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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 16, 2024
Registration check-in 8:15 AM.
Program begins at 9:00 AM and concludes at 4:45 PM.
Where
Bien Venu Event Center - Holidy Inn & Suites
7400 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
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
Location sponsor
Program for Cedar Falls
Tuesday, January 16, 2024Print the program
| 8:15 am | Registration opens |
| 9:00 am | Iowa’s 2023 weather summary and climatological outlook into 2024 – Dennis Todey, director, Midwest Climate Hub, USDA-ARS (CM) |
| 10:00 am | Session A (select one topic) |
|---|---|
| Impacts of cereal rye on nitrogen cycling and crop production: Benefits, challenges, and potential solutions and opportunities – Richard Roth, extension nitrogen science specialist (NM) | |
| It's not the size of the corn but how it yields – Mark Licht, extension cropping systems specialist (CM) | |
| Pasture renovation and management after drought – Denise Schwab, extension beef field specialist (CM) | |
| Plant path 101 – Ed Zaworski, extension specialist, Plant Pathology (PM) | |
| 11:00 am | Session B (select one topic) |
| Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy: Last 10 years and the next 10 years – Matt Helmers, extension agricultural engineer (SW) | |
| It's not the size of the corn but how it yields – Mark Licht, extension cropping systems specialist (CM) | |
| Managing persistent herbicides (carryover) and weeds (waterhemp): A persistent weed scientist’s perspective – Bob Hartzler, extension weed management specialist (retired) (PM) | |
| Windbreak School: Establishment, management, and renovation – Billy Beck, extension forestry specialist (SW) | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 12:45 pm | Session C (select one topic) |
| Entomology speed topics (soybean gall midge, CRW variant, and blister beetle) – Ashley Dean, extension education specialist, Entomology (PM) | |
| Impacts of cereal rye on nitrogen cycling and crop production: Benefits, challenges, and potential solutions and opportunities – Richard Roth, extension nitrogen science specialist (NM) | |
| Pasture renovation and management after drought – Denise Schwab, extension beef field specialist (CM) | |
| Plant path 101 – Ed Zaworski, extension specialist, Plant Pathology (PM) | |
| 1:45 pm | Session D (select one topic) |
| Entomology speed topics (soybean gall midge, CRW variant, and blister beetle) – Ashley Dean, extension education specialist, Entomology (PM) | |
| Impacts of cover crops on nitrate loss at the small watershed scale in Iowa – Matt Helmers, extension agricultural engineer (SW) | |
| Managing persistent herbicides (carryover) and weeds (waterhemp): A persistent weed scientist’s perspective – Bob Hartzler, extension weed management specialist (retired) (PM) | |
| Windbreak School: Establishment, management, and renovation – Billy Beck, extension forestry specialist (SW) | |
| 2:45 pm | Crop markets in 2024: Can we get back to normal? – Chad Hart, extension crop marketing specialist (CM) |
| 3:45 pm | Iowa Private Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Course – Josh Michel, extension field agronomist |
| 4:45 pm | Meeting adjourns |
Register
Fees
- $75
Early registration, prior to midnight, January 9, 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 agronomists
Josh Michel
Extension field agronomist
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
(563) 581-7828
jjmichel@iastate.edu
@jjmichel_crops
Terry Basol
Extension field agronomist
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
(641) 426-6801
tlbasol@iastate.edu