(KWNO)-Winona area farmers are invited to attend a new webinar series this winter from the comfort and convenience of their own farms. The “Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops” webinar series will be an in-depth discussion on some of the key issues and questions around commodity crop production facing Minnesota farmers. The free online program will provide the latest research-based information to help farmers optimize their crop management strategies for the coming year.
Each informal session will only take an hour between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Wednesdays, beginning January 11th and ending March 29th, 2023. The meetings will be held over Zoom, which can be easily accessed via computer, phone, or tablet.
Topics and speakers:
January 11: Forecast for the Season: Weather, Economics, and Supply Chains
Ed Usset, Extension Grain Marketing Economist, and Pete Boulay, Assistant State Climatologist, DNR
January 18: What’s bugging my corn? An outlook on corn rootworm and more
Anthony Hanson, Extension Educator-IPM, and other IPM specialists
January 25: Climate factors and nitrogen management
Dan Kaiser, Extension Nutrient Management Specialist, and Brad Carlson, Extension Educator-Water Resources
February 1: Semi-Dwarf corn and SCN breeding efforts
Rex Bernardo, Professor and Endowed Chair, Corn Breeding and Genetics, and Aaron Lorentz, Associate Professor, Soybean Breeding and Genetics
February 8: Are the biologicals in corn and soybeans logical?
Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist, and Dan Kaiser, Extension Nutrient Management Specialist
February 15: Weed management in the era of increasing herbicide resistance
Debalin Sarangi, Extension Weed Management Specialist
February 22: “Can I take an N credit?” and other cover crop FAQs
Anna Cates, State Soil Health Specialist, and Matt Ruark, Extension Soil Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
March 1: Expanding your rotation with small grains
Jochum Wiersma, Extension Small Grain Specialist
March 8: Corn Tar Spot: Distribution, Development, and Management
Dean Malvick, Extension Plant Pathologist, and Darcy Telenko, Extension Field Crop Pathologist, Purdue University
March 15: Alfalfa weevil and other alfalfa management challenges
Craig Shaeffer, Extension Forage Agronomist, and Anthony Hanson, Extension Educator-IPM
March 22: Soybean Pests – What’s up with the new and old…are they a big deal?
Bob Koch, Extension Entomologist
March 29: Get your planters ready.
Extension researchers, educators, and agronomists
For additional information and to register, please visit https://z.umn.edu/strategic-farming. Participation is free thanks to the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council’s generous sponsorship. Are you unable to attend one of the sessions? Not a problem, as all of the sessions will be recorded and posted to watch later at your convenience.
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