Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Lochland Country Club, 601 W Lochland Road, Hastings, NE
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Room 1 PEST MANAGEMENT & PESTICIDE SAFETY |
Room 2 CROP, ECONOMICS, SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT | |
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| 8 – 8:50 am | Registration/Check-in | |
| 8:50 – 9 am | Welcome and Introduction | |
| 9 - 9:50 am |
INSECT MANAGEMENT Soybean Gall Midge: Scouting and Distribution Update – Justin McMechan Corn Insect Update - Ron Seymour |
CROPPING SYSTEMS Evaluation of Corn Residual Herbicide Carry-over on Early-Season Interseeded Cover Crop Establishment – Victor de Sousa Ferreira |
| 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 Pros and Cons of a Precision Sprayer for Detecting Weeds and Spray Herbicide in Real-Time for Weed Management in Corn and Soybean – Amit Jhala and Adam Leise |
DIGITAL AG How Digital is Agriculture in Nebraska? Opportunities to Increase Adoption of Tools and Technologies – Guillermo Balboa |
| 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 – Shannon Sand |
| 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 and Management Options – Justin McMechan Factors to Consider When Multiple Herbicide-Resistant Soybean Coexist – Amit Jhala and Adam Leise |
WATER MANAGEMENT& NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT A Year-round Approach to Water and Nitrogen Management (From Harvest to Harvest) – Steve Melvin, John Nelson, Jenny Rees, Javed Iqbal |
| 3:30 pm | Survey & Pesticide License Recertification | Survey & CCA Credit |