saturday, 21st June, 09:00 am, An Introduction to Identification of Ferns and "fern-allies" of the North Woods in Minocqua
• Next Friday, 27th June, 10:00 am, Foundational Crop Scouting Training - Marshfield in Stratford
• Next month, 11th July, 10:00 am, Vineyard and Orchard Walk in Sturgeon Bay

Also check out other Nonprofit events in Hancock.