Final call to register for 2022 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update

Eric Anderson, Michigan State University Extension - December 01, 2022

Registration for the annual Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update for Agribusiness meeting ends Dec. 11 for in-person and Dec. 15 for virtual attendees.

Less than two weeks remain to register for the 2022 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update. The meeting will be held in-person at the Michigan State University Livestock Pavilion on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an option to attend virtually. Check in and a light breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. with the program beginning at 9 a.m. If attending virtually, plan to join by 8:45 a.m. Registration will be live until Dec. 11 for the in-person meeting and Dec. 15 for the virtual meeting.

The program this year includes:

Topic	Speakers
Registration and light breakfast
Welcome	Eric Anderson, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator
General Session
Michigan Check-Off Programs Update	Michigan Soybean, Michigan Wheat and Michigan Corn
MAEAP Update	MDARD MAEAP Program
2022 Michigan Soybean On-farm Research Program Update	Mike Staton, MSU Extension Senior Soybean Educator
Field Crops Insect Pests Update	Chris DiFonzo, MSU Field Crops Entomologist
Field Crops Diseases Update - To Spray or Not To Spray?	Marty Chilvers, MSU Field Crops Pathologist
Break
Breakout Session #1
Strategies for Purchasing Farm Inputs	Jon LaPorte, MSU Extension Farm Management Educator
Ag Land Rental Market	Matt Gammans, MSU Agricultural Economist
Lunch Break
General Session
Nutrient Management Update	Kurt Steinke, MSU Field Crops Nutrient Management Specialist
Agronomy Research Update	Manni Singh, MSU Cropping Systems Agronomist
Crop Nematode Research Update	Marisol Quintanilla, MSU Nematode Specialist
Break
Breakout Session #2
Overview of 2022 Wheat Season and Trials Update	Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist
Forage Research Update	Kim Cassida, MSU Forage and Cover Crop Specialist
General Session
Corn and Soybean Weed Research and 2023 Weed Control Guide (E-434) Updates	Erin Burns and Christy Sprague, MSU Field Crops Weed Specialists
Program Evaluation, Credits and Adjourn	Eric Anderson

Participants of both the in-person and virtual meeting will receive Michigan State University Extension's "2023 Weed Control Guide for Field Crops." Six Michigan pesticide recertification (RUP) credits and 5.5 continuing education units (CEUs) for certified crop advisers will be available. Cost for the in-person meeting is $65 per person when pre-registering or $80 per person when registering onsite. Cost for the virtual event is $35 per person. The in-person meeting will include a light breakfast, hot lunch and snacks. Registrants for the virtual option will receive information on how to join via Zoom.

Contact Eric Anderson at eander32@msu.edu or call 269-359-0565 with questions or accessibility requests.

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