Aug. 7-11
Potatoes USA Summer Meeting
JW Marriott
Austin, Texas
Potatoes USA board members will meet in
Austin to discuss the state of the industry.
For more information, contact Chelsea
Madix at chelsea@potatoesusa.com.
Aug. 30–Sept. 1
Idaho Grower Shippers
Association Annual Convention
Sun Valley Resort
Sun Valley, Idaho
Register at www.idahoshippers.org.
Oct. 10-12
PrecisionAg Vision Conference
Renaissance Glendale Hotel
Glendale, Ariz.
The 2017 Vision Conference will work
through key challenges facing agronomic
and specialty crop markets, building toward
solutions that cut across all functions and
regions. A closer focus on developments
in critical technological areas combined
with an optional hands-on site visit will
provide attendees insight into which
precision advances should be utilized in
their businesses currently, as well as what
to expect in two to three seasons.
Nov. 9
Potato Disease Summit
Cross Insurance Center
Bangor, Maine
Plant pathologists, researchers and other
scientists from around the world will
present the latest information on the
bacteria—Dickeya and Pectobacterium—
that cause blackleg, an emerging seed
potato problem. Hosted by the University of
Maine, the event is designed for scientists,
consultants, regulatory officials and seed
potato growers and buyers.
The $80 registration fee includes materials,
lunch and breaks. Registration deadline is
Oct. 20 and is available at www.extension.
umaine.edu.
For more information or to request a
disability accommodation, contact Steve
Johnson at (207) 554-4373
or stevenj@maine.edu.
Aug. 15-16
AgroExpo
St. Johns, Mich.
Progressive thinkers and innovators from
the agriculture industry will gather at
AgroExpo 2017. The event is designed to
allow the time and space to demonstrate
in the field how the latest products and
services will benefit individual farms.
The collaboration of growers, promoters,
exhibitors and researchers aims to connect,
discover and innovate at an outdoor venue
with space to demonstrate the latest
innovations.
Learn more at www.theagroexpo.com.
Aug. 14 & 29
Sept. 11 & 26
Bridging the Gap
Professional Development
MSU Saginaw Valley Research &
Extension Center
Frankenmuth, Mich.
Michigan State University Extension's series
"Bridging the Experience Gap" provides
early career agribusiness professionals with
hands-on training and experience in many
different aspects of agriculture. This series
will provide a framework of experiences
and education to enhance training done
by employers in areas rarely addressed by
company training programs.
For more information on this program,
contact Phil Kaatz at kaatz@msu.edu or
(810) 667-0341.
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