The 2016 Kern County potato variety trial field day is scheduled for June 8 at 1 p.m. at Hart Memorial Park, located eight miles northeast of downtown Bakersfield, Calif., via Highway 178 and Alfred Harrell Highway.
The event is an opportunity to potentially see tubers of new varieties, how they performed this year, and how they performed compared to standard varieties. Entries include varieties from numerous USDA, state and private breeding programs.
This year’s entries include russets, chippers, reds, yellows and specialty types. Tubers will be shown as they look straight from the field after being washed.
This is an opportunity to express your evaluations and recommendations about these varieties to university researchers, breeders, seed growers and fellow growers.
The event will be held in the shade near the bank of the Kern River at Hart Park at the east end of the park in Section 2, just off Alfred Harrell Highway.
The event is sponsored by University of California Cooperative Extension and the California Potato Research Advisory Board.
Source: Western Farm Press