USU Extension Crops Virtual Field Day

Trainings

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.

Virtual Crop School Agenda

Alfalfa - Tuesday, January 12
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
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
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
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
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