2020 ACAW Presentations
2020 Advanced Crop Advisers Presentations
- Dill-Macky What the Wheat?!
- The 2019 growing season presented challenges for small-grain production, including plant diseases and falling number issues. What happened, from plant pathology, plant physiology, and weather standpoints?
- Franzen Nitrogen Cycling with Cover Crops
- Research on cover crop N contributions in crop rotation.
- Gasch Is There a Better Soil Health Test Than a Shovel?
- A review of numerous soil health tests.
- Gasch Is There a Better Soil Health Test Than a Shovel? (notes)
- Notes from Caley Gasch's presentation.
- Goos Dr. Goos Greatest Hits
- An overview of 40 years of research, including nitrogen and water management in western ND, urease and nitrification, small-grain N, phosphorus and chloride fertility, iron deficiency chlorosis and soybean N fixation.
- Hodgson Insect Invasion Defoliation, Sampling, and Thresholds
- Row crop insect complex and management.
- Hodgson Insect Invasion Defoliation, Sampling, and Thresholds (notes)
- Notes from Dr. Hodgson's presentation.
- Jensen Top Five Ways to Cut Farm Expenses
- Strategies to reduce farm expenses.
- Markell Soybean Stem Diseases
- Results of a NDSU field survey on soybean and stem diseases, including management strategies.
- (Markell) Converting SCN Races to HG Types
- Recommended resource.
- (Markell) Fungicide Efficacy for Control of Soybean Seedling Diseases
- Recommended resource.
- (Markell) Understanding SCN HG Types and Races
- Recommended resource.
- Miao Management Zones and Remote Sensing for PNM
- Development of field management zones; research on active and passive sensors for crop and crop nutrient management.
- Nafziger When the Growing Season Ends Before the Crop is Mature
- How late pollination and cool temperatures affect grain development and quality.
- Olson Trade Tariff and Crop Market Outlook
- Current trade and agriculture tariffs.
- Potter European Corn Borer Management
- Potter Neonicitinoid and ECB Management (notes)
- Notes from Dr. Potter's presentation.
- Ransom When the Growing Season Ends Before the Crop is Mature
- Ransom When the Growing Season Ends Before the Crop is Mature (notes)
- Notes from Dr. Ransom's presentation.
- Richman Farm Expenses and Cost Cutting Opportunities
- Reducing farm expenses.
- Wiersma The Harvest That Never Ended
- 2019 harvest
- Brotherson Mental Health First Aid in Farming
- Tools for improving your own resilience, how to spot warning signs of stress, and how to assist farmers in connecting with useful resources.