Crop Pest Management School

2023 Crop Pest Management Schools

The Crop Pest Management Schools are for commercial applicators, farmers and certified crop advisors.

If you questions, please call the office at 785-462-6281 or email Jeanne at jfalkjones@k-state.edu

Schedule

December 5, 2023 - Colby, KS

2227 S Range Ave, Colby, KS (City Limits Convention Center)

December 6, 2023 - Russell, KS

510 S Front St, Russell, KS (Elks Lodge)

The program will run from 8:00 to 5:00.

Registration and Payment

Cost to attend:

$50 - if registered by November 27

$75 - if registered after November 27 and at the door

Online registration has closed.

If you are planning to attend, please email Jeanne at jfalkjones@ksu.edu or call at 785-462-6281 to reserve your spot. You can pay at the K-State Northwest Research and Extension Center before the meeting or you can pay at the door on the day of the school.

No refunds will be given.

Continuing Education Credits

1A Commercial Applicator: 7 credits and 1 core hr

Certified Crop Advisor (CCA): 8 pest management credits

These credits have been approved.

Schedule:

7:45-8:05	Registration & Welcome
8:15	Weather Influences on Herbicides Chip Redmond, K-State Climatologist and Mesonet Manager
9:10	Herbicide Application Technology Update Dr. Ajay Sharda, K-State Agriculture Engineer
10:05	Break
10:20	Emerging Diseases in Corn and Soybeans - including Tar Spot in Corn and Sudden Death Syndrom in Soybeans Dr. Maira Duffeck, Oklahoma State Plant Pathologist
11:15	Controlling Palmer amaranth update in Row Crops Dr. Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Scientist
12:10	Lunch
12:50	What You Need to Know About Adjuvants Dr. Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Scientist; Jay Wisby, K-State Central Kansas Extension District Crops Agent; K-State Weed Science Graduate Students
1:45	Wheat Diseases that are Problematic in Central and Western Kansas Jeanne Falk Jones, K-State Multi-County Agronomist; Craig Dinkle, K-State Midway District Crop Production Agent; K-State Wheat Pathology Team
2:40	Break
2:55	Insects to Be On the Lookout For in 2024 Anthony Zukoff, K-State Entomologist; Jeff Whitworth, K-State Entomologist
3:50	Kansas Regulation (Core Hour) Representative from Kansas Department of Agriculture
4:45	Questions
5:00	Adjourn

If you have questions, please contact:

Jeanne Falk Jones, K-State Multi-County Agronomist

(785) 462-6281 or jfalkjones@k-state.edu

Craig Dinkel, K-State Midway District Extension Agent

(785) 483-3157 or cadinkel@ksu.edu

Kelsi Wertz, K-State Golden Prairie Extension Agent

785-673-4805 or kjwertz@ksu.edu

Stacy Campbell, K-State Cottonwood District Extension Agent

785-628-9430 or scampbel@ksu.edu

Aaron Hyland, K-State Rawlins County Extension Agent

(785) 626-3192 or ahyland1@ksu.edu

Cody Miller, K-State Phillips-Rooks Extension Agent

(785) 543-6845 or codym@ksu.edu

Lacey Noterman, K-State Walnut Creek Extension District Agent

785-798-3921 or lnote@ksu.edu

Keith VanSkike, K-State Twin Creeks District Agent

785-877-5755 or kvan@ksu.edu

Sandra Wick, K-State Post Rock Extension District Agent

(785) 282-6823 or swick@ksu.edu

K-State Research and Extension

Northwest Research-Extension Center