Welcome to the second in a series of IPM Podcasts for Field Crops – this Podcast is sponsored by the UMN Extension Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program. Giant ragweed seedlings. Photo: Lisa Behnken Our goal with these Podcasts is to alert Growers, Ag Professionals and Educators about emerging pest concerns on Minnesota Field Crops - including corn, soybean, small grains and alfalfa - and offer some useful pest management strategies. This podcast was hosted by Bill Hutchison, Coordinator of the MN IPM Program, Dave Nicolai, Crops Extension Educator & Coordinator for the Extension Institute for Ag Professionals and Ryan Miller Crops Extension Educator based at Rochester, MN. Special thanks to Anthony Hanson, Extension Post-Doctoral Associate in Entomology for the recording technical assistance.