Crops Bulletin
January 2, 2015 
       Issue 1        
 
 

Prepared by

Paul Kassel

Extension Field Agronomist

 

Phone: 

(712) 262-2264

Email: [email protected] 

 

 

Serving Clay, Buena Vista, Dickinson, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac and Winnebago Counties

 

 

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Crop Advantage Series. The Crop Advantage Series will be held at the following dates and locations in northwest Iowa.  Registration and conference details are available here.

 

Keynote speakers at many locations are Bob Hartzler and Chad Hart. 

 

DATE

LOCATION

COST, $

January 6, 2015

Sheldon

60.00 pre-reg or day of

January 7, 2015

Okoboji

60.00 pre-reg or day of

January 8, 2015

Mason City

60.00 pre-reg or day of

January 14, 2015

Storm Lake

50.00 by January 6, 60.00 day of

January 21, 2015

Fort Dodge

50.00 by January 13, 60.00 day of

January 27, 2015

Le Mars

50.00 by January 20, 60.00 day of

January 29, 2015

Carroll

50.00 by January 21, 60.00 day of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private pesticide applicator re-certification fees and Certified Crop Advisor credit fees are included in the cost of registration.  This is a change from previous years.

 

Workshop topics vary at each location - but include the following topics.

-          Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome

-          Cover crop research results

-          Nitrogen recommendations.

-          Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy

-          Farm Bill decisions

-          Corn, soybean management, planting date info

-          Grain storage, market issues with traits

-          Corn rootworm

-          Soybean aphid

-          Corn, soybean disease management

-          P, K, ag lime management

-          New herbicide traits

-          Stover harvest

 

 

 

 

Prepared by Paul Kassel, Extension Field Agronomist

Phone: (712) 262-2264, Email: [email protected]