January 24, 2025
Holthus Convention Center - 3130 Holen Ave., York, NE
Room 1 PEST MANAGEMENT & PESTICIDE SAFETY | Room 2 CROP, ECONOMICS, SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT | |
| 8:00 – 8:50 am | Registration/Check-in | |
| 8:50 – 9:00 am | Welcome and Introduction | |
| 9:00 - 9:50 am | INSECT MANAGEMENT Research Update on Soybean Gall Midge– Justin McMechan Dectes Stem Borer: Understanding Impact and management Tactics-Justin McMechan | CROPPING SYSTEMS On-Farm Research Update-Jenny Rees Hi-Clearance Interseeding project update-Jenny Rees |
| 10:00 – 10:50 am | DISEASE MANAGEMENT Soybean Disease Update – Dylan Mangel Corn Disease Update – Jenny Rees | DIGITAL AG FAA Spray Drone Regulations - Dirk Charlson DAWN: Dashboard for Agricultural Water Use and Nutrient Management-Guillermo Balboa |
| 11:00-11:50 am | WEED MANAGEMENT Evaluate Target Weed Control with Precision Sprayer in corn and soybean-Amit Jhala | SOIL HEALTH Assessing Soil Health: Guide and Color Chart for Soil Organic Matter Determination-Caro Cordova |
| 11:50 am – 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30 – 1:40 pm | PESTICIDE & ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY Pesticides: Human Health, the Environment, and the Law – Frank Bright, and Greg Puckett Tank contamination issues-Milos Zaric | AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT Farm Bill Outlook: Prospects and Future Decisions-Jim Jansen Cost of Production, Trends and Outlook for2025-Anatasia Meyer |
| 1:50 – 3:30 pm | WHAT’S NEW IN PLANT PROTECTION Research Update on Western Bean Cutworm-Justin McMechan Current Tools and Challenges for Western Corn Rootworm Management-Justin McMechan What’s New in Plant Pathology (Fungicides are for Fungi)-Dylan Mangel Control of volunteer corn in corn-Amit Jhala | WATER MANAGEMENT & NUTRIENT MANGEMENT Demonstration of Digital Nitrogen Calculator-Richard Ferguson In-Season Nitrogen Management for Irrigated Corn-Richard Ferguson Stretching Your Irrigation Dollar in 2025-Steve Melvin, Aaron Nygren |
| 3:30 pm | Survey & Pesticide License Recertification | Survey & CCA Credit |