Education | Enhancing Soil Health in U.S. Potato Production Systems

Presentations

Enhancing Soil Health in Potato Cropping Systems: The SCRI Kickoff
Enhancing Soil Health in U.S. Potato Production Systems - Industry and Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Presentation - Potato Expo, Austin TX, Jan. 11, 2019
Summary and planning for Objective 1 research - Stakeholders' Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, March 7, 2019
Objective 3 presentation on Soil Health Questions at the Montana Seed Seminar - Stakeholders' Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, March 7, 2019
Enhancing Soil Health in Potato Cropping Systems: PAA Update & Progress
The Potato Soil Health Project Update. Poster, Potato Expo 2020, Las Vegas, NV, January 14, 2020.
The Potato Soil Health Project Update: Year 1. National Specialty Crops Research Initiative Stakeholder and Advisory Committee Meeting, Potato Expo 2020, Las Vegas, NV, January 15, 2020.
Evaluating and improving soil health in OR/WA potato production systems: Year 1. Amber Moore, Ken Frost, and Bryn Evin. Washington/Oregon Potato Conference, Kennwick, WA, January 23, 2020.
What is a potato soil health cropping system? Update from the SCRI Potato Soil Health Project. Poster, Potato Expo 2021.

Matt Ruark (University of Wisconsin - Madison) demonstrates aggregate stability sampling in sandy soils. April 2019.
- Video 1: Sand
- Video 2: Sandy loam

Michelle Marks, Matthew Ruark, Kurt Steinke, and Kenneth Frost. What makes healthy soils?
Michelle Marks, Matthew Ruark, Richard Lankau, Linda Kinkel, and Kenneth Frost. What is the microbiome?
Kenneth Frost, Bryn Evin, Michelle Marks, Ann MacGuidwin, Deana Knuteson, and Andy McGuire. Biofumigation: Is it a viable alternative?
Bryn Evin, Kenneth Frost, Deana Knuteson, Matthew Ruark, and Andy Robinson. Improving soil with cover cropping in potatoes.
Matt Ruark, Dean Knuteson, Amber Moore, Bryn Evin, and Carl Rosen. Soil health indicators for potato cropping systems.
Bryn Evin, Ken Frost, Andy Robinson, Julie Pasche, Deana Knuteson, Amanda Gevens, Ann MacGuidwin, and Jianjun Hao. A brief overview of soil-borne pathogens & pests in potato production systems.
Extension and outreach activities as of June 2019.
Deana Knuteson, Amanda Gevens, Bryn Evin, Ken Frost, Andy Robinson, and Julie Pasche. Fumigation use in potato production systems.
Bryn Evin, Ken Frost, Linda Kinkel, Ann MacGuidwin, Deana Knuteson, Amanda Gevens, and Bob Larkin. Disease suppressive soils.
Bryn Evin, Linda Kinkel, Marian Bolton, Deana Knuteson, and Jianjun Hao. What are Beneficial Soil Microbes?
Deana Knuteson, Matt Ruark, Carl Rosen, Amber Moore, and Kurt Steinke. Potato soil fertility basics and options.
Cynthia Gleason, Ann MacGuidwin, and Deana Knuteson. Nematodes for Soil Health.
Kate Binzen Fuller, Alex Maas, Chris McIntosh, and Deana Knuteson. Basics of Potato Economics.

Kate Fuller, Bob Larkin, Chris McIntosh, and Alex Maas. Montana Seed Seminar soil health questions.
Ruark, Matt, and Michelle Marks. UW Extension and WPVGA Grower Conference survey results.

Multispectral imagery example from Oregon State University's Objective 1 small-plot study field.