Hastings – 2026 Crop Production Clinic

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Lochland Country Club, 601 W Lochland Road, Hastings, NE
AGENDAPEST MANAGEMENT & PESTICIDE SAFETY
8:00 – 8:50 amRegistration/Check-in
8:50 – 9:00 amWelcome 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

10:00 – 10:50 am

     

 

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Corn Disease Update –Dylan Mangel and Chris Termunde

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 pmLunch

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

Dectes Stem Borer: Understanding Impact and Management Tactics –Justin McMechan

What’s New in Plant Pathology –Dylan Mangel

Control of volunteer corn in corn –Adam Leise

3:30 pm

Survey & Pesticide License Recertification