Date: Friday 22 August 2025

Time: TBC

Location: TBC, Thorpdale, Victoria

Registration: Coming soon

PotatoLink will be joined by Professor Nora Olsen from the University of Idaho for a Friday session covering everything from storage management, irrigation and integrated disease management. Joined also by the Agriculture Victoria irrigation extension officer Steph Veskoukis, Calum Wilson from the University of Tasmania, and Nigel Crump AuSPICA and PotatoLink regional Representative.

Presenters

Professor Nora Olsen - University of Idaho

Nora is a professor in the university’s Department of Plant Sciences. Her interests include evaluating seed potato quality and performance; supporting efficient, effective and sustainable potato production and storage management; and conducting and circulating research on management practices and technology

Nigel Crump

Dr Nigel Crump is a potato pathologist with over 20 years’ experience working in the Australian potato industry. Nigel is the General Manager for the Australian Seed Potato Industry Certification Authority (AuSPICA), an industry-based organisation that operates the seed potato certification Scheme in South Australia, Victoria and northern New South Wales.

Calum Wilson

Professor Calum Wilson is a plant pathologist within the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) at the University of Tasmania with over 30 years’ experience in research and teaching. He leads an internationally respected research group. He has worked extensively on potato diseases.

Steph Veskoukis

Agriculture Victoria Irrigation Extension Officer