MSU 2007 Crop Diagnostic School

Tuesday, July 10

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.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007at the Plant Pathology Research Center at Michigan State Universityís south campus (see attached map).
Registration is at 8:30 am with the program being held from 9:00 am until 4:00 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 by July 2nd.
The cost is $125 per person and includes lunch, handouts, and other instructional materials.
Pre-Register below via e-mail or fax. Contact Deb Misiak at misiak@msu.edu or (517) 255-0271 ext. 1112 if you have problems registering.

Agenda

Nitrogen Management in Corn

Ron Gehl & Darryl Warncke, Soil Scientists
Learn about the effects of N source and placement relative to N loss.
Calculating N recommendations.

Switchgrass Establishment

Kurt Thelen, Agronomist & Christy Sprague, Weed Scientist
Evaluate seeding strategies including potential herbicide options for establishing stands of switchgrass.

Soybean Insects

Chris DiFonzo, Entomologist
Understand the longevity and impact of seed treatments on soybean insects.

Application Technologies

Helmut Spieser, Ag Engineer, OMAFRA, Ontario & Diane Brown-Rytlewski, Plant Pathologist
Learn how to match spray nozzles, pressure, spray volume and ground speed to effectively apply fungicides and insecticides to your soybeans.

Glyphosate-Resistant Crops

Steve Gower, Diagnostician & David Hillger, Weed Scientist
Diagnose potential issues associated with glyphosate-resistant crops.

Directions to the MSU Crop Diagnostic School

The diagnostic school will be held on July 10 at 8:30 a.m. at the Plant Pathology Research Center at 3751 College Road between Forest and Jolly Roads.

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.