Row Crop Clinic & PAT Certification in Mitchell

Jan 19, 2015

- SDSU Extension will only hold one Row Crop Clinic in Southeastern South Dakota this year. It will be held Jan. 21, 2015 at Mitchell Technical Institute, Nordy Trade Center-Lecture Hall, (1800 E. Spruce in Mitchell). The program will begin at 8:30 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m.

There is a $ 10 registration fee for the program and anyone interested may attend. Registration fee will be taken at the door. CCA credits will be available. Coffee and rolls are sponsored by Farm Credit Services and lunch is sponsored by CHS Farmers Alliance, Mitchell.

Agenda

The program includes: Jack Davis, SDSU Extension Agronomy Crops Management Field Specialist, who will discuss Commodity Outlook and 2014 Farm Bill Choices; Daniel Ostrem, NRCS Ag Engineer, who will address Successful Irrigation; Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist, who will cover Soil Management Issues; Paul O. Johnson, SDSU Extension Weed Science Coordinator, who will address Where Are We With Herbicide Resistance in South Dakota and Connie Strunk, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist, who will discuss Crop Disease Management.

Pesticide Applicator Certification

Private applicators training will be held in conjunction with the Jan. 21 Row Crop Clinic in Mitchell.

To receive pesticide applicator certification those interested must attend the entire afternoon session from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. They must also bring along their driver's license or similar government issued photo ID card as well as their applicator number.

For more information, contact the SDSU Extension Regional Center in Sioux Falls at 605.782.3290 or email Connie Strunk, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist.

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SDSU Extension will only hold one Row Crop Clinic in Southeastern South Dakota this year. It will be held Jan. 21, 2015 at Mitchell Technical Institute, Nordy Trade Center-Lecture Hall, (1800 E. Spruce in Mitchell). The program will begin at 8:30 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m.

There is a $ 10 registration fee for the program and anyone interested may attend. Registration fee will be taken at the door. CCA credits will be available. Coffee and rolls are sponsored by Farm Credit Services and lunch is sponsored by CHS Farmers Alliance, Mitchell.

Agenda

The program includes: Jack Davis, SDSU Extension Agronomy Crops Management Field Specialist, who will discuss Commodity Outlook and 2014 Farm Bill Choices; Daniel Ostrem, NRCS Ag Engineer, who will address Successful Irrigation; Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist, who will cover Soil Management Issues; Paul O. Johnson, SDSU Extension Weed Science Coordinator, who will address Where Are We With Herbicide Resistance in South Dakota and Connie Strunk, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist, who will discuss Crop Disease Management.

Pesticide Applicator Certification

Private applicators training will be held in conjunction with the Jan. 21 Row Crop Clinic in Mitchell.

To receive pesticide applicator certification those interested must attend the entire afternoon session from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. They must also bring along their driver's license or similar government issued photo ID card as well as their applicator number.

For more information, contact the SDSU Extension Regional Center in Sioux Falls at 605.782.3290 or email Connie Strunk, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist.

Source:igrow.org