Advanced Crop Advisers Workshop Set for Feb. 9-10 in Fargo

The Advanced Crop Advisers Workshop is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9-10, at the Holiday Inn in Fargo.

The workshop is designed to provide in-depth discussion of selected topics for agricultural professionals to enhance their crop production recommendations for farmers.

The event is organized and conducted by the North Dakota State University Extension Service and University of Minnesota Extension.

“This is the 20th year of the event,” says Greg Endres, NDSU Extension area agronomist and event co-chair. “The agenda has been expanded this year and the planning committee is working hard to provide a high-quality program for crop advisers.”

The slate of speakers includes regional and national experts discussing subjects including corn, nematodes and sulfur.

On Feb. 9, educational sessions are:

• Nematodes of soybean and corn: Recognizing the risk and tapping into the right management tools
• Sulfur: It’s not just for canola anymore
• Biomass crops for producing energy
• Smartphones, sensors and satellites! – Oh my! Navigating through the technology jungle
• CSI (crop scene investigation): Your client’s field problem

On Feb. 10, educational sessions are:

• Using the east to improve corn in the west
• In-depth nitrogen
• A soybean pathology update for the region
• Tiling insights
• Seed traits innovation: What’s next?

Preregistration is requested. The workshop fee is $140 if received by Feb. 3 or $75 if attending one day. Late registration fees are $175 or $100 for one day. The fee includes three meals and breaks, a padfolio and numerous references. Certified crop advisers will have the opportunity to receive 11 continuing education units.

A brochure that contains workshop details, including a preregistration form, is at www.ag.ndsu.edu/CarringtonREC/. Electronic registration and credit card payment can be made at http://www.tinyurl.com/CRECstore.

For further information, contact Endres at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center at (701) 652-2951 or Phillip Glogoza, Minnesota Extension Service in Moorhead, at (218) 236-2008.

NDSU Agriculture Communication – Jan. 13, 2012