Potato & Vegetable Protection: Managing Serpentine Leaf Miner, Biosecurity, and Disease Challenges (workshop)

Join American plant pathologist, Dr Amy Charkowski (Colorado State University), Praise Taddle (QDAF) and Shakira Johnson (AUSVEG) for an interactive workshop. You'll gain knowledge and practical skills to enhance your pest and disease management and biosecurity strategies.

Topics:

1.  Enhancing biosecurity with practical tools
   Presented by Shakira Johnson (AUSVEG) 
   Hear about the latest research on high-priority plant pests and biosecurity risk pathways. Explore practical tools for creating a basic biosecurity plan, including a new app designed to enhance biosecurity measures by capturing traceability data, assessing risks, and supporting other farm management practices such as paddock mapping
2. Biological control options of Serpentine leaf miner
   Presented by Praise Taddle (QDAF)
   Discover effective biological control options for Serpentine leaf miner, including beneficial species that help manage this pest. Learn field techniques for monitoring beneficial populations, processing samples, and strategies for attracting and ensuring the survival of beneficial insects.

3. Managing potato diseases
   Presented by Dr Amy Charkowski (Colorado State University)
   Gain insights from U.S. practices. Explore management strategies for controlling Blackleg and soft rots, Rhizoctonia, Early blight and Late blight and understand the impacts of weather on these diseases.

4. Potato R&D idea session 
   Presented by Jason Hingston (Hort Innovation)
   Jason will lead the group in a session to get ideas and input for potential future Hort Innovation funded project. This session will be an open discussion on all topics except for diseases.

This workshop is open to vegetable and potato growers and agronomists for all sessions, however the disease session will focus on potato diseases. It will include lunch and conclude with drinks and the opportunity to talk with experts and fellow growers.

For more information, please contact: Naomi Diplock | 0403 740 123 | naomi.diplock@potatolink.com.au.