Eileen Cullen, Extension Entomologist
We hope that you will be able to attend the UW-Extension Pest Management Update meetings coming up November 2013. The full schedule with dates, meeting locations, topics and registration contact information were announced in the September 25th issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager. Here is a quick recap. Please register with the host agent at least 1 week prior to the meeting at the location you wish to attend.
Note that the location sequence changes a bit from year to year based on logistics. Be sure to look at the 2013 schedule included with this article when selecting your preferred date and location. Please attend the meeting location at which you registered. Each meeting in the series is a separate county-based event and host agents cannot interchange registrant fees or meal counts.
Four hours of CCA CEU pest management credits are requested and available at each location.
The speakers will be extension specialists Mark Renz, weed scientist, perennial cropping systems; Vince Davis, weed scientist, annual cropping systems; Eileen Cullen, field crop entomologist, and Damon Smith, field crop plant pathologist.
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 |
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Monday |
Marshfield
Marshfield Agricultural Research Station |
Richard Halopka
Clark County Extension |
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Tuesday |
Chippewa Falls
Lake Hallie Eagles Club |
Jerry Clark
Chippewa County Extension |
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Wednesday |
Sparta
Jake’s Northwoods
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Bill Halfman
Monroe County Extension |
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Thursday |
Arlington
Arlington Agricultural Research Station |
George Koepp
Columbia County Extension |
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Monday |
Fond du Lac
University of Wisconsin – Fond du Lac
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Mike Rankin
Fond du Lac County Extension |
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Tuesday |
Green Bay
Rock Garden (at the Comfort Suites Hotel)
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Contact: Kathy DeChamps
Ag & Extension Service Center |
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Wednesday |
Belmont
Belmont Inn & Suites (formerly Baymont Inn)
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Ted Bay
Grant County Extension |
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Thursday |
Janesville
Ramada Inn (formerly America’s Best Value Inn) |
Jim Stute
Rock County Extension |