Templeton, IA
January 29, 2025
Templeton Center
230 S 5th Ave, Templeton, 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
8:15 Registration opens
8:55 Welcome – Mike Witt, extension field agronomist
9:00 Tools and tactics to manage waterhemp – Wes Everman, extension weed management specialist (PM)
10:00 2025 Weather Outlook and ET/ corn sweat – Justin Glisan, State Climatologist of Iowa (CM)
11:00 Session A (select one topic)
- A deep dive into nitrification inhibitors – Richard Roth, extension nitrogen science specialist (NM)
- Adding efficiency to your planter operation in the current ag market – Doug Houser, digital agriculture extension specialist (CM)
12:00 Lunch (provided)
12:45 Session B (select one topic)
- Drone use cases for agriculture – Ryan Huffman, digital agronomy research manager (CM)
- How low can you go? Playing limbo with soybean seeding rates and row spacing – Mark Licht, extension cropping systems specialist (CM)
2:00 Session C (select one topic)
- Iowa Private Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Course. Additional fee applies. Applicators must attend the entire meeting to receive recertification credit. – Aaron Saeugling, extension field agronomist
- Unlocking farm profitability with Carbon Intensity Scoring: A seminar on corn and soybean metrics – Daniel Andersen, associate professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (SW)
2:50 Break
3:10 Ag market outlook for 2025 and beyond – Chad Hart, extension crop marketing specialist (CM)
4:10 Meeting adjourns
Registration Information
Register early and save! Early registration is $75 and ends at midnight on January 22, 2025. 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) 294-6222 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.
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A special thanks to these local Crop Advantage Series sponsors:
