Winter Sweetpotato Production Meeting- Thursday March 9 (Houston, MS)

2017 Winter Sweetpotato Production Meeting

March 9, 2017

Thorn Community Center, CR 37, Houston, MS

5:30 P.M.        Registration.

6: 00 P.M.       Welcome and opening remarks-  Stephen Meyers, MSU-North MS Research and Extension Center (Pontotoc)

6:15 P.M.        Meal sponsored by ENTECH Systems Corporation.

6:45 P.M.        Updates on Sweetpotato-Cattle Pilot Feeding Studies- Jane Parish, MSU-North MS Research and Extension Center

7:00 P.M.        Update on LSU Sweetpotato Variety Development Program- Don LaBonte, LSU-AgCenter

7:30 P.M.        Using Cover Crops to Address Resource Concerns-  Alayna Jacobs, USDA-NRCS-Plant Materials Center

7:45 P.M.        USDA Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)- Josh Lundy, USDA-FSA- Chickasaw County and Pam Rhoades, USDA-FSA- Calhoun County

8:00 P.M.        Post-Harvest Sweetpotato Storage-  Mike Boyette, North Carolina State University- Ag. and Bio. Engineering

8:30 P.M.        Adjourn.

There is no fee to attend and no pre-registration.  A meal will be provided.  CCA-CEUs will be offered.

2017 Winter Sweetpotato Production Meeting Agenda-Final