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Training

Nebraska Extension Crop Scout Training for Pest Managers

Date:
Time:
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center (formerly the ARDC) near Mead,
1071 County Road G
Ithaca NE 68404
Directions: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/enre/enrec-map-and-directions/
Contact:
Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator, (402) 624-8030, kglewen1@unl.edu
Industry representatives and corn and soybean growers wanting to learn how to better manage corn and soybean pests should plan to attend the Nebraska Extension Crop Scout Training for Pest Managers program March 13.

The training provides in-depth and detailed information from university specialists.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the workshop is from 9 a.m-5 p.m. at the University of Nebraska’s Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center near Mead.

Cost for this training is $165 which includes a resource book. Or for participants attending the training only (no resource book) the fee is $50. Fees include lunch, refreshment breaks, workshop materials and instruction manual. Registrants should preregister to reserve their seat and to ensure workshop materials are available the day of the training session. Updated reference materials are included in this year’s take- home instruction manual.

Topics include: factors influencing the growth and development of corn and soybeans; corn and soybean insect management; weed control management; identifying weeds - plant morphology; using a key to identify weed seedlings; and crop diseases and quiz.

Certified Crop Advisor continuing education credits are available with 6 in pest management, 1 in crop management and .5 in fertility/nutrient management.

Register online at: https://enrec.unl.edu/crop. For more information, contact Nebraska Extension at (402) 624-8030, (800) 529-8030, or e-mail Keith Glewen at kglewen1@unl.edu. Download the flyer at: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/enre/2018CropScoutTraining-MarchFlyer.pdf.


Extension is in the university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

https://enrec.unl.edu/crop

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