Sioux Center, IA
January 7, 2025
Dordt University – Agricultural Steward Center
3648 US-75, Sioux Center, Iowa
Crop Advantage Series meetings provide a solid foundation of current, research-based crop production information to help you make informed decisions. Topics for each meeting are selected for your fields and your growing conditions.
Program
9:30 Registration opens
9:55 Welcome – Leah Ten Napel, extension field agronomist
10:00 Lean and Mean Crop Production Panel – Erin Hodgson, extension entomologist; Mark Licht, extension cropping systems specialist; Alison Robertson, extension crop plant pathologist; and Richard Roth, extension nitrogen science specialist (CM)
11:00 Session A (select one topic)
- It’s not the size of the corn but how it yields – Mark Licht, extension cropping systems specialist (CM)
- Out damned spot! Out, I say. – Alison Robertson, extension crop plant pathologist (PM)
12:00 Lunch (provided)
12:45 Unlocking farm profitability with Carbon Intensity Scoring: A seminar on corn and soybean metrics – Daniel Andersen, associate professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (SW)
1:40 Session B (select one topic)
- A deep dive into nitrification inhibitors – Richard Roth, extension nitrogen science specialist (NM)
- Resistance is a sticky situation for soybean aphid – Erin Hodgson, extension entomologist (PM)
2:35 Break
2:40 Session C (select one topic)
- 2025 Weather Outlook – Madelynn Wuestenberg, extension agricultural climate specialist (CM)
- Corn and soybean production with perennial ground covers: A new approach for resilient farming – Daniel Andersen, associate professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (SW)
3:35 Iowa Private Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Course. Additional fee applies. Applicators must attend the entire meeting to receive recertification credit. – Leah Ten Napel, extension field agronomist
4:35 Meeting adjourns
Registration Information
Register early and save! Early registration is $75 and ends at midnight on December 31, 2024. Late or on-site registration is $100. Registration includes lunch, refreshment breaks, and CCA credits.
Please note that private pesticide applicator continuing education is NOT included in the registration. The $30 fee for that will be collected on-site.
Reminders
- Cancellations requesting a refund must be received no later than 3 days prior to the meeting (except weather related).
- Confirmation of registration and receipts are sent via email. Please provide a valid email address when registering.
- For assistance with registration, receipts, cancellation or questions on the status of your registration please contact Registration Services at (515) 294-294-6222 or registrations@iastate.edu.
Weather
If weather conditions cause a change in meeting plans a notice will be posted on this webpage, emailed to pre-registered attendees, and provided to local media and radio stations. Any decisions regarding holding the meeting will be announced before 6:00 AM the day of the meeting. Meetings will not be rescheduled. Those registered may transfer to another location or request a refund.
A special thanks to these local Crop Advantage Series sponsors:
