International Crop Expo Programming for 2012

Seminar Topics - Valuable educational seminars both days, developed and presented by NDSU Extension & Minnesota Extension Services.

 Wednesday, February 15, 2012

 Small Grains Program

9:00 - 9:30 am - Why were yields so ow in 2011?
Jochum Wiersma, U of M Extension Service

9:40 - 10:10 am - Soil Salinity: Managing a Growing Challenge
Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension Service

10:20 - 10:50 am - Spring and Summer Management if Winter Wheat to Optimize Yield
John Lukach, NDSU Extension Service

11:00 - 11:30 am - Cover Crops and Their Management in RRV
Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension


 Soybean / Dry Bean Program

9:00 - 9:30 am - Soybean Variety Selection/Matuity/Quality Issues
Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension Agronomist, Broadleaf Crops

9:40 - 10:10 am - Dry Bean Anthracnose and Soybean Cyst Nematode
Sam Markell, NDSU Extension Plat Pathologist

10:20 - 10:50 am - Pesticide Current Events
Andrew Thostenson, NDSU Extension Pesticide Program Specialist

11:00 - 11:30 am - Soybean/Dry Bean Starter Fertilizer/Corn Fertility Update
Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension Soil Science Specialist


 Potato Program

9:00 - 9:30 am - National Potato Council Update
John Keeling, Executive Vice President and CEO, NPC

9:30 - 10:00 am - United States Potato Board International marketing and Program Overview
Speaker invited

10:00 - 10:30 am - Alliance for Potato Research and Education
Maureen Storey

10:30 - 10:40 am - Break

10:40 - 11:10 am - United Potato Growers Update
Buzz Shaha, United Potato Growers

11:10 - 11:40 am - Update on Chip and Fry Research with the US Potato Board
David Parish, AIS Consulting

11:40 - 12:10 pm. - Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Update
Jeremiah Lien, North Dakota Department of Agriculture

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Small Grains Program

9:00 - 9:30 - Fertilizer Supply/Demand, Availability and Pricing Options - Now and Beyond
Ryan Anderson and Kyle Schafer, CHS Agronomy

9:40 - 10:10 am - Tile Drainage: Will it Pay in the Red River Valley
Dwight Aakre, NDSU Extension Service

10:20 - 10:50 am - Selecting a Crop for 2012 - What Makes Economic Sense?
Bret Oelke, U of M Extension Service

11:00 - 11:30 am - Stewarding Herbicide Technology
John Soteres, Monsanto


Soybean / Dry Bean Program

9:00 - 9:30 am - Soybean/Dry bean Marketing Update
Frayne Olson, NDSU Extension Crops Economist/Marketing Specialist

9:40 - 10:10 am - Soybean/ Dry Bean Special Inputs
Greg Endres, NDSU Extension Area Agronomist

10:20 - 10:50 am - Growing Degree Days and Corn Variety Selection
Joel Ransom, NDSU Extension Agronomist - Cereal Crops

11:00 - 11:30 am - Soybean/ Dry Bean White Mold Management
Michael Wunsch, Plant Pathologist - NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center

Potato Program

9:00 - 9:30 am - ND Certified Seed Report and Winter test results
William Schrage, Director Potato Program, ND State Seed Department

9:30 - 10:00 am - MN Certified Seed Report and Winter Test Results
Mike Horken, Potato Unit Supervisor, MN Dept of Agriculture

10:00 - 10:30 am - Chloropicrin Soil Fumigation for Disease Control in Potatoes
Chad Hutchinson, Director of Research, TriEst Ag Group, Inc.

10:30 - 10:40 am - Break

10:40 - 11:10 am - Understanding and Management of Colorado Potato Beetle
Dr. Russ Groves, Entomologist, University of Wisconsin

11:10 - 11:40 am - More Fungicide Resistance in the Early Blight Pathogen
Dr. Neil Gudmestad, Plant Pathologist, NDSU

11:40 - 12:10 pm - PVY Management for Seed Growers
Dr. Phil Nolte, Seed Potato Specialist, University of Idaho