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SUMMARY:Maine Specialty Potato Variety Showcase
DESCRIPTION:  \nWhen: Friday\, Aug 29 from 12:30 – 3:00 PM \nWhere: Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility\, 914 Bennoch Road\, Old Town\, ME 04468 \n  \nProgram description: \nJoin UMaine Extension Sustainable Agriculture Educator\, Brett Johnson and UMaine Assistant Professor of Potato Breeding and Genetics\, Mario Andrade\, for a presentation covering results of the 2024 Organic Specialty Potato Variety Trial conducted at the Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility. Following the presentation attendees will have the opportunity to view potato varieties in the 2025 trial plots including new releases from the Maine Potato Breeding Program. Registration is required. \n  \nFindings should be of special interest to commercial farmers considering producing specialty potato products\, commercial farmers currently producing specialty potato products\, seed industry representatives\, and new and beginning farmers exploring market opportunities. \n  \nFor more information or to request a reasonable accommodation\, contact Billiejo Pendleton; billiejo.pendleton@maine.edu. \n  \nAbout University of Maine Cooperative Extension \nAs a trusted resource for over 100 years\, Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven\, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy\, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition\, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health\, science\, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.
URL:https://extension.umaine.edu/waldo/event/maine-specialty-potato-variety-showcase/
LOCATION:Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility\, 914 Bennoch Road\, Old Town\, ME\, 04468\, United States
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