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2007 CROP MANAGEMENT DIAGNOSTIC CLINICS

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ABOUT THIS TRAINING SESSION....

Agribusiness professionals and crop producers will learn from taking a close-up look at field conditions, research and techniques at the UNL Extension's mid-summer Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics.

The July 12th clinic will focus on pest management and crop production.

Topics and presenters for this clinic includes the following:

• Crop Scene Investigation (CSI Nebraska) -
  The Art & Science of Crop Diagnostics
  This hands-on session will engage clinic participants in diagnosing problems associated with the growth and development of crops and the management of disease, insects and weeds.
  Learn how to assess a field problem for diagnostic clues.
  Learn about the art and science of field problem diagnosis
  Identify the key elements needed for a diagnostic conclusion
  Keith Glewen, UNL Extension Educator Paul Hay, UNL Extension Educator
  Jim Schneider, UNL Extension Educator John Wilson, UNL Extension Educator

• Crop Staging and Pest Management Implications
  Impact of crop growth stage on corn and soybean insect thresholds
  Accurately describe corn and soybean growth stages
  Identify crop sensitivity to herbicide injury by growth stage
  Diseases that can be expected at different growth stages
  Mark Bernards, UNL Extension Weed Specialist; Loren Giesler, UNL Extension Plant Pathologist; Dale Flowerday, Agronomist, Dalmar Consulting; Tamra Jackson, UNL Extension Plant Pathologist; Keith Jarvi, UNL Extension Assistant-IPM; Lowell Sandell, UNL Extension Weed Science Educator; Bob Wright, UNL Extension Entomologist

• Current Pest Management Issues & Concepts of Crop Diagnostics
  Update on 2007 soybean rust activity
  Review of current problems observed in Nebraska this season
  New weed control tools in Nebraska
  Glyphosate-resistant weed species in Nebraska and the USA
  Steps to systematically the cause of abnormal crop development
  Mark Bernards, UNL Extension Weed Specialist Loren Giesler, UNL Extension Plant Pathologist; Tamra Jackson, UNL Extension Plant Pathologist; Keith Jarvi, UNL Extension Assistant-IPM; Lowell Sandell, UNL Extension Weed Science Educator; Stephen Wegulo, UNL Plant Pathologist; Bob Wright, UNL Extension Entomologist

• New Generation of Corn - Soybean Hybrids & Varieties
  See how corn and soybean seeds are altered for the newable fuels industry
  Understand how demand in the food industry drives new variety development
  Compare breeding and testing for end use value vs. agronomic traits
  Don Lee, UNL Extension Plant Geneticist
  Deana Namuth, UNL Plant Breeding and Genetics Distance Education Director

• Pest Management Implications of Corn-on-Corn
  Insect problems increased in corn-on-corn rotations
  Importance of corn rootworm scouting and economic thresholds
  Rootworm management alternative
  Mode of Action (MoA) rotation to avoid resistant weeds in continous corn.
  Environmental and production aspects of atrazine use
  Maximize the value of corn residue for weed control
  Disease pressure increased in corn-on-corn
  Mark Bernards, UNL Extension Weed Specialist; Tamra Jackson, UNL Extension Plant Pathologist; Keith Jarvi, UNL Extension Assistant-IPM Lowell Sandell, UNL Extension Weed Science Educator; Bob Wright, UNL Extension Entomologist

• Crop Production and Pest Management Jeopardy
  Test your diagnostic knowledge as we team up and review the days training in a fun and interactive game.
  Amy Ziems, UNL Coordinator – Research & Extension, Plant Pathology
  UNL Extension Specialists and Educators
  

Early registration is necessary to reserve your seat and resource materials.

Save $50 by registering early - details follow!

Fee for each workshop is $135 for those registering one-week in advance and $185 after.

If you would like to register for BOTH July 12 and July 13, the fee is $235 for registrations received up to one week in advance and $285 after.

The training session will be held at UNL's Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead. Registration begins at 7:30 with the training starting at 8 a.m. Participants should bring rain gear.

Check out the links on this site to learn about the other July clinic and the August 24th clinic.

The clinics provide an excellent opportunity to gain firsthand, in-field experience. Participants learn from noted subject matter specialists in areas important to crop production profitability.

Fees include lunch, refreshment breaks, and all workshop materials. Also included in the registration fee is a course instruction manual which is yours to take home with you. The reference materials are an excellent resource for use in your profession.

Registration fees do not include the cost of your lodging. No refunds will be given after early registration cutoff dates, except in the case of an extreme emergency.

For more information, contact UNL Extension at (402)624-8000 or via e-mail at kglewen1@unl.edu.