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January 2024

58th Annual SWEETPOTATO MEETING

  • February 8, 2024 meeting agenda
  • CCA and DPR CE units requested
  • Production notes
  • USDA SCRI: Sweet Armor
  • USDA SCRI: Clean Seed
PDF 1/10/24
February 2022
  • February 15, 2022 meeting agenda.
  • DPR units requested: 1.0 hours L&R 1.5 hours other. 3.0 CCA units.
  • Production notes.
  • Telone monitoring.
PDF 2/8/22
April 2021
  • Field Day
  • General notes
  • Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2022.
    60th National Sweet
    Potato Convention at
    the Bellagio Hotel in Las
    Vegas. More info
    forthcoming. 
PDF 4/16/21
January 2020
  • February 6, 2020 meeting agenda
  • DPR units requested:  1.0 hours L&R and 1.0 “other”.  3.0 CCA units.
  • Production notes.
  • Telone update
PDF 1/21/20
October 2019
  • Upcoming ?eld day
  • General Notes
  • Jan 26 - 28, 2020. 58th National Sweet Potato Convention at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel.?
PDF 10/22/19
October 2016
  • Field Day
  • General Notes
PDF 1/30/19
October 2018
  • Upcoming Field Day
  • General Notes
PDF 1/30/19
January 2019
  • Feb. 7 meeting agenda
  • DPR Units Requested: 1.0 hours L&R and 1.0 "other". 3.0 CCA units
  • Production notes
  • New nematode found
PDF 1/28/19
February 2018
  • February 8, 2018 meeting agenda
  • DPR Units Requested: 1.0 hours L&R and 1.0 "other". 3.0 CCA units
  • Production Notes
PDF 2/5/18
January 2017

In this issue

  • February 7, 2017 meeting agenda
  • DPR units requested: 0.5 hours L&R and 2.5 "other". 3.5 CCA units.
  • Production notes
PDF 1/30/17
January 2016

In this issue

  • February 9,2016 meeting agenda
  • DPR units requested: 0.5 hours L&R and 2.5 “other”. 3.5 CCA units.
  • Production notes.
PDF 1/28/16
January 2015

In this issue

  • February 3, 2015 meeting agenda
  • DPR Units requested: 0.5 hours L&R and 1.0 "other". 3.5 CCA units.
  • Production notes
PDF 2/8/17
October 2014
  • Upcoming field day
  • General Notes
  • Research update
  • Jan 25 - 27, 2015. 53rd National Sweet Potato Convention
PDF 10/13/14
January 2014

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • February 6, 2014 meeting agenda
  • DPR units requested: 2.5 hours L&R and 0.5 “other”. 3.0 CCA units.
  • Production notes.
PDF 1/9/14
October 2013

In this issue;

  • Upcoming field day
  • General Notes
  • Research update
  • Jan 19 - 22, 2014, 52nd National Sweet Potato Convention in New Orleans, LA.
PDF 10/15/13
January 2013
  • February 6, 2013 meeting agenda
  • Hotbed cost of production.
  • DPR units requested: 1.0 hours L&R and 1.0 “other”. CCA units.
PDF 1/9/13
October 2012

In this issue

- Upcoming field day
- General Notes
- Research update
- Jan 20 - 22, 2013, 51st National Sweet Potato Convention in Charlotte, NC.

PDF 10/1/12
January 2012

47th Annual SweetPotato Meeting

PDF 2/8/12
October 2011
  • Upcoming field day
  • General Notes
  • Research results
  • Jan 22 - 24, 2012, 50th National Sweet Potato Convention in Dana Pt.
PDF 10/13/11
January 2011
  • 46th Annual Sweetpotato Meeting
  • Production Notes
PDF 1/28/11
December 2010
  • 2010 Production
  • General Notes
  • Research results
  • Annual winter meeting Feb
PDF 1/19/11
April 2010 - SWEETPOTATO FIELD MEETING: HOTBED FUMIGATION ALTERNATIVES - Sweetpotato acreage expected to increase again in 2010 - Variety Update - 2009 Research Summary PDF  
February 2010 - 45th Annual Sweetpotato Meeting PDF  
April 2009 -2008 Research Summary PDF  
December 2007 -National Covention and NSPCG combined meeting -Estimating harvest dates -Production since 1920 and 2007 estimates. -Letter from NCSU -Status of Hanna, Murasaki-29 -Fertilizer tips -2007 Research Summary PDF  
April 2006 -Hotbed disease management -Estimating harvestdates -Cost of production summary -Research Progress Report and 2006 plans PDF  
December 2005 -Meeting Notices -USDA production estimates -Research summary -Fertigation clogging considerations -Serenade for Scurf control? -MeBr CUE PDF  
January 2005 -40th Annual Sweetpotato Meeting PDF  
December 2004 2004 USDA ACREAGE AND 2003 PRODUCTION ESTIMATES PDF  
April 2004 Plant bed conditions; Use of stem cuttings; Fungicide dips; Variety info; New registered pesticides; Virus tested seed PDF  
February 2004 CDFA Production Estimates, Selecting Seed; 2003 Research Summary; Are we really rolling in the dough? PDF  
Fall 2002 Acreage update; Pox Control; Scurf Control; Bienville Variety; Telone use restrictions in CA; Research update PDF  
Spring 2002 Production estimates; Telone update; Plant bed production tips; Planned research for 2002; Variety update PDF  
Spring 2001 New Herbicide/Insecticide; 2 new varieties; 2001 Collaborators meeting; Research summary; Separtate varieties in hot beds; Cut slips to prevent disease; Fumigation Alternatives; Sweetpotato Council of CA PDF  
Spring 2000 Y2K planting intentions; Hot bed temps; Seed and variety; Slip cutting and cleanliness; Research projects; Registered pesticides PDF  
Fall 1999 Planting info and production from USDA; Flooding in NC offects price; Research summary; Production tips; CA Sweetpotato Council cleans up Beauregard and Hanna PDF  
Spring 1999 Latest USDA Stats; 1999 Sweetpotato Convention; Research notes and upcomming trials; Spring production tips PDF  
Fall 1998 Acreage; Internet info; 1998 Variety trial results; Fall production tips; New UCCE research associate; Sweetpotato Council of CA PDF