Thursday, January 4, 2024
West Central Research, Ext. and Education Center, 402 West State Farm Rd, North Platte, 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 Pesticide Application Technology & Drones in Agriculture – Andrea Rilakovic and Samantha Daniel Ladybugs, worms, and Other Ways to Help Manage Challenging Pests of Corn – Julie Peterson |
CROPPING SYSTEMS Current and Emerging Cropping Systems Research – Nicolas Cafaro La Menza Ecofallow – Changed the Cropping System in Western Nebraska 50 Years Ago – Bob Klein |
| 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 – Saurav Das |
| 11 – 11:50 am |
WEED MANAGEMENT Best Practices for Application, Pesticide Delivery Equipment (from Calibration to Application) – Milos Zaric |
DIGITAL AG Are You Ready to Fly Your Drone, Legally? – Dirk Charlson |
| 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 – Jessica Groskopf Cost of Production, Trends & Outlook for 2023 – Jessica Groskopf |
| 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 What’s New in Entomology? – Julie Peterson and Ruby Collins 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) – Chuck Burr, Amy Timmerman, Abia Katimbo, and Nicolas Cafaro La Menza |
| 3:30 pm | Survey & Pesticide License Recertification | Survey & CCA Credit |