3rd Annual Sweetpotato Field Day
WSU Mount Vernon Northwest Research and Education Center
Mount Vernon, WA
Join WSU Regional Small Farms and WSU NWREC at the 3rd Annual Sweetpotato Field Day!
Date: September 5th, 2025, 2pm - 4pm
Location: WSU Mount Vernon Northwest Research and Education Center
Please register to attend!
Visit the sweetpotato fields at the WSU Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon to see common commercial varieties, purple-flesh varieties,varieties with more bush-like growth for better weed management, wireworm resistant varieties and unreleased breeding lines from the USDA sweetpotato program. View a side-by-side comparison of sweetpotatoes grown with black plastic mulch vs. no mulch. Resultsof research trials will be discussed, including ideal harvest times, and economic potential for dual-cropping sweetpotato greens and roots in Western Washington.
This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2022-38640-37490 through the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number SW23-951. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
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WSU Mount Vernon Northwest Research and Education Center
16650 WA-536
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
United States
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| Start: | Friday 05 Sep 2025 14:00 | | End: | Friday 05 Sep 2025 16:00 |
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WSU Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local WSU Extension office. Reasonable accommodation will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Laurel Moulton (laurel.moulton@wsu.edu / 360-565-2679) at least two weeks prior to the event.
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