Thursday, January 22, 2026
Holthus Convention Center, 3130 Holen Ave, York NE
| AGENDA | Room 1 PEST MANAGEMENT & PESTICIDE SAFETY | Room 2 CROP, ECONOMICS, SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT |
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| 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 | CROPPING SYSTEMS Tank Contamination: Why does proper sprayer cleanout matter? What are tank contamination issues? –Milos Zaric |
10:00 – 10:50 am
| DISEASE MANAGEMENT Corn Disease Update –Tamra Jackson-Ziems Soybean Disease Update –Dylan Mangel | WATER MANAGEMENT Fertigation Equipment and Procedures for In-Season Nitrogen Application; Value of an Inch of Water –Steve Melvin |
| 11:00 – 11:50 am | WEED MANAGEMENT Evaluate target weed control with precision sprayers and drone in corn and soybean –Amit Jhala | DIGITAL AG The Virtual Testing Ag Performance Solutions Computer Program –Chuck Burr |
| 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 | AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT Farm Bill Outlook, Crop Budget Trends, and Crop Insurance Updates – Anastasia Meyer |
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 –Tamra Jackson-Ziems Integrated management of herbicide-resistant weeds in soybean –Amit Jhala | NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT Sensor Based Nitrogen Management - Joe Luck Farmer Testimonials Using Sensor-Based Nitrogen Management –Jenny Brhel with Local farmers
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| 3:30 pm | Survey & Pesticide License Recertification | Survey & CCA Credit |