UW-River Falls Field Scout Training Class

Bryan Jensen, IPM Program

 

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls, UW-Extension and the Integrated Pest Management Program will co-sponsor the IPM Field Scout Training Class to be held on the UW-River Falls campus, March 19-20, 2008. Topics covered include, pest identification and biology, damage symptoms, economic thresholds and scouting techniques for insects, weeds, plant pathogens, herbicide injury and nutrient deficiency symptoms for corn, alfalfa, soybean and wheat. CCA Credits will be applied for in the areas of pest and nutrient management.

 

Non-student registration fee is $100/person and covers the cost of the training and copies of the Field Crop Scout Training Manual and Ontario Weeds. To register, send a check payable to UW-Extension to Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706. Registration maybe limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.For more information call Bryan Jensen at (608) 263-4073 or email at bmjense1@facstaff.wisc.edu 

 

 

7:45            Registration -outside Rm. 217, Agricultural Sciences Building

8:00            Introduction, Bryan Jensen, Integrated Pest Management Program, UW-Madison

8:15            Grass and Sedge Weed Identification, Dr. Mike Crotser, Department of Plant and Earth Sciences, UW-River Falls

9:30            Annual Broadleaf Weed Identification, Dr. Mike Crotser

10:30         Break

10:45         Biennial and Perennial Weed Identification

11:45         Lunch (on your own)

12:45         Herbicide Mode of Action and Injury Symptoms, Mike Crotser

2:00            Break

2:15            Weed Identification Lab, Greenhouse, Dr. Mike Crotser

4:00            Dinner on your own

5:30            -Soil and Plant Tissue Sampling, -Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms, -Introduction to Nutrient Management, Paul Kivlin, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, UW-Madison

8:15            Quiz

8:45            Adjourn

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Rm. 217, Agricultural Sciences Building

8:00            Introduction to Nutrient Management Planning, Paul Kivlin, NPM Program

9:15            Break

9:30            Insect Pests of Corn, Alfalfa, Soybeans and Wheat, Bryan Jensen

11:30         Lunch (on your own)

12:15         Field Crop Insect Lab, Rm. 221, Dr. Brian Hudelson

1:45            Break

1:55            Diseases of Corn, Alfalfa, Wheat and Soybeans, Dr. Brian Hudelson, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UW-Madison

3:55            Field Crop Disease Lab, Rm. 221, Dr. Brian Hudelson

5:30            Identification Test (optional for non students)