The 2024 K-State Crop Pest Management Schools will be held November 19-20.

Posted by STACY CAMPBELL
Cottonwood Extension

K-State Research and Extension and the Northwest/North Central districts will host two crop pest management schools in mid-November.

The first will be Nov. 19 in Beloit at the Beloit Methodist Church and the second will be Nov. 20 in Daytona at the United Methodist Church.

Both events will begin at 7:45 a.m. with registration and end at 5:00 p.m.

Join us in person to learn how to combat the latest pests – weeds, insects and diseases – affecting all crops in central and western Kansas!

Schedule of events:

7:45 Registration 8:05 Welcome 8:15 Western Kansas Weed Research Update – Jeremy Kouame, Hays Weed Specialist 9:10 Row Crop Diseases That Should Be on Your Radar – Rodrigo Onofre, Row Crop Pathologist 10: 05 Break 10:20 New Corn Disease That Should Be on Your Radar – Anthony Zukoff, Entomologist, Garden City 11:15 Insect Outlook for 2025 – Anthony Zukoff 12:10 Lunch 12:50 Drones in Agronomic Pest Management – Deepak Joshi , Precision Ag Specialist 1:45 The Recipe for Successful Tank Mixing – Sarah Lancaster, Weed Control Specialist 2:40 Break 2:55 Wheat Diseases to Watch for Next Spring – Jeanne Falk Jones, Craig Dinkel, Sandra Wick 3 :50 Kansas Rules (Core Hour) – Kansas Department of Ag 4:45 Questions/Postponement

Commercial applicators will receive 1 core hour and 7 hours for 1A certified by the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) will also receive 8 pest management credits.

These schools will also be an excellent educational opportunity for manufacturers.

The cost to attend is $50 if you register by November 11; after this date the fee will be $75. To register, go to https://www.wkrec.org/events/crop-pest-management-school.html.

You can also scan the QR code below. If you check in at the door, cash and checks will be accepted. We are unable to accept credit/debit cards at the entrance. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held online at a later date.

For questions, contact Jeanne Falk-Jones, Multi-County Agronomist, at 785-462-6281 or Sandra Wick, Post Rock County Crop Agent, at 785-282-6823.

Stacy Campbell is a Crop Extension Agent for the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis counties) for K-State Research and Extension. You can contact him by email (email protected) or by phone at 785-628-9430.