7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
by Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association
Welcome, housekeeping and registration
8:05 – 8:55 a.m.
by ProValue Insurance
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ProValue Insurance
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Credit: 1A
A review of the application, record keeping and training procedures in place to identify whether or not your program is actually meeting the requirements.
8:55 – 9:45 a.m.
by Eric Hanson
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Land O'Lakes
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Credit: 1A
There are many different options when selecting adjuvants. The goal of this presentation is to sort out the different types of adjuvants, what specific job they do, and how to select the right type of adjuvant based on the pesticide to be applied, weather conditions and weed spectrum.
Eric Hanson spent the first 9 years of his career as a Crop Consultant in SW Kansas before moving to Michigan to become a retail agronomist for a large Cooperative for 3 years. He was hired by Land O’Lakes in 2008 as a first a partnered Croplan Genetics DSM, before moving back to Kansas as part of their Agronomy Production Specialist program. From there he progressed to a role as a WinField Seed and Agronomy Advisor before being selected as Regional Agronomist in 2013. Eric is now an agronomist working as a Market Development Specialist in Kansas.
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
10:45 – 11:35 a.m.
by Dr. Raymond Cloyd
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Kansas State University
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Credit: 1A
Raymond will discuss the concepts of resistance and how resistance develops in insect and mite pest populations. He will then address resistance management strategies that can be implemented to delay resistance developing in insect and mite pest populations to insecticides and miticides.
Dr. Raymond A. Cloyd has an extension and research appointment at KSU. His research and extension program involved pest management/plant protection in greenhouses, nurseries, landscapes, turfgrass, conservatories, interiorscapes, Christmas trees, and vegetables and fruits. Dr. Cloyd is an extension specialist in horticultural entomology for the state of Kansas with a major clientele that includes homeowners, master gardeners, and professional and commercial operators. He has a Ph.D. in Entomology from Purdue University.
11:35 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.
by Dr. Sarah Ganske
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Kansas State University
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Credit: 1A
Dr. Ganske will be discussing her research on See & Spray technology. This includes 1 year of filed date from four on-farm locations comparing broadcast, single-tank targeting ,and dual tank applications.
Sarah (Lancaster) Ganske, PhD is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at the KSU Agronomy Department. She was raised on an integrated crop and livestock farm in east central Missouri and holds degrees from the University of Missouri, North Carolina State University, and Texas A&M University.
12:25 – 1:30 p.m.
1:30 – 2:20 p.m.
by Katie Strathman
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BASF
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Credit: 1A
This training is a discussion on herbicide site of action and herbicide applications under varying conditions.
Katie Strathman is the Technical Service Representative in eastern and central Kansas for BASF. Prior to her current role, Katie worked for BASF at the BASF Midwest research farm in Seymour, IL where she oversaw the technical marketing research trials. Katie holds two degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy-Farm Business Management with a minor in entomology and a Master of Science in Agronomy-Crop Production & Physiology, both from Iowa State University. Having grown up on a corn and soybean farm in northwest Iowa, Katie has roots in agriculture. She currently resides in northeast Kansas where, when her schedule permits, she is also a stand-in farmhand for her husband and his family.
2:20 – 3:10 p.m.
by Dr. Jeff Whitworth
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Kansas State University
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Credit: 1A
Attendees will improve their ability to identify currently active pests in corn, soybeans, grain sorghum, cotton, sunflowers, and alfalfa. Management recommendations for the organisms will also be discussed.
Dr. Whitworth is a professor and Extension specialist for Entomology. He has 40+ years of experience in identifying and managing insect pests.
3:10 – 4:10 p.m.
4:10 – 5:00 p.m.
by Dr. Logan Simon
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Kansas State University
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Credit: 1A
Each year, Kansas crops face infection by numerous fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases. Accurate identification is essential for effective control. This session will discuss identification of key foliar/floral diseases of primary Kansas crops as well as considerations for effective fungicide applications.
Logan Simon is an Assistant Professor and Southwest Area Agronomist based at the Kansas State University Southwest Research-Extension Center near Garden City, KS and serves the 26 counties of southwestern Kansas. Research focuses include cropping systems management in primary dryland and irrigated crops (wheat, sorghum, corn, cotton, soybeans, sunflowers, canola, and alfalfa) to sustain economic growth in the region despite limited or diminishing water resources.
5:00 – 5:50 p.m.
by Kansas Dept. of Agriculture
