Crop Advantage meetings provide a solid foundation of current, research-based crop production information to help make smart, informed decisions in the farming operation.
84% of attendees responding to follow-up surveys said information from Crop Advantage would likely save them between $5 and $20 per acre.
"In one place, in one day, I can learn several different subjects from knowledgeable instructors, but most all good information for me to have on the farm.."
Private pesticide applicator continuing instruction course
Important change for 2024
Crop Advantage meetings are an approved continuing instruction course for Iowa private pesticide applicators. Applicators must attend the entire meeting (including at least one pest management topic) to receive credit.
Continuing education
This meeting is approved for continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs). Credits awarded will depend on workshop sessions attended during the program. Program listings use the following credit designations: CM-crop management, PM-pest management, NM-nutrient management, SW-soil and water. All presentations are 1.0 credit.
When
January 30, 2024
Registration check-in 9:30 AM.
Program begins at 10:00 AM and concludes at 4:35 PM.
Where
Le Mars Convention Center
251 12th St Southeast, Le Mars, IA 51031
Support
Crop Advantage is supported, in part, by an Iowa Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Professional Development Program mini-grant. Learn more about SARE at www.iowasare.org
Program for Le Mars
Tuesday, January 30, 2024Print the program
| 9:30 am | Registration opens |
| 9:55 am | Welcome – Leah Ten Napel, extension field agronomist |
| 10:00 am | Soybean disease update and green stem in soybeans – Daren Mueller, extension crop plant pathologist (PM) |
| 11:00 am | Corn response to long-term seasonal weather stressors – Mark Licht, extension cropping systems specialist (CM) |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 12:45 pm | Session A (select one topic) |
|---|---|
| Carryover, resistance, and control failures: Oh my! – Meaghan Anderson, extension field agronomist (PM) | |
| Managing crap – Dan Andersen, associate professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (NM) | |
| 1:40 pm | Session B (select one topic) |
| Corn rootworm variant management – Ashley Dean, extension education specialist, Entomology (PM) | |
| Crop markets in 2024: Can we get back to normal? – Gary Wright, extension farm management specialist (CM) | |
| 2:35 pm | Break |
| 2:40 pm | Session C (select one topic) |
| Cost of production workshop – Cody Griffin, Farm Credit Services (CM) | |
| Impacts of cover crops on nitrate loss at the small watershed scale in Iowa – Matthew Helmers, extension agricultural engineer (SW) | |
| 3:35 pm | Iowa Private Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Course – Leah Ten Napel, extension field agronomist |
| 4:35 pm | Meeting adjourns |
Register
Fees
- $75
Early registration, prior to midnight, January 23, 2024 - $100
Late or on-site registration - Registration includes lunch, refreshment breaks and CCA credits.
- Private applicator continuing education is NOT included in meeting registration. That $30 fee is collected at the meeting.
Reminders
- Cancellations requesting a refund must be received no later than 3 days prior to the meeting (except weather related).
- Confirmation of registration and receipts are sent via email. Please provide a valid email address when registering.
- For assistance with registration, receipts, cancellation or questions on the status of your registration please contact ANR Program Services at (515) 294-9487 or anr@iastate.edu.
Weather
- If weather conditions cause a change in meeting plans a notice will be posted on this webpage and provided to local media and radio stations. Any decisions regarding holding the meeting will be announced before 6:00 AM the day of the meeting. Meetings will not be rescheduled. Those registered may transfer to another location or request a refund.
Extension field agronomist
Leah Ten Napel
Extension field agronomist
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
(712) 541-3493
lre@iastate.edu