{"id":3814,"date":"2019-06-04T16:43:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T20:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/?p=3814"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:43:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T20:43:31","slug":"aroostook-county-field-day-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/2019\/06\/04\/aroostook-county-field-day-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Aroostook County Field Day 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 8, 2018
\n8:00 AM \u2013 3:00 PM<\/strong>
\nAroostook Research Farm
\n59 Houlton Road, Presque Isle, Maine<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This FREE<\/em> event is open to all agriculture producers (potato growers, grain growers, dairy people, etc.)<\/p>\n

No pre-registration is required. Lunch will be provided.<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Organizers: <\/strong><\/h4>\n
    \n
  • Lakesh Sharma<\/strong>, Assistant Extension Professor, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Maine<\/li>\n
  • Sukhwinder Bali<\/strong>, Assistant Extension Professor, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Maine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Topics:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
      \n
    1. Foliar Applications on Late Blight Control<\/strong>, Dr. Jay Hao<\/li>\n
    2. Potential Role of Insects in Transmitting Dickeya<\/strong>, Dr. Andrei Alyokhin<\/li>\n
    3. Potato Breeding and Variety Development<\/strong>, Dr. Gregory Porter<\/li>\n
    4. Nutrient Management Research,<\/strong> Dr. Gregory Porter<\/li>\n
    5. Use of Fly Ash in Potato Cultivation System<\/strong>, Sukhwinder Bali and Dr. Lakesh Sharma<\/li>\n
    6. Different Nitrogen Rate Impact on Different Potato Varieties<\/strong>, Dr. Lakesh Sharma and Ahmed Zaeen<\/li>\n
    7. Demonstration of Different Phosphorus Rate Effect on Potato Growth and Yield<\/strong>, Dr. Lakesh Sharma and Ahmed Jasim<\/li>\n
    8. Demonstration of Sulfur Response in Potatoes<\/strong>, Dr. Lakesh Sharma<\/li>\n
    9. Study of Mycorrhizae to Improve Phosphorus Availability in Potatoes<\/strong>, Dr. Lakesh Sharma and Ahmed Jasim<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Equipment Displays:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
        \n
      • John Deere<\/li>\n
      • CASE<\/li>\n
      • Spudnik<\/li>\n
      • New Holland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        CEUs:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
          \n
        • Nutrient Management: 2<\/li>\n
        • Soil & Water Management: 1<\/li>\n
        • Integrated Pest Management: 2<\/li>\n
        • Crop Management: 1<\/li>\n
        • Professional Development: 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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