CPC & Nebraska Agribusiness Association Expo
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Crowne Plaza & Younes Conference Center North, 707 Talmadge St, Kearney, NE
| Room 1 PEST MANAGEMENT & PESTICIDE SAFETY | Room 2 CROP, ECONOMICS, SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT | |
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| 8 – 8:30 am | Registration/Check-in | |
| 8:30 – 8:40 am | Welcome and Introduction | |
| 8:40 - 9:30 am |
INSECT MANAGEMENT Soybean Gall Midge: Updates on Risk and Management Tactics – 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 |
| 9:30 – 10:20 am |
DISEASE MANAGEMENT Soybean Disease Update – Dylan Mangel Corn Disease Update – Tamra Jackson-Ziems |
SOIL HEALTH Soil Health Practices and Tests: What You Need to Know –Katja Koehler-Cole |
| 10:20 – 10:50 am | Break – Visit Trade Show | |
| 10:50 – 11:40 am |
WEED MANAGEMENT Best Practices for Application, Pesticide Delivery Equipment (from Calibration to Application) – Milos Zaric |
DIGITAL AG How Digital is Agriculture in Nebraska? Opportunities to Increase Adoption of Tools and Technologies – Guillermo Balboa |
| 11:40 am – 12:30 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 – Shannon Sand Cost of Production, Trends & Outlook for 2023 – Shannon Sand |
| 12:30 am – 1:30 pm | Lunch Trade Show Open |
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| 1:30 – 3:10 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 50 Years of Ecofallow – Weed and Crop Residue Management are the Keys to this Cropping System – Bob Klein |
WATER MANAGEMENT & NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT A Year-round Approach to Water and Nitrogen Management (From Harvest to Harvest) –Amy Timmerman, Steve Melvin, Javel Iqbal |
| 3:10 pm | Survey & Pesticide License Recertification | Survey & CCA Credit |
| Visit Trade Show – Open until 6 pm |