Expert guidance on managing ventilation, conditioning, and monitoring to keep seed viable and vigorous.
The North America Potato Storage Organization (NAPSO) and Spud Smart are inviting growers and storage professionals to an upcoming webinar focused on one of the most consequential links in the potato value chain – protecting seed quality between harvest and planting.
The webinar, titled Seed Storage: Protecting Quality from Harvest to Planting, is scheduled for February 20 at 10:00 AM PST. It is presented jointly by NAPSO and Spud Smart and is designed as a practical, operations-focused event with live discussion and Q&A.
Speaker lineup and practical agenda
According to the event page, the webinar will feature three speakers:
- Leroy Salazar – Seed Grower / Engineer, Salazar Farms
- Amanda Wakasugi – Seed Grower / Farm Manager, San Acacio Seed, LLC
- Bill Crowder – Consultant / President, Agro Engineering
Organizers say the program will address the full storage-quality continuum, including:
- critical growing and harvest factors that affect seed storability
- storage design and operational decisions to maximize seed quality
- variety-specific implications for storage management
- disease-control options in seed storages
- practical steps such as drying, conditioning, monitoring, and handling to keep seed viable and planting-ready
The webinar is positioned for growers, storage operators, seed managers, and consultants seeking practical guidance they can apply in real-world facilities ahead of planting season.
Registration and audience takeaways
For stakeholders managing seed performance risk this season, this event offers a timely opportunity to benchmark current practices against field-tested insights from experienced operators and engineers.
Registration is available via the event page here: https://event.webinarjam.com/62k8n/register/o8xkzc07
Source: NAPSO / Spud Smart
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