Aroostook County Field Day 2018

June 4, 2019 Announcements

August 8, 2018
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Aroostook Research Farm
59 Houlton Road, Presque Isle, Maine

This FREE event is open to all agriculture producers (potato growers, grain growers, dairy people, etc.)

No pre-registration is required. Lunch will be provided.

Organizers:

  • Lakesh Sharma, Assistant Extension Professor, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Maine
  • Sukhwinder Bali, Assistant Extension Professor, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Maine

Topics:

  1. Foliar Applications on Late Blight Control, Dr. Jay Hao
  2. Potential Role of Insects in Transmitting Dickeya, Dr. Andrei Alyokhin
  3. Potato Breeding and Variety Development, Dr. Gregory Porter
  4. Nutrient Management Research, Dr. Gregory Porter
  5. Use of Fly Ash in Potato Cultivation System, Sukhwinder Bali and Dr. Lakesh Sharma
  6. Different Nitrogen Rate Impact on Different Potato Varieties, Dr. Lakesh Sharma and Ahmed Zaeen
  7. Demonstration of Different Phosphorus Rate Effect on Potato Growth and Yield, Dr. Lakesh Sharma and Ahmed Jasim
  8. Demonstration of Sulfur Response in Potatoes, Dr. Lakesh Sharma
  9. Study of Mycorrhizae to Improve Phosphorus Availability in Potatoes, Dr. Lakesh Sharma and Ahmed Jasim

Equipment Displays:

  • John Deere
  • CASE
  • Spudnik
  • New Holland

CEUs:

  • Nutrient Management: 2
  • Soil & Water Management: 1
  • Integrated Pest Management: 2
  • Crop Management: 1
  • Professional Development: 1