Utah State University will have onion variety results on display, industry displays and presentations at their annual meeting on February 12. The meeting is at the Bridgerland Applied Technology College Conference Room in Brigham City, Utah.
AGENDA
7:30-8:15 Registration: Display table set-up, socialize
8:25-8:30 Call to Order and Welcome
Tyson Roberts (President: UOA)
8:30-9:00 2018 Onion Variety Trials and W3008 Onion Report
Dan Drost (Vegetable Specialist; USU)
9:00-9:30 Onion Weed Management Strategies – Decision Making Exercise
Corey Ransom (Weed Specialist; USU)
9:30-10:00 Growing Onions in New Zealand – Practices and Challenges
Bruce Searle (Plant and Food Research – NZ)
10:00-10:30 INTRODUCTIONS (guests) & BREAK (host: Valley Agronomics)
– Meet with vendors, view onion displays, and socialize
10:30-11:00 Produce Safety Rules Updates
David Call (Food Safety Specialist; USU)
11:00-11:30 Management Action Zones for Onions – Mapping and Managing Variability
Bruce Searle (Plant and Food Research – NZ)
11:30-12:00 Water Management – Decision Making in Times of Drought
Ruby Ward/Kynda Curtis (Ag Economics, USU)
12:00-12:30 UTAH ONION ASSOCIATION BUSINESS MEETING
Minutes, Reports, Elections, Other Business
12:30-1:30 LUNCH –
1:30-2:00 USU Research Advisory Board Meeting (all growers welcome)
