Invited Speakers

 How early should you plant soybeans? Seriously.
Seth Naeve
Professor and extension soybean agronomist, Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota
 When soybean yield is decided: the critical period as a tool for optimizing crop management
Anibal Cerrudo
Visiting professor, Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota
 Old pest, new problem: Bt resistance in European corn borer in North America
Kelsey Fisher
Assistant scientist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
 The soybean cyst nematode challenge: Present and future
Horacio Lopez-Nicora
Assistant professor, Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University
 Endangered Species act implementation in pesticide programs
Gretchen Paluch
Chief, Pesticide Bureau, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
 What can you do to stop compaction from squeezing your yields?
Jodi DeJong-Hughes
Regional educator, University of Minnesota Extension