USU Extension Crops Virtual Crop School 2020
Virtual Crop Schools
When: Every Tuesday Night from 6:30 - 8:30 PM between January 12 - February 9, 2021
Where: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed to you)
Cost: FREE
Registration: Click here to register for any of the 5 sessions
Five pesticide use CEU credits will be offered. Check-in and verification will be required.
Session Topics Include:
- Alfalfa (2 CEUs)
- Corn (1 CEU)
- Small Grains (1 CEU)
- Alternative Crops
- Pasture / other hay (1 CEU)
Virtual Crop School Agenda
Alfalfa - Tuesday, January 12 |
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| Moderator – Cody Zesiger | ||
| 6:30 - 6:35 pm | Cody Zesiger | Welcome |
| 6:35 - 6:50 pm | Ryan Larsen | Alfalfa Economic Outlook / Market Tips For Increasing Profit |
| 6:50 - 7:10 pm | Corey Ransom | Alfalfa Weed Management |
| 7:10 - 7:15 pm | Cody Zesiger | Alfalfa Cooperator Highlights / Announcements |
| 7:15 - 7:30 pm | Matt Yost | Irrigation Research Highlights |
| 7:30 - 7:50 pm | Steven Price | Pests (Weevil, Aphid, And Grasshoppers) |
| 7:50 - 7:55 pm | Mark Nelson | Ground Squirrel Control Tips |
| 7:55 - 8:00 pm | Earl Creech | Vole Control Tips |
| 8:00 - 8:10 pm | Nicki Frey | Gopher Control Tips |
| 8:10 - 8:30 pm | Steve/Mark/Earl/Nicki | Ask The Experts: Pest And Rodent Control |
| 8:30 - 8:35 pm | Closing Remarks, Evaluations, and Quiz | |
Corn - Tuesday, January 19 |
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| Moderator – Kalen Taylor | ||
| 6:30 - 6:35 pm | Kalen Taylor | Welcome |
| 6:35 - 6:55 pm | Cody Barnes | Corn Insect Pests - Spidermites |
| 6:55 - 7:15 pm | Earl Creech | Corn Weed Control |
| 7:15 - 7:20 pm | Kaylen Taylor | Corn Cooperator Highlights / Announcements |
| 7:20 - 7:30 pm | Merril West | Grower Experience With Reduced Tillage |
| 7:30 - 7:45 pm | Boyd Kitchen | Elk / Deer Damage To Corn |
| 7:45 - 8:00 pm | Rhonda Miller | Manure / Compost Management |
| 8:00 - 8:15 pm | Matt Yost | Corn Water Optimization Updates |
| 8:15 - 8:30 pm | Niel Allen | Irrigation Research Updates |
| 8:30 - 8:35 pm | Closing Remarks, Evaluations, and Quiz | |
Small Grains - Tuesday, January 26 |
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| Moderator – Reagen Wyteslucy | ||
| 6:30 - 6:35 pm | Reagen Wyteslucy | Welcome |
| 6:35 - 6:55 pm | Earl Creech | Seed Selection And Planting |
| 6:55 - 7:15 pm | Grant Cardon | Soil Fertility And Health |
| 7:15 - 7:20 pm | Reagen Wyteslucy | Small Grain Cooperator Highlights / Announcements |
| 7:20 - 7:40 pm | Corey Ransom | Weed Management For Small Grains |
| 7:40 - 7:55 pm | Mckay Morgan | Grower Experience With Optimal Small Grain Forage Production |
| 7:55 - 8:05 pm | Matt Palmer | Performance Of Various Cover Crops |
| 8:05 - 8:15 pm | Matt Palmer / Jacob Hadfield Cody Zesiger/ Matt Yost / Earl Creech |
Ask The Experts: All Things Cover Crops! |
| 8:15 - 8:30 pm | Anastasia Thayer Hassett | Economic / Drought Outlook |
| 8:30 - 8:35 pm | Closing Remarks, Evaluations, and Quiz | |
Alternative Crops - Tuesday, February 2 |
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| Moderator – Randall Violett | ||
| 6:30 - 6:35 pm | Randall Violett | Welcome |
| 6:35 - 6:50 pm | Ryan Larsen | Investing In Alternative Crops |
| 6:50 - 7:10 pm | Michael Bouck Orson Boyce Curtis Marble |
Panel Discussion: Alternative Crop Seed Production |
| 7:10 - 7:15 pm | Randall Violett | Alternative Crop Cooperator Highlights / Announcements |
| 7:15 - 7:25 pm | Michael Pace | Safflower / Mustard / And Flax Research Highlights |
| 7:25 - 7:35 pm | Randall Violett | Other Alternative Oilseeds |
| 7:35 - 7:50 pm | Mike / Randall / Earl Clark / Jacob |
Ask The Experts: All Things Oilseeds! |
| 7:50 - 8:15 pm | Earl Creech | Best Practices For Alternative Forages (Teff / Sorghum Sudangrass) |
| 8:15 - 8:30 pm | Matt Yost | Hemp Field Research |
| 8:30 - 8:35 pm | Closing Remarks, Evaluations, and Quiz | |
Pasture / Other Hay - Tuesday, February 9 |
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| Moderator – Jacob Hadfield | ||
| 6:30 - 6:35 pm | Jacob Hadfield | Welcome |
| 6:35 - 6:55 pm | Michael Bouck | Pasture Species Selection |
| 6:55 - 7:15 pm | Corey Ransom | Weed Management Using IPM Techniques |
| 7:15 - 7:20 pm | Jacob Hadfield | Pasture Crop Cooperator Highlights / Announcements |
| 7:20 - 7:35 pm | Niel Allen | Pasture Irrigation Research Updates |
| 7:35 - 8:00 pm | Earl Creech | Best Practices For Grass Hay And Pasture |
| 8:00 - 8:10 pm | Kevin Heaton | Interseeding Legumes |
| 8:10 - 8:30 pm | Greg Abbot | Grasshopper Outlook |
| 8:30 - 8:35 pm | Closing Remarks, Evaluations, and Quiz | |