MSU 2008 Crop Diagnostic School

Friday, July 18

School Description

The MSU Crop Diagnostic School offers you an opportunity to hone your field decision making and problem solving skills as you interact with MSU Extension Specialists in small groups while participating in hands-on field activities.

School Details

This one-day event is open to everyone involved in production agriculture.
The program will be held on July 18, 2008 at the Plant Pathology Research Center at Michigan State University’s south campus see attached map
Registration is at 8:30 am with the program being held from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm
Approval is pending for Pesticide Applicator credits and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) CEUs

Registration Details

Enrollment is limited to the first 150 participants, so pre-registration is required.
The cost is $125 per person and includes lunch, handouts, and other instructional materials.
Pre-Register below via e-mail or fax.
Contact Sandie Litchfield at litchfi9@msu.edu or (517) 355-0271 ext. 1104 if you have problems registering.

Agenda

Nutrient Sampling Techniques

Darryl Warncke & Tim Boring, Soil Scientists

Learn how to properly collect plant tissue samples for nutrient analysis, evaluate foliar fertilizer injury and develop economic nitrogen and potassium recommendations.

Western Corn Rootworm

Chris DiFonzo, Entomologist

Rate corn roots from plots treated with various corn rootworm control tactics including new biotech traits. Discuss the implications and limitations from these strategies and damage ratings.

Fungicidal Seed Treatments

Diane Brown-Rytlewski, Pathologis

Evaluate and compare six different fungicidal soybean seed treatments. Diagnose common seed and seedling diseases.

Bioenergy Crops 101

Kurt Thelen, Agronomist

Participants will identify potential bioenergy crops for Michigan and rank them based on several factors.

Herbicide Issues

Wesley Everman, Steve Gower & Christy Sprague, Weed Scientists

Diagnose and solve problems that occur commonly from herbicide applications in Michigan cropping systems.

Directions to the Plant Pathology Research Center

From US-127

Take the Jolly Rd. exit (exit 11) to the stop light.
Turn left on Dunckel Rd. to Collins Rd.
Turn right on Collins Rd. to Jolly Rd.
Turn left on Jolly Rd. to College Rd.
Turn left on College Rd. to the Plant Pathology Research Center (*) on the left.

From Other Areas

From Detroit: I-96 west to US-127 north to the Jolly Rd. exit.
From Flint: I-69 west to US-127 south to the Jolly Rd. exit.
From Grand Rapids: I-96 east to I-69 east to US-127 south to the Jolly Rd. exit.
From the North: US-27 south to US-127 south to the Jolly Rd. exit.
From the South: I-69 north to I-96 east to US-127 north or simply 127 north to the Jolly Rd. exit.