pH & Chloropicrin Impact on Common Scab
This session will include a detailed look at a two-year study investigating the impact of pH ranges 5.6-6.1 on potato yield, quality, and occurrence of common scab in a fumigated system with chloropicrin.
Thursday, February 2
10:40 - 11:25am
About The Speaker
Joshua Mays
Joshua Mays is the corporate agronomist for TriEst Ag Group. In this role, Mays focuses on providing sales and product support through agronomic research, crop production systems development and soil fertility practices.
Mays has worked predominately with commodity and specialty crop production in North Carolina. He was previously employed by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as a regional agronomist, where focused on crop fertility programs and soil/tissue analysis standards in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Prior to NCDA, Mays worked for North Carolina State University’s Sandhills Research Station as the Crops Unit Manager and focused on developing research protocols and farm project management in peaches, strawberries, blueberries, caneberries and traditional row crops. Mays began his career in agriculture as the owner/operator of Full Circle Agronomics, a crop consulting business that specialized in variable rate fertility programs and integrated pest management.
Mays has bachelor's and master's degrees in agricultural education and professional service from North Carolina A&T State University.
