Thursday, January 6, 2022
Mid-Plains Community College, 601 W State Farm Rd, North Platte
Room 1 Pest Management & Pesticide Safety | Room 2 Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management |
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9 – 9:50 am Registration/Check-in | |
9:50 – 10 am Welcome and Introduction | |
Weed Management 10 – 10:50 am Management of herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth – Nevin Lawrence |
Nutrient Management 10 – 10:50 am Nutrient Management for Corn Using the N Calculator – Chuck Burr |
Pesticide Application 11 – 11:50 am Spray Quality & Carrier Rate Effects on Pesticide Efficacy and Drift – Bob Klein et al. 11:50 am – 12:20 pm Spray Nozzle Demonstration Group 1 – Randy Lloyd and Bob Klein |
Water Management 12:30 – 12:55 pm Fertigation Equipment and Procedures for In-Season Nitrogen Application – Chuck Burr 12:55 – 1:20 pm Exploring Ways to Reduce Pumping Costs – Chuck Burr |
11:50 am – 12:30 pm Group 2 Lunch | 11:50 am – 12:30 pm Lunch |
12:20 – 1 pm Group 1 Lunch | |
12:30 – 1 pm Spray Nozzle Demonstration Group 2 – Randy Lloyd and Bob Klein |
Agribusiness Management 12:30 – 12:55 pm Economics Related to Input Decisions for 2022 – Jessica Groskopf 12:55 – 1:20 pm Cropland Cash Rental Rates & Flex Leases in 2022 – Jessica Groskopf |
Pesticide & Environmental Safety 1 – 1:30 pm Protecting Wellheads and Waterways – Katie Pekarek 1:30 – 2:20 pm Pesticides: Human Health, the Environment, and the Law – Jennifer Weisbrod, Frank Bright & Greg Puckett |
Soil Management 1:30 – 2:20 pm Nitrogen Source Management: Past & Current Research – Javed Iqbal |
Disease Management 2 – 2:30 pm Soybean Disease Update – Sarah Sivits 2:45 – 3 pm Corn Disease Update – Stephen Wegulo 3 – 3:15 pm Wheat Disease Update – Stephen Wegulo |
Crop Management 2:30 – 2:55 pm Wheat TAPS and Grain Sorghum Variety Testing – Amanda Easterly 2:55 – 3:20 pm Managing input costs to maximize profit: Lessons learned from TAPS – Matt Stockton |
Insect Management 3:30 – 3:45 pm Caterpillar Round-up: Armyworms, Cutworms, and Earworms – Julie Peterson 3:45 – 4 pm Chemigation and Other Insecticide: Recommendations for Western Bean Cutworm – Julie Peterson 4 – 4:15 am Year in Review: What's New in Entomology – Ruby Anderson |
On-Farm Research 3:30 – 3:45 pm Two Years of Testing Downforce Pressure Planting Systems – Sarah Sivits 3:45 – 4 pm Testing Different Organic Fertilizers in Corn – Sarah Sivits 4 – 4:15 pm Impact of Xyway Fungicides in Nebraska On-Farm Research Trials – Sarah Sivits 4:15 – 4:20 pm Questions and Wrap-up |
Survey & Pesticide License Recertification | Survey & CCA Credit |