Advanced Crop Advisors Workshop - February 7-8, 2023

The Advanced Crop Advisors Workshop agenda has been set. With registration capped at 150 attendees, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

When: February 7 (10:15 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.) & 8 (7:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.), 2023

Where: Fargo Holiday Inn (1-29 & 13th Ave S); 3803 13th Ave S; Fargo, ND 58103

Cost: $150 for both days, and $100 for one day (choose to attend either Feb. 7 or Feb. 8)

Visit the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center website for more information and to register.

Up to 9 continuing education units (CEUs) will be offered when attending both days. 

General session topics & speakers

2023 Market Expectations & Cash Flow. Randy Zimmerman, West Central Ag Services; Ulen, MN

    This session will review 2023 crop price outlook, grain marketing strategies, projected cash flows and  breakeven for area crops. (1 CM CEU)

 

Football to Field. Kevin Hollands Centrol Crop Consulting: Fisher, MN & Dr. Sam Markell, North Dakota State University; Fargo, ND.

    Former NDSU Bison football players will share how their gridiron experiences positively shaped their profession as crop advisers. (0.5 PD CEU)

Concurrent session topics & speakers (choose 1 from each group) 

Day 1, Session 1 (choose 1)

The War Against Weeds: Silver Bullets are for Werewolves. Drs. Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension weeds specialist & Sarah Lancaster, Kansas State University Extension weeds specialist.

    Every year weed scientists receive a multitude of questions related to weeds, herbicides and everything else under the sun. This session will go into detail about some of the more common questions from 2022. (1.5 PM CEU)

Conversations Recapping the 2022 Growing Season. Jodi Boe, AGVISE, Darren Dunham, Centrol Crop Consulting, Maxbass, ND, Greg Endres, NDSU Extension and Henry Steinberger, BASF.   

    All crop seasons are unique, including 2022. Selected crop advisers will briefly share some of their unique crop experiences from the past year. The greatest value of the session will be the dialogue from the audience. (0.5 CM, 0.5 PM & 0.5 NM CEUs)

Key Agronomic and Bird Predation Considerations for Sunflower and (Hybrid) Winter Rye Production. Drs. Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension; Page Klug, USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services, Fargo and Jochum Wiersma, UMN Extension. 

    Global grain markets and local distilleries have led more producers to consider adding sunflower or rye to their cropping system. This session will provide the top agronomic considerations to raise successful crops and tips for how to keep birds from stealing your yield. (1 CM & 0.5 PM CEUs)

Day 1, Session 2 (choose 1)

The War Against Weeds: Silver Bullets are for Werewolves. Drs. Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension weeds specialist & Sarah Lancaster, Kansas State University Extension weeds specialist.

    Every year weed scientists receive a multitude of questions related to weeds, herbicides and everything else under the sun. This session will go into detail about some of the more common questions from 2022. (1.5 PM CEU)

Timing & Placement of N and P. Dr. Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension nutrient management specialist.        Nitrogen and phosphorus are important for profitable yield of regional crops. This session will detail the science behind timing and placement of both of these nutrients in the context of needs of major crops in the area. (1.5 NM CEU)

How to Handle Tense or Uncomfortable Interactions that Result from Farm Stress. Dr. Sean Brotherson, NDSU Extension and Becky Kopp Dunham,Together Consulting Group, Fargo, ND.

    Stress levels may increase due to inflation, supply chain issues affecting input prices, global affairs affecting grain prices, a month’s delay in planting, etc. These and other factors outside of farmers’ control exacerbate the challenges of an already stressful profession. Learn helpful (and less helpful) ways of addressing scenarios that may be encountered working with farmers. (1.5 PD CEU)

Day 2 Session 1 (choose 1)

Soil Conservation – Can We Productively Reduce Tillage on Challenging Soils and Environments? Brad Brummond, NDSU Extension; Jay Gudajtes, Farmer, Warsaw, ND and Jodi DeJong-Hughes, UMN Extension, Willmar, MN.

    Discussion will be focused on research and farm experience with reduced tillage in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota soils that traditionally have been tilled. (1.5 S&W CEU)

Conversations Recapping the 2022 Growing Season. Jodi Boe, AGVISE, Darren Dunham, Centrol Crop Consulting, Maxbass, ND, Greg Endres, NDSU Extension and Henry Steinberger, BASF.   

    All crop seasons are unique, including 2022. Selected crop advisers will briefly share some of their unique crop experiences from the past year. The greatest value of the session will be the dialogue from the audience. (0.5 CM, 0.5 PM & 0.5 NM CEUs) 

Biology and Management of Insect Pests in Wheat. Drs. Janet Knodel, NDSU Extension and Jochum Wiersma, UMN Extension. 

    Over the past couple of years, grasshoppers have caused economic injury in wheat, wheat stem sawfly has established itself in northwest Minnesota, and small grains cover crops have led to renewed worries about Hessian fly threatening small grains cash crops. This session will cover biology and management of these pests and more. (1.5 PM CEU)

Day 2, Session 2 (choose 1)

Timing & Placement of N and P. Dr. Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension nutrient management specialist.        Nitrogen and phosphorus are important for profitable yield of regional crops. This session will detail the science behind timing and placement of both of these nutrients in the context of needs of major crops in the area. (1.5 NM CEU)

Acid and Compacted Soils. John Breker, AGVISE; Ryan Buetow, NDSU and Jodi DeJong-Hughes, UMN Extension. This session will focus on two important soil management issues. 1) Soil acidity in North Dakota generally has risen the most in longterm, no-till fields, though it has also been observed in conventional tillage. Liming will be an important strategy into the future. 2) Soil susceptibility to compaction and strategies for alleviation. (1.5 S&W CEU)

Managing IDC and Breeding for IDC and SCN Tolerance in Soybean. Drs. Jay Goos, Emeritus @ NDSU Extension and Carrie Miranda, NDSU soybean breeder.

    Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) is a perennial problem in calcareous and poorly-drained soils. Since its arrival in Minnesota and North Dakota, soybean cyst nematode (SCN) has also stolen soybean bushels. Learn about the latest concepts with regard to managing IDC, and the opportunities and challenges of developing soybean varieties more resistant to IDC and SCN. (1 CM & 0.5 NM CEU)

Day 2, Session 3 (choose 1)

Soil Conservation – Can We Productively Reduce Tillage on Challenging Soils and Environments? Brad Brummond, NDSU Extension; Jay Gudajtes, Farmer, Warsaw, ND and Jodi DeJong-Hughes, UMN Extension, Willmar, MN.

    Discussion will be focused on research and farm experience with reduced tillage in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota soils that traditionally have been tilled. (1.5 S&W CEU)

Managing IDC and Breeding for IDC and SCN Tolerance in Soybean. Drs. Jay Goos, Emeritus @ NDSU Extension and Carrie Miranda, NDSU soybean breeder.

    Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) is a perennial problem in calcareous and poorly-drained soils. Since its arrival in Minnesota and North Dakota, soybean cyst nematode (SCN) has also stolen soybean bushels. Learn about the latest concepts with regard to managing IDC, and the opportunities and challenges of developing soybean varieties more resistant to IDC and SCN. (1 CM & 0.5 NM CEU)

Biology and Management of New(ish) Pests of Soybean and Corn. Dr. Robert Koch and Bruce Potter, NDSU Extension specialists. 

    In recent years, soybean gall midge has been found in Minnesota and North Dakota, a new leafminer has been found in Minnesota soybean, and corn rootworm has moved into North Dakota. This session will cover how the larger cropping system affects these pests and how best to scout or monitor for these pests and determine when treatment is warranted. (1.5 PM CEU)