Midsummer Crop Diagnostic Clinics Offered near Mead

Agribusiness professionals and crop producers will take a close-up look at field conditions, research and techniques at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's midsummer Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics July 15-16.

The UNL Extension clinics begin each day with 7:30 a.m. registration at the Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead and start at 8 a.m. Participants will meet at the August N. Christenson Research and Education Building.

Participants can attend one or both of the clinics as subject matter will be different each day.

The July 15 clinic topics include: Corn Growth & Development - Who Cares?; Improving Nutrient Management; Irrigation Management; Web Soil Survey; Nitrogen Management Calculator; Soil Test Website; and Wheat - Relay Cropping - Double Crops – Forages.

The July 15 session features Bob Nielsen, a corn specialist at Purdue University and Nebraska native. Nielsen will help participants obtain a good understanding of normal corn growth and development. This information will help participants more clearly identify the symptoms of stress and interpret the potential effects of stress on yield.

The July 16 clinic topics include: Crop Production Jeopardy; Crop Scene Investigation (CSI Nebraska) - The Art & Science of Crop Diagnostics; Liquid Pesticide Application Technology; Nebraska’s Potential Biofuels Crops; Nematodes of Corn and Soybeans; and Resistance Management of Weeds and Insects. Participants will also get to see the new soybean cyst nematode containment facility.

6.5 Certified Crop Adviser credits have been applied for and are pending approval for each clinic.

Presenters include UNL faculty and private industry agronomists.

Early registration is recommended to reserve a seat and resource materials. Register one week in advance and the fee is $140 per workshop. After that, the fee is $190. Save even more...attend both July 15 & 16 CMDC for $250 when you register by one week in advance. After that date, the 2-day fee is $300.

For more information or to register, contact the ARDC CMDC Programs, 1071 County Road G, Ithaca, NE 68033, call (800) 529-8030, fax (402) 624-8010, e-mail cdunbar2@unl.edu or visit the Web at http://ardc.unl.edu/training.shtml.

Download the brochure at: http://ardc.unl.edu/2008CMDCPublicBrochure.pdf.

A late season Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic will be held on Aug. 20. Topics include: Alfalfa Management - Establishment, Diseases, Insects; Corn Diseases; Mobile Plant Diagnostic Clinic Lab – Diagnostics; Precision Agriculture and Nutrient Management Report Card; and Troublesome Weeds; and Troubleshooting Plant-to-Plant Variability in Corn.

Nine Certified Crop Adviser credits have been applied for and are pending for this clinic.

Cost for this clinic is $140 for those registering one week in advance and $190 after.

UNL Extension is in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.