2025 Advanced Crop Advisers Workshop

AGENDA

Tuesday, Feb. 11

9 a.m. Registration (Atrium) and refreshments (Royale)

9 a.m. Pest Identification Quiz begins (Royale) all day

10 a.m. General Session: Introduction (Royale)

10:10 a.m. General Session: Wheat and Corn Diseases: Familiar Foes and Emerging Threats (Royale)
Andrew Friskop. HRSW diseases were challenging and tar spot was discovered in ND corn in 2024. This session will provide practical solutions for improving wheat disease management and discuss how tar spot will impact corn production in ND and MN. (1.5 CEU-PM)

11:30 a.m. Lunch (Royale)

12:15 p.m. General Session: How to Keep the Farm (Royale)
Jason Fewell. Ag finances are getting tougher as capital has eroded over the past two years. How do top farmers keep their farms profitable despite current market prices? (1.0 CEU-CM)

Participants will be able to attend two of five concurrent sessions during the day.

1:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

• Managing Key Weeds in Wheat (Board)
  Joe Ikley, Brian Jenks, Tom Peters. Learn strategies to control grass weeds and key broadleaf weeds in HRSW while allowing sugarbeet and other crops in the rotation. (1.5 CEU-PM) This session offered twice on Tuesday.
• Bringing K Back to the Conversation (Executive)
  Brady Goettl. Late-season potassium deficiencies showed up in the 2024 soybean crop and soil test potassium levels are at all-time lows. Refocus your efforts on potassium fertility. (1.5 CEU-NM) This session also available on Wednesday.
• Insect and Disease Economic Thresholds and Decision Tools (Directors)
  Anitha Chirumamilla, Andrew Friskop, Janet Knodel, Bob Koch, Sam Markell. Insecticides and fungicides are often applied unnecessarily. Speakers will address the importance of insect and disease thresholds and the tools available for making pesticide application decisions. (1.5 CEU-PM)

3 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

•  Managing Key Weeds in Wheat (Board)
  Joe Ikley, Brian Jenks, Tom Peters. Learn strategies to control grass weeds and key broadleaf weeds in HRSW while allowing sugarbeet and other crops in the rotation. (1.5 CEU-PM) This session offered twice on Tuesday.
•  The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Pesticide Pre-Mixtures (Executive)
  Bob Koch, Jeff Stachler. Many pesticides are sold as pre-mixtures which are convenient from a packaging standpoint and helpful with compatibility. However, the active ingredient concentrations are not always what is needed to control pests. This presentation breaks down these factors and provides key active ingredient rates for certain pests. (1.5 CEU-PM)
• On-Farm Applications of Soil Health Principles (Directors)
  Chandler Gruener, Naeem Kalwar. Meet new additions to the NDSU Soil Health team, discuss the team’s goals, and build upon key soil health principles and practices. (1.5 CEU-SW)

5 p.m. Adjourn

Wednesday, Feb. 12

7:30 a.m. Breakfast (Royale) and registration (Atrium) 

7:30 a.m. Pest Identification Quiz continues(Royale) all day

8 a.m. General Session: 2024: A Cornucopia of Soybean Diseases (Royale)
Wade Webster. Nearly every soybean disease could be found in this region in 2024 and some newer diseases have expanded their geography. This session will cover the key soybean disease issues observed in 2024 and how best to manage them. (1.0 CEU-PM)

Participants will be able to attend two of five concurrent sessions during the day. 

9:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions:

• Bringing K Back to the Conversation (Executive)
  Brady Goettl. Late-season potassium deficiencies showed up in the 2024 soybean crop and soil test potassium levels are at all-time lows. Refocus your efforts on potassium fertility. (1.5 CEU-NM) This session also available on Tuesday.
• How Bright is the Future of Dry Bean Production in North Dakota and Minnesota? (Board)
  Greg Endres, Joe Ikley, Sam Markell, Michael Wunsch. As more farmers look for more profitable crops to grow, this session discusses strategies necessary to grow dry beans in our region, with an emphasis on weed and disease management. (1.5 CEU-CM) This session offered twice on Wednesday.
• Navigating Carbon Programs When Not All Carbon is Created Equally (Directors)
  Kirsten Butcher, David Ripplinger. The menu of carbon programs continues to expand. This session covers latest trends and whether enrollment is a hassle or benefit to farmers. (1.5 CEU-SW)

11 a.m. Concurrent Sessions:

• Beginning and Advanced Canola Production (Executive)
  Anitha Chirumamilla, Jason Hanson. Looking to add canola to your cropping system? Learn about changing pest issues and strategies for successful canola production from long-term canola farmers. (1.5 CEU-CM)
• How Bright is the Future of Dry Bean Production in North Dakota and Minnesota? (Board)
  Greg Endres, Joe Ikley, Sam Markell, Michael Wunsch. As more farmers look for more profitable crops to grow, this session discusses strategies necessary to grow dry beans in our region, with an emphasis on weed and disease management. (1.5 CEU-CM) This session offered twice on Wednesday.
• Pesticide Applications the Drone Way (Directors)
  Devin Nohl, Rob Proulx. Drone pesticide applications are increasing, but are we ready for this? This session will discuss the pros, cons, and disasters of using drones for pesticide applications and how to properly operate a drone to maximize pest control. (1.5 CEU-CM)

12:30 p.m. Lunch (Royale)

1:30 p.m. Review Pest Identification Specimens and Announce Awards (Royale) (0.5 CEU-PM)

2 p.m.  Workshop Ends