Tuesday, May 17, 2022
- For summer employees working in the ag industry and corn and soybean growers wanting to learn how to better manage corn and soybean pests
- Ideal for new employees preparing to take the CCA exam.
- Also an excellent refresher course for experienced personnel.
- Provides current, detailed instruction and is specifically designed to furnish employees with the necessary knowledge, expertise and confidence to fulfill the requirements of their employment.
- Taught by University experts.
- 7.5 CCA CREDITS Applied for and pending (6 Pest Mgmt., 1 Crop Mgmt., .5 Fertility/ Nutrient Mgmt.)
All times are Central Standard Time (CST)
| 8:30 AM | Registration | |
| 8:55 AM | Welcome | |
| Aaron Nygren, Nebraska Extension Educator | ||
| 9:00 AM | Understanding Corn & Soybean Growth & Development | |
| Nathan Dorsey, Jenny Rees, Nathan Mueller & Aaron Nygren, Nebraska Extension Educators | ||
| 10:00 AM | Break | |
| 10:10 AM | Crop Diseases & Quiz | |
| Tamra Jackson-Ziems & Dylan Mangel, Nebraska Extension Plant Pathologists | ||
| Kyle Broderick, Coordinator, Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic | ||
| 12:10 PM | Lunch | |
| 12:40 PM | Identifying Weeds - Plant Morphology, Using a Key to Identify Weed Seedlings | |
| Christopher Proctor, Nebraska Extension Educator | ||
| 2:40 PM | Corn & Soybean Insect Scouting, Identification, Management | |
| Justin McMechan, Nebraska Extension Cropping Systems and Crop Protection Specialist | ||
| Julie Peterson, Nebraska Extension Entomologist – Via Zoom | ||
| Kyle Koch, Nebraska Extension Insect Diagnostician | ||
| 4:40 PM | Nutrient Deficiencies in Corn & Soybeans | |
| Nathan Mueller & Aaron Nygren, Nebraska Extension Educators | ||
| 5:10 pM | Evaluation | |
Registration
Use the registration link below. Cost for the program is $100, which includes lunch, refreshment breaks, workshop materials and a 3 ring binder instruction manual. The take-home instruction manual includes a variety of reference materials that provide resources for crop scouting. For those attending the daylong training that don’t want a copy of the instruction manual, the fee is $60.
The manual is also available for $100 plus $15 shipping for those that wish to have a mailed copy.
Questions?
For more information, contact Nebraska Extension at anygren2@unl.edu or call (402)624-8030.
Registration inquiries - e-mail cchromy2@unl.edu.
Learn about other Nebraska Extension Crop Management Training opportunities: https://enrec.unl.edu/crop/.
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