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Check out our Virtual Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic Training below! Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the 2020 clinics weren't offered in person - but the training courses are now online. We kept the clinic plots active throughout the pandemic and even though we couldn't meet in person in 2020, our presenters still have lots to share. The sessions were recorded at the Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic site at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center on the actual days that the clinics “would” have occurred. The sessions have been edited down and broken into smaller modules. The sessions can be purchased for a nominal fee and viewed at your convenience. This is NOT live virtual training, but rather an opportunity to participate online when it is convenient for you. Nebraska Extension seeks to bring quality education from trusted presenters and research-based information in this new format. Earn CCA credits by watching the videos and answering a few questions.
The following courses are available:
COURSE 1 - Midwest Soil Health Clinic - SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Soil and Water Management Neil Dominy, USDA-NRCS Nebraska State Soil Scientist; Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator; Patrick Cowsert, NRCS Resource Soil Scientist; Michael Sindelair, Nebraska Extension Educator; Aaron Nygren, Nebraska Extension Educator; and Marty Marx, NRCS Soil Conservation Technician S1 – Welcome S2 - Soil Characteristics, Productivity & Landscape Position - Part 1 S3 - Soil Characteristics, Productivity & Landscape Position - Part 2 S4 - Physical Soil Properties – The Foundation for Soil Health! - Soil Property Interactions S5 - Physical Soil Properties – The Foundation for Soil Health! - Soil Structure S6 - Physical Soil Properties – The Foundation for Soil Health! - Soil Aggregates S7 - Physical Soil Properties – The Foundation for Soil Health! - Soil Compaction S8 - Physical Soil Properties – The Foundation for Soil Health! - Soil Erosion S17 - Measuring Bulk Density, Porosity and Infiltration, How it Impacts Soil Health - Soil Infiltration S18 - Measuring Bulk Density, Porosity and Infiltration, How it Impacts Soil Health - Bulk Density Demo S19 - Measuring Bulk Density, Porosity and Infiltration, How it Impacts Soil Health - Calculating Bulk Density S20 - Soil Infiltration S29 – Conclusion
COURSE 2 - Midwest Soil Health Clinic - SOIL BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Soil and Water Management Candy Thomas, NRCS Natural Resources Specialist; Aaron Hird, USDA/NRCS Nebraska Soil Health Specialist; and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator S1 – Welcome S21 - Soil Biology S22 - What is Soil Biology - Active Carbon Test - Interpreting Soil Test Reports - Haney Tests S23 - What is Soil Biology - Active Carbon Test - Soil Biology S24 - Biological Indicators and Tests S29 – Conclusion
COURSE 3 - Midwest Soil Health Clinic - SOIL HEALTH PROPERTIES Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Soil and Water Management Michael Kucera, USDA-NRCS Agronomist, National Soil Ecology Team; Keith Byerly, NCGA Field Manager, SHP Kansas and Nebraska; and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator S1 – Welcome S9 - Soil Health Bucket Overview S10 - Introduction of Soil Chemical Properties, Soil Health Management, and Soil Health Indicators S16 - How Healthy Soils Make Crop Production Easier S29 – Conclusion
COURSE 4 - Midwest Soil Health Clinic - COVER CROPS/SOIL HEALTH Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Soil and Water Management Gary Lesoing, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rich Russell, Arrow Seed Regional Sales Agronomist; and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator S1 – Welcome S25 - Cover Crops for Improving Soil Health - Cover Crops Plot Tour S26 - Cover Crops for Improving Soil Health - Cover Crops Mix Demo S27 - Management of Cover Crop Programs on Your Operation S28 - Cover Crops for Improving Soil Health - Cover Crops and Soil Health S29 – Conclusion
COURSE 5 - Midwest Soil Health Clinic - NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Nutrient Management Michael Kucera, USDA-NRCS Agronomist, National Soil Ecology Team; Keith Byerly, NCGA Field Manager, SHP Kansas and Nebraska; and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator S1 – Welcome S11 - Plant nutrient deficiencies S12 - Soil pH S13 - Soil Phosphorus S14 - Soil Nitrogen S15 - Soil Temperature and Electroconductivity (EC) S29 – Conclusion
COURSE 6 - Midwest Corn Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - CROP MANAGEMENT - SECTION 1 Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = .5 Crop Management Tom Hoegemeyer, Adjunct Professor of Practice, UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator C1 – Welcome C6 - History of Corn Before Hybrids C7 - First Corn Hybrids C29 – Conclusion
COURSE 7 - Midwest Corn Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - CROP MANAGEMENT - SECTION 2 Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1.5 Crop Management Roger Elmore, Nebraska Extension Emeritus Cropping Systems Agronomist; Tom Hoegemeyer, Adjunct Professor of Practice, UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture; Osler Ortez, University of Nebraska Agronomy Ph.D. Student; and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator C1 – Welcome C8 - Corn growth and development: Overview C9- Corn growth and development: Planting to V6 - Sixth leaf stage C10 - Corn growth and development: Planting to V6 - Sixth leaf stage C11 - Corn growth and development: V7 to V15 – seventh through 15th leaf stage C12 - Corn growth and development: V7 to V15 – seventh through 15th leaf stage C13 - Corn growth and development: V16 to R2 – 16th leaf through the blister stage C14 - Corn growth and development: V16 to R2 – 16th leaf through the blister stage C15 - Corn growth and development: R3 to R6 – milk stage to physiological maturity C16 - Corn growth and development: R3 to R6 – milk stage to physiological maturity C17 - Corn seeding depth C18 - Corn seeding depth C29 – Conclusion
