Michigan State University Extension to host 2024 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update

By Steve Whittington

Join the Michigan State University Extension field crops team for the 2024 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update, held both in-person and virtually on Dec. 17, 2024. This annual event has been historically hosted at the Livestock Pavilion on the Michigan State University campus, but this year the meeting will take place at the STEM Teach and Learning Facility located at 642 Red Cedar Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824.

This important annual event features commodity group updates from Michigan Wheat Program, Michigan Soybean Association and Michigan Corn. University specialists will give updates on soybean on-farm research, soil fertility management, crop disease management, nematode management and entomology along with other topics. All participants will receive an updated copy of the Michigan State University (MSU) Weed Control Guide for Field Crops for the upcoming 2025 season.

Agenda (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

The agenda runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., which includes lunch if attending in person.

• Commodity group update from Michigan Wheat Program, Michigan Soybean Association and Michigan Corn
• On-Farm Soybean Research Update – Eric Anderson, MSU Extension soybean educator
• MAEAP Update – Josh Appleby, MAEAP verifier
• Field Crops Disease Management Update – Marty Chilvers, MSU field crop pathologist
• Soil Fertility Research Update – Kurt Steinke, MSU Soil Fertility
• Agronomy Research Update – Manni Singh, MSU cropping systems agronomist
• Nematode Management Update – Marisol Quintanilla, MSU nematologist
• Insect Pest and Slug Management Update – Chris Difonzo, MSU Entomology, and Sarah Hughson, MSU Plant and Pest Diagnostics lab
• Breakout sessions
  • Input markets and purchasing strategies – Jon LaPorte, MSU Extension Farm business management educator
  • Commodity Market and Farm Bill Outlook – Alan Ker, MSU Food and Agricultural Policy
  • Forage Research Update – Kim Cassida, MSU forages specialist
  • Precision ag and remote sensing applications – Richard Price, MSU Extension conservation systems agronomy educator

Credits

The following credits will be made available to those who attend the entire meeting:

• 5 Michigan pesticide recertification (RUP) credits
• 5 continuing education units (CEUs) for certified crop advisors
• 1 MAEAP Phase I credit

Registration

Registration for the in-person meeting is $75 per person when pre-registering or $85 per person when registering onsite. Registration for the virtual option is $45 per person. The in-person meeting will include breakfast, a hot lunch and snacks. Registrants for the virtual option will receive information on how to join via Zoom. Register for the in-person option by Dec. 9 and for the virtual option by Dec. 12.

Register for the 2024 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update

For help with registration, please contact ANR Event Services at events@anr.msu.edu or Megghan Honke Seidel at honkemeg@msu.edu or 989-666-3773. For program questions, please contact Madelyn Celovsky at celovsk2@msu.edu or 517-768-2048 or Christine Charles at charl122@msu.edu or 973-255-6097.