NDSU Crop Management Field School Scheduled for June 24 at Carrington

A crop management field school will be offered Thursday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center.

The school is for crop advisers, but the program also will be beneficial for farmers. The school will provide hands-on training on crop and pest management using field research and demonstration plots.

Specific field sessions include:

• Weed identification - identify more than 60 living weed exhibits and review biology and control
• Herbicide mode of action - identify herbicide classes by examining crop and weed injury symptoms
• Wheat disease management - review disease forecasting and fungicide use strategies
• Insect management - review current insect concerns
• Row crop tillage systems and fertilizer placement
• Plant tissue analysis as a tool for managing in-season crop nutrition

For further details and preregistration information, contact the Carrington center at (701) 652-2951 or go to http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/carringt/. A completed preregistration form and $75 fee is requested by June 21 ($100 after June 21).

A total of 50 participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Certified crop advisers participating in the event tentatively will receive 4.5 integrated pest management, 0.5 soil and water management, and 1 nutrient management continuing education units.

NDSU Agriculture Communication