Eileen Cullen, Extension Entomologist
We are pleased to announce the schedule and topics for the 2013 Pest Management Update Meetings. See the table with this article for the schedule. Please check the dates and locations and reserve a date on your calendar. Registration details are listed at the top of the schedule. Please pre-register with the host agent so they can make meal reservations. Registration for a particular location is firm. It is not possible for host agents to switch attendees and meal counts between locations on the day of the meeting. Most host agents add an additional “walk-in” fee for those who have not pre-registered.
Topics at the meeting will review the 2013 crop year and provide field and forage crop management updates for 2014. The speakers will be extension specialists, Mark Renz, weed scientist, perennial cropping systems; Vince Davis, weed scientist, annual cropping systems; Damon Smith, field crop plant pathologist; and Eileen Cullen, field crop entomologist.
On behalf of the speakers and host agents, we hope to see you this November at the meetings and wish you a good harvest season in the meantime.
2013 Pest Management Update Topics:
Weed Management: Annual Crops: 1) New herbicide updates 2) Efficacy and fit of pyroxasulfone products 3) Late season weed survey and herbicide resistance in WI update. Perennial Crops: 1) New weeds invading your forage crops 2) Benefits of managing weeds in establishing alfalfa 3) Alfalfa stand removal with herbicides 4) Pest Management Mobile, a new resource for key pesticide information in Wisconsin Agronomic Crops.
Disease Management: 1) New fungicide products in field crops 2) Utility of fungicides in field crops 3) Head scab and other wheat disease updates 4) 2013 soybean diseases in Wisconsin 5) Roundup Ready alfalfa and Aphanomyces euteiches Race 2 resistance.
Insect Management: 1) New insecticide and Bt trait updates 2) Bt corn rootworm resistance and trait stewardship 3) Impact, management and range expansion of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in field crops 4) Seasonal fluctuation and research updates for soybean aphid, Japanese beetle, and western bean cutworm 5) Pest Management Mobile, demo of insecticide and Bt trait features.
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2013 Wisconsin Pest Management Update Meetings The schedule for the Wisconsin Pest Management Update meeting series is listed below. Presentations will include pest management information for Wisconsin field and forage crops. Speakers will include Mark Renz and Vince Davis, weed scientists, Damon Smith, plant pathologist, and Eileen Cullen, entomologist. All meetings will start with check-in registration and coffee at 9:30 a.m. Presentations start promptly at 10 a.m. and will conclude by 3:00 p.m. Four hours of Certified Crop Advisor CEU credits in pest management are requested for each session. The $40 registration fee per participant includes a noon meal and information packet. |
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DATE |
LOCATION |
HOST AGENT |
| Monday, November 11 |
Marshfield Marshfield Agricultural Research Station 2611 Yellowstone Drive Marshfield, WI 54449 |
Richard Halopka Clark County Extension Courthouse Room 104517 Court Street Neillsville, WI 54456 (715) 743-5121 |
| Tuesday November 12 |
Chippewa Falls Lake Hallie Eagles Club 2588 Hallie Road Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 |
Jerry Clark Chippewa County Extension 711 N. Bridge Street Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 (715) 726-7950 |
| Wednesday November 13 |
Sparta Jake’s Northwoods 1132 Angelo Road Sparta, WI 54656 |
Bill Halfman Monroe County Extension 14345 County Hwy B Sparta, WI 54656 (608) 269-8722 |
| Thursday November 14 |
Arlington Arlington Agricultural Research Station Public Events Building N695 Hopkins Road Arlington, WI 53911 |
George Koepp Columbia County Extension 120 W. Conant St., Ste. 201 Portage, WI 53901 (608) 742-9682 |
| Monday November 18 |
Fond du Lac University of Wisconsin – Fond du Lac Rm 113 University Center 400 University DriveFond du Lac, WI 54935 |
Mike Rankin Fond du Lac County Extension227 Admin/Extension Bldg. 400 University Dr. Fond du Lac, WI 54935 (920) 929-3170 |
| Tuesday November 19 |
Green Bay Rock Garden (at the Comfort Suites Hotel) 1951 Bond Street Green Bay, WI 54303 |
Kathy DeChamps Ag & Extension Service Center 1150 Bellevue St Green Bay, WI 54302 (920) 391-4653 |
| Wednesday November 20 |
Belmont Belmont Inn & Suites (formerly Baymont Inn) 103 West Mound View Avenue Belmont, WI 53510 |
Ted Bay Grant County Extension P.O. Box 31 Lancaster, WI 53813 (608) 723-2125 |
| Thursday November 21 |
Janesville Ramada Inn (formerly America’s Best Value Inn) 3900 Milton Avenue Janesville, WI 53546 |
Jim Stute Rock County Extension 51 S. Main Street Janesville, WI 53545 (608) 757-5696 |