Reminder: Register now for Research Updates

Join us for the 2022 Research Updates for Ag Professionals when University of Minnesota faculty members will share their latest, research-based strategies to deal with today's crop production challenges.

 This year, the Research Updates will be held in person during the first two weeks of January at the following locations:

• Tuesday, January 4 - Southern Research & Outreach Center, Waseca
• Wednesday, January 5 - Rochester International Event Center, Rochester
• Thursday, January 6 - Southwest Research & Outreach Center, Lamberton
• Tuesday, January 11 - West Central Research & Outreach Center, Morris
• Wednesday, January 12 - Willmar Conference Center, Willmar
• Thursday, January 13 - Northwest Research & Outreach Center, Crookston

The program starts each day at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 4:40 p.m. You will be able to earn CEU's for every topic presented that day to maintain your Certified Crop Advisor accreditation. In all locations except Crookston, CCAs can earn up to 3 pest management and 1 nutrient management CEU. In Crookston, two pest management, 1.5 nutrient management and 1 crop management CEUs are being offered.

Topics and speakers

Waseca, Rochester, Lamberton, Willmar and Morris

• Continuing and new challenges in soybean insect management
  Bob Koch, Extension soybean entomologist
• Status and risks for tar spot of corn & updates on management of soybean SDS, white mold and frogeye leaf spot
  Dean Malvick, Extension plant pathologist
• Corn nitrogen rate guidelines for Minnesota: how and why are they regularly updated?
  Dan Kaiser or Fabián Fernández, Extension nutrient management specialists
• Reflections on crop insect management: Ghosts of past, present and future issues
  Ken Ostlie, Extension corn entomologist
• Corn and soybean weed management research update
  Debalin Sarangi, Extension weed scientist

Crookston

• What's new with fertilizer guidelines for northwestern Minnesota?
  Dan Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist
• Nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in a wet year (2020) vs. a dry year (2021)
  Lindsay Pease, Extension nutrient and water management specialist
• Small grains update
  Jochum Wiersma, Extension small grains specialist
• Insects and drought: A dry topic . . . . .
  Ian MacRae, Extension entomologist
• Piecing together the weed management puzzle
  Tom Peters, Extension weed scientist, and Dave Nicolai, Extension educator - crops

Registration

You're encouraged to register online, as registration is now open. The fee is $55 for online registration and $60 at the door. Check or credit card payments will be accepted at the door.

Register online

Questions? Contact Larisa (jenri001@umn.edu) or Jochum (wiers002@umn.edu).