b'NPPGA Research Reporting ConferenceAlerus Center Grand Forks, North DakotaFebruary 18, 20207:00-8:00 AMDonuts & Coee at the USDA/ARS Potato Worksite, East Grand Forks, MN8:00-9:00Registration (Alerus Center) 9:00-9:25 Fresh Yellow & Red Skinned Test Results Dr. Andy Robinson, NDSU-UMN Extension Agronomist9:25-9:50 The Borg Are Wrong - Resistance is Not Futile if Youre a Colorado Potato Beetle Dr. Ian MacRae, UMN9:50-10:05 Genetic Screening for Resistance to the Sugar End Disorder Felicity Merritt (MS Student), NDSU10:05-10:30 Potato Improvement and Cultivar Development Dr. Susie Thompson, NDSU10:30-10:35 Introduction of New NDSU Potato Pathologist Dr. Julie Pasche, NDSU10:35-10:50 Evaluation of Cover Crops fo r Managing the Root-lesion Nematode, Pratylenchus Penetrans Dr. Guiping Yan, NDSU10:50-11:05 USDA/ARS Storage Research Highlights Dr. Darrin Haagenson, USDA/ARS Potato Worksite11:05-11:30 Eects of Hail to Processing Potatoes Dr. Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, NDSU11:30-12:15PM NPPGA Annual Business Meeting12:15-1:00PM L U N C H(Sponsored by Bremer Bank and Potato Associates)1:00-1:25 Update on the University of Minnesota Potato Breeding Program Dr. Laura Shannon, UMN1:25-1:30 Introduction of New NDSU Potato Pathologist Dr. Julie Pasche, NDSU1:30-1:45 Chipping Cultivar Selections Agronomic Results Jed Grow (MS Student), NDSU1:45-2:00 Nitrogen Managment in Russet Burbank Ensie Ayyildiz (MS Student), NDSU2:00-2:15 Screening for Resistance to Dickeya dianthicola Edoardo Poletti(PhD Student), NDSU2:15-2:45 Progress on thePotato Soil Health Project: Managing Microbiomes to Improve Potato HealthDrs. Marian Bolton, Linda Kinkel, Carl Rosen & James Crants2:45-3:00 Utilizing Remote Sensing to Manage Nitrogen & Optimize Yield for PotatoBrian Bohmna(PhD Student), NDSU3:00-3:15 The Eect of Inoculum Load of Dickeya dianthicola on Field Grown PotatoesKal Larson(MS Student), NDSU22 POTATO GROWER FEBRUARY 2020'