2007 Crop Pest Management Shortcourse & MCPR Trade Show Proceedings
Crop Pest Management Short Course
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
GENERAL SESSION
The Realities of a Biomass Based Energy System
Dr. Hans Jung, USDA-ARS
Challenges and Opportunities of Perennial Biomass Cropping Systems
Dr. Michael Russelle, USDA-ARS
Cellulosic Ethanol meets Soils 101
Dr. Wally Wilhelm, USDA-ARS
Sustainability of Continuous Corn to Supply the Feed Stock for Bio-fuels
Dr. Joe Lauer, Univ. of Wisconsin
CONCURRENT SESSION I
You are the Company: Apply Pesticides in Your Neighborhood
Dr. Fred Whitford, Purdue University
Spray Drift Management
Dr. Robert Klein, Univ. of Nebraska
Fungicides - Common Modes of Action and Managing Resistance
Dr. Walt Stevenson, Univ. of Wisconsin
New Sprayer Technology
Dr. Vern Hofman, NDSU
CONCURRENT SESSION II
Wheat: an Alternative?
Dr. Jochum Wiersma, Univ. of Minnesota
Corn Root Worm Biology and Transgenics
Dr. Ken Ostlie, Univ. of Minnesota
Atrazine and Acetochlor BMPs
Dr. Roger Becker and Ron Struss, Univ. of Minnesota & MDA
Continuous Corn and Conservation Tillage Systems
Dr. Tony Vyn, Purdue University
Thursday, December 6, 2007
CONCURRENT SESSION I
Aphid Resistance in Soybean
Dr. Brian Diers, Univ. of Illinois
The Biology of Insecticide Resistance
Dr. Ian MacRae, Univ. of Minnesota
Corn Diseases and Fungicides in Minnesota
Dr. Dean Malvick, Univ. of Minnesota
CONCURRENT SESSION II
Soybean Populations: What’s the Number?
Dr. Seth Naeve, Univ. of Minnesota
Waterhemp as a model for resistance issues in weeds
Dr. Aaron Hager, Univ. of Illinois
Improving Glyphosate Performance
Dr. Cal Messersmith, NDSU
CONCURRENT SESSION III
Soybean: Manganese and Iron
Dr. John Lamb, Univ. of Minnesota
Challenges and Opportunities for using Sensor-based N Management in Corn
Jeff Vetsch, Univ. of Minnesota
Soil N Mineralization and the Value of Soil Testing
Dr. Larry Bundy, Univ. of Wisconsin
CONCURRENT SESSION IV
Drainage Design and Management for Water Quality and Crop Production
Dr. Gary Sands, Univ. of Minnesota
Bioreactors
Dr. Richard Cooke, Univ. of Illinois
Nutrient, crop, and water management practices for minimizing nitrate losses to surface water
Dr. Gyles Randall
