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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
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