Thursday, January 11, 2024
Holiday Inn Express, 4005 N 6th St, Beatrice, NE
| Room 1 PEST MANAGEMENT & PESTICIDE SAFETY | Room 2 CROP, ECONOMICS, SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 – 8:50 am | Registration/Check-in | |
| 8:50 – 9 am | Welcome and Introduction | |
| 9 - 9:50 am |
INSECT MANAGEMENT Soybean Gall Midge: Updates on Risk and Management Tactics – Justin McMechan Corn Insect Update - Ron Seymour |
CROPPING SYSTEMS Benefits of Crop Rotation: The Case for Adding Wheat – Nathan Mueller |
| 10 – 10:50 am |
DISEASE MANAGEMENT Soybean Disease Update – Dylan Mangel Corn Disease Update - Tamra Jackson – Ziems Wheat Disease Update – Stephen Wegulo |
SOIL HEALTH Soil Health Practices and Tests: What You Need to Know –Katja Koehler-Cole |
| 11 – 11:50 am |
WEED MANAGEMENT Best Practices for Pesticide Application Delivery Equipment (from Calibration to Application) – Milos Zaric |
DIGITAL AG Are You Ready to Fly Your Drone, Legally? – Dirk Charlson |
| 11:50 am – 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30 – 1:40 pm |
PESTICIDE & ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY Pesticides: Human Health, the Environment, and the Law – Jennifer Weisbrod, Frank Bright, and Greg Puckett |
AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT Farm Bill Outlook: Prospects and Future Decisions – Jim Jansen Cost of Production, Trends & Outlook for 2023 – Glennis McClure |
| 1:50 – 3:30 pm |
WHAT’S NEW IN PLANT PROTECTION What’s New and Critical Issues in Plant Pathology: Consequences of Inaccurate Diagnoses – Kyle Broderick Dectes Stem Borer: Understanding its Potential as a Pest Management Options – Justin McMechan What’s New in Weed Science – Milos Zaric and Chris Proctor |
WATER MANAGEMENT & NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT A Year-round Approach to Water and Nitrogen Management (From Harvest to Harvest) –John Nelson, Nathan Mueller, and Ratika Lamichhane |
| 3:30 pm | Survey & Pesticide License Recertification | Survey & CCA Credit |