Mar 6, 2018 - 3:30 PM Wrap-up and adjourn. Agenda (times listed are EST). 8:30 AM Registration and. Coffee. 9:00 AM Welc
2018 Michiana Irrigated Corn and Soybean Workshop Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Name: ___________________________ Address: ________________________ _________________________________ City: ____________________________ State: ________
Zip: _____________
Names of additional participants: _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Number of registrants
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X $15 per person TOTAL Enclosed
$ ____________
Credit card payments cannot be accepted. Make checks payable to:
Purdue Extension Ed Fund Mail completed form and check or register by phone by Feb. 26. Purdue Extension – LaGrange County 114 W. Michigan St., Suite 10 LaGrange, IN 46761 Phone: (260) 499-6334
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Registration
The Michiana Irrigated Corn and Soybean Workshop is sponsored by:
Michigan State University and Purdue University are affirmativeaction, equal-opportunity employers. MSU and Purdue Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation and marital status, family status or veteran status.
Michiana Irrigated Corn and Soybean Production Workshop Tuesday, March 6, 2018 8:30 AM—3:30 PM
Blue Gate Restaurant Shipshewana, Indiana
Agenda (times listed are EST)
12:30 PM Lunch
8:30 AM Registration and Coffee
1:40 PM Hitting the “Bullseye” with Irrigated Corn — Dr. Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist, University of Wisconsin
9:00 AM Welcome and Introduction — Mark Seamon, Natalie Rector and Aly Wells 9:15 AM Managing Soybean Cyst Nematodes (SCN): The Iowa Experience and What It Means for You—Dr. Greg Tylka, Nematologist, Iowa State University 10:45 AM Break 11:00 AM Practical and Profitable Recommendations for Applying Irrigation Water to Soybeans — Lyndon Kelley , MSU/ Purdue Extension Irrigation Educator and Steve Miller, MSU Ag Engineer 11:30 AM New Rules for Dicamba Application (Required 2018 Regulatory Topic for Private and Commercial Applicators) — Dr. Bill Johnson, Weed Science Specialist, Purdue University
2:40 PM Insect Pest Management Considerations for 2018 — John Obermeyer, Field Crops Entomologist, Purdue University 3:10 PM Nitrogen Management Strategies for Irrigated Corn Production—Opportunities and Risks — Bruce MacKellar, Field Crops Educator, MSU Extension and Lyndon Kelley 3:30 PM Wrap-up and adjourn
Pesticide applicator and certified crop advisor recertification credits will be available.
Participants will learn about the latest university recommendations for managing irrigated corn and soybeans. The Michigan Soybean Checkoff, the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan, the Indiana Soybean Alliance and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council are covering most of the program costs. However, there is a $15.00 per person registration fee and pre-registration is requested by Monday, February 26 to ensure an accurate count for lunch and materials. Please send the enclosed registration form with a check payable to Purdue Extension Ed Fund to Purdue Extension, 114 West Michigan Street, Suite 10, LaGrange, IN 46761. Call (260) 4996334 if you have any questions.
