The Michigan Potato Industry Commission is excited to present the 2022 Winter Potato Conference, February 2-4, 2022 at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The 2022 Winter Potato Conference is an excellent opportunity to learn and network with other industry professionals on a number of leading-edge topics.
Winter Potato Conference online registration is now closed. Please contact Lorri Greenhoe at lorri@mipotato.com for late registration.
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Thank you to our conference registration sponsor Helena Agri Enterprises 
Thank you to our conference WI-FI sponsor Morgan Composting 
2022 Winter Potato Conference Agenda
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
- 9:00 - 10:00am - Variety Release Committee Meeting
- 10:00am - 12:00pm - Michigan Potato Industry Commission Board Meeting
- 12:30 - 1:30pm - Lunch
- 1:30 - 5:00pm - Opening remarks & General Session
- Refreshment Break Sponsored by Potato Services of Michigan
Thursday, February 3, 2022
- 7:45 - 8:15am - Breakfast
- 8:15 - 9:45am - General Session Sponsored by TimacAgro
- MPIC Annual Meeting
- Potatoes USA Market & Program Update - Blair Richardson
- MPIC Annual Meeting
- 10:20 - 10:40am - Refreshment Break Sponsored by Wilbur-Ellis
Morning Breakout Sessions
- Steve Kluemper - Keeping Score and The Stats for Your Business
- John Bergman - Sprout Inhibitor Use in Potato Storage
- Art Littlefield - Farm Succession & 2022 Estate Planning Considerations
- Younsuk Dong & Lyndon Kelley - Improving Irrigation Water Management
- Steve Kluemper - Making Sound Financial Decisions for Your Business
- Potatoes USA Research Committee Update, New Varieties Stats, and Advanced Breeding Lines to Watch
- Marisol Quintanilla - Nematode Management in Potatoes
- 12:50 - 1:20pm - Lunch
- 1:20 - 2:35pm - Thursday General Session Sponsored by Michigan Valley Irrigation
- Thursday Afternoon Breakouts Sponsored by Planttuff
- 2:45 - 4:25pm - Potato University Interactive Demonstration Diagnostic Education: Breeding and Genetics, Entomology, Nematology, Pathology, and Weed Science
- 4:35 - 5:00pm - Lyndon Kelley - Water & Energy Conservation Programs
- 5:00 - 7:30pm - Sponsor and Exhibitor Reception
- This year's sponsor and exhibitor reception will be an event you don't want to miss! Held on the 2nd floor in conjunction with the conference booths, we'll have a rooftop bar, plenty of fun, and the first ever Winter Potato Conference cornhole tournament!
Friday, February 4, 2022
- 8:30 - 9:00am - Breakfast
- 9:00 - 10:30am - General Session - Legislative Panel Discussion w/Senators Vanderwall and Brinks
- Legislative Panel Discussion, PGMI Annual Meeting & National Issues Report - Mike Wenkel, NPC
- Legislative Panel Discussion, PGMI Annual Meeting & National Issues Report - Mike Wenkel, NPC
- Friday Morning refreshments sponsored by Farm Services Inc.
Morning Breakout Sessions
Friday Breakouts Sponsored by Koch Agronomic Services 
- Patrisha Bizoukas - GAP/GHP and Harmonized Audits, What you need to know
- Tommy Roach - Foliar Feeding To Stretch Your Fertilizer Dollar
- Chris Iott - Create The Narrative That Tells Your Story
- Rob Schafer - Managing Levels of Verticillium in Control of Early Die
- Tony DesChenes & Todd Feenstra - Politics and Hot Potatoes
- Todd Forbush - Industry Focus: Managing Storages In An Ever-Changing Climate
- 12:35pm - Awards Luncheon Sponsored by Techmark
