Friday, January 16, 2026
Holiday Inn Express, 4005 N 6th St, Beatrice, NE
| AGENDA | PEST MANAGEMENT & PESTICIDE SAFETY |
|---|---|
| 8:00 – 8:50 am | Registration/Check-in |
| 8:50 – 9:00 am | Welcome and Introduction |
9:00 – 9:50 am
| INSECT MANAGEMENT Western Bean Cutworm: Updates & Trapping Network –Silvana Moraes Wheat Stem Maggot: An unexpected pest of Cover Crop to Corn Systems –Silvana Moraes Identification and management of armyworms –Silvana Moraes and Matheus Riberio |
10:00 – 10:50 am
| DISEASE MANAGEMENT Corn Disease Update –Dylan Mangel Soybean Disease Update –Dylan Mangel Wheat Disease Update –Stephen Wegulo |
11:00 – 11:50 am
| WEED MANAGEMENT Evaluate target weed control with precision sprayer in corn and soybean –Adam Leise |
| 11:50 –12:30 pm | Lunch |
12:30 – 1:40 pm
| PESTICIDE & ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY Pesticides: Human Health, the Environment, and the Law –Joshua Villazana Tank contamination: Why does proper sprayer cleanout matter? What are tank contamination issues? –Milos Zaric |
1:50 – 3:30 pm
| WHAT’S NEW IN PLANT PROTECTION Updates on Soybean Gall Midge, Dectes Stem Borer, Soybean Tentiform Leafminer –Justin McMechan What’s New in Plant Pathology –Stephen Wegulo Control of volunteer corn in corn –Adam Leise |
| 3:30 pm | Survey & Pesticide License Recertification |