COURSE 8 - Midwest Corn Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - CROP MANAGEMENT - SECTION 3 Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Crop Management Roger Elmore, Nebraska Extension Emeritus Cropping Systems Agronomist; Tom Hoegemeyer, Adjunct Professor of Practice, UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture;Osler Ortez, University of Nebraska Agronomy Ph.D. Student; Aaron Nygren, Nebraska Extension Educator; and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator C1 – Welcome C19 - Useful to Useful (U2U): Corn Growing Degree Day (GDD) decision support tool C20 - Solar Radiation in Corn: Reproductive Stages C21 - Short VERSUS Tall: Can short hybrids work towards our advantage? C22 - 30” Versus 60” Row Spacing in Corn: Opportunities… C23 - Corn Irrigation Considerations By Growth Stage C29 – Conclusion
COURSE 9 - Midwest Corn Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - PEST MANAGEMENT - SECTION 1 Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Pest Management Tamra Jackson-Ziems, Nebraska Extension Plant Pathologist and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator C1 – Welcome C2 - Preseason Disease Management Decisions C3 - Bacterial Leaf Streak C4 - Foliar Fungicide Considerations C5 - Tar Spot and Other Late Season Diseases C29 – Conclusion
COURSE 10 - Midwest Corn Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - PEST MANAGEMENT - SECTION 2 Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Pest Management Justin McMechan, University of Nebraska Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist; Robert Wright, Nebraska Extension Entomologist; and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator C1 – Welcome C22 - Early Season Corn Pests C23 - Corn Rootworms C24 - Corn Ear Pests C29 – Conclusion
COURSE 11 - Midwest Corn Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - PEST MANAGEMENT - SECTION 3 Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = .5 Pest Management Chris Proctor, Nebraska Weed Management Extension Educator and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator C1 – Welcome C25 - Early Season Weed Control C26 - Interseeding Cover Crops C29 – Conclusion
COURSE 12 - Midwest Soybean Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - CROP MANAGEMENT Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Crop Management Jim Specht, University of Nebraska Emeritus Professor and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator SB1 – Welcome SB18- Soy Planting Date - Yield SB20 - Soybean Planting Date - Vegetative & Reproductive Duration SB21 - Soybean Planting Date - Now Versus Then SB22 - Soybean Planting Date - Variety Maturity Group Choice SB23 - Soybean Varietal Maturity Group & Pre Soy Cover Crop SB24 - Soybean Varietal Maturity Group & Post Soy Cover Crop SB25 - Soybean Seeding Depth & Rate SB26 - Soybean Row Width SB27 – Conclusion
COURSE 13 - Midwest Soybean Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Nutrient Management Nathan Mueller, Cropping Systems Extension Educator; Javed Iqbal, Nebraska Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist; and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator SB1 – Welcome SB2 - Soybean Zinc requirements SB3 - Base-cation saturation ratio concept SB4 - Does the “ideal soil” with base-cation saturation ratio concept exist? SB5 - Boron Application SB6 - Boron Demonstration Plots SB27 – Conclusion
COURSE 14 - Midwest Soybean Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - PEST MANAGEMENT - SECTION 1 Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Pest Management Tamra Jackson-Ziems, Nebraska Extension Plant Pathologist and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator SB1 – Welcome SB7 - Soybean Cyst Nematode SB8 - Phytophthora SB9 - Frogeye Leaf Spot SB10 - White Mold and SDS SB27 – Conclusion
COURSE 15 - Midwest Soybean Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - PEST MANAGEMENT - SECTION 2 Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = 1 Pest Management Justin McMechan, University of Nebraska Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator SB1 – Welcome SB11 - Early Season Pests SB12 - Soybean Gall Midge SB13 - Soybean Defoliators SB14 - Dectes Stem Borer SB27 – Conclusion
COURSE 16 - Midwest Soybean Production Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - PEST MANAGEMENT - SECTION 3 Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) = .5 Pest Management Chris Proctor, Nebraska Weed Management Extension Educator; Jim Specht, University of Nebraska Emeritus Professor; and Introduction and Closing - Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator SB1 – Welcome SB15 - Early Season Weed Management SB16 - Cover Crops and Weed Control SB17 - Cover Crops and Interseeding SB19 - Soybean Planting Date - Sunlight Capture SB27 – Conclusion

Other online training:

Irrigation and Soils Home Study Courses:

Register for the online Irrigation Home Study Course and the online Soils Home Study Course at https://marketplace.unl.edu

University of Nebraska Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Online Programs:

Check out the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture's online programs at: https://agronomy.unl.edu/online

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