Schedule
Conference attendees pre-select the workshops they will attend during the registration process. Select one topic in each session. It is helpful to print the workshop program and worksheets to make your selections prior to beginning online registration.
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A1. How early should you plant soybeans? Seriously.
Seth Naeve
A2. When soybean yield is decided: the critical period as a tool for optimizing crop management
Anibal Cerrudo
A3. Soybean disease challenges and fungicide strategies in 2024
Daren Mueller and Jose Gonzalez-Acuna
A4. The right tool for the job: Selecting appropriate cover crop species
Ethan Thies
A5. SCN management for 2025 in Iowa with emphasis on resistance management
Greg Tylka
B1. How early should you plant soybeans? Seriously.
Seth Naeve
B2. When soybean yield is decided: the critical period as a tool for optimizing crop management
Anibal Cerrudo
B3. Panel Discussion: Successful soybean and corn production while using conservation practices
Mark Licht and Joe McClure
B4. The right tool for the job: Selecting appropriate cover crop species
Ethan Thies
B5. SCN management for 2025 in Iowa with emphasis on resistance management
Greg Tylka
C1. Land market insights: Trends, drivers, and foreign ownership
Rabail Chandio
C2. Handling and storage of the 2024 corn and soybean harvest in Iowa
Charles Hurburgh
C3. Managing soil to decrease risk during weather extremes
Catherine DeLong
C4. Corn rootworms are chipping away at silage corn
Erin Hodgson and Ashley Dean
C5. Illuminating dark matter: Opportunity and insight into the soil organic carbon craze
Mary Tiedeman
D1. Land market insights: Trends, drivers, and foreign ownership
Rabail Chandio
D2. Handling and storage of the 2024 corn and soybean harvest in Iowa
Charles Hurburgh
D3. Managing soil to decrease risk during weather extremes
Catherine DeLong
D4. Corn rootworms are chipping away at silage corn
Erin Hodgson and Ashley Dean
D5. Illuminating dark matter: Opportunity and insight into the soil organic carbon craze
Mary Tiedeman
E1. Out damned spot! Out, I say
Alison Robertson
E2. The soybean cyst nematode challenge: Present and future
Horacio Lopez-Nicora
E3. Panel Discussion: Successful soybean and corn production while using conservation practices
Mark Licht and Joe McClure
Panelists: Matt Bormann, AJ Blair, and Ryan Reimers
E4. Old pest, new problem: Bt resistance in European corn borer in North America
Kelsey Fisher
E5. Soil is a vital natural resource
Robert Horton
F1. The soybean cyst nematode challenge: Present and future
Horacio Lopez-Nicora
F2. Corn yield response to N-fertilizer in old and new hybrids
Sotirios Archontoulis
F3. Playing limbo with soybean seeding rates and row spacing
Mark Licht
F4. Old pest, new problem: Bt resistance in European corn borer in North America
Kelsey Fisher
F5. Soil is a vital natural resource
Robert Horton
G1. Out damned spot! Out, I say
Alison Robertson
G2. Corn yield response to N-fertilizer in old and new hybrids
Sotirios Archontoulis
G3. Playing limbo with soybean seeding rates and row spacing
Mark Licht
G4. Soybean disease challenges and fungicide strategies in 2024
Daren Mueller and Jose Gonzalez-Acuna
H1. Ag market outlook for 2025 and beyond
Chad Hart
H2. Evaluating a field’s cropping potential
Lee Burras
H3. IPM 101: The pinnacle of pest management quizzes
Ashley Dean, Meaghan Anderson, and Chelsea Harbach
H4. Corn and soybean production with perennial ground covers: A new approach for resilient farming
Daniel Andersen, Brent Wilson, and Raj Raman
H5. Endangered Species Act implementation in pesticide programs
Gretchen Paluch and Sharon Dobesh
I1. Ag market outlook for 2025 and beyond
Chad Hart
I2. Evaluating a field’s cropping potential
Lee Burras
I3. IPM 101: The pinnacle of pest management quizzes
Ashley Dean, Meaghan Anderson, and Chelsea Harbach
I4. Corn and soybean production with perennial ground covers: A new approach for resilient farming
Daniel Andersen, Brent Wilson, and Raj Raman
I5. Endangered Species Act implementation in pesticide programs
Gretchen Paluch and Sharon Dobesh
J1. Can we farm and produce solar power in the same place?
Matt O’Neal
J2. Exploring opportunities of prussic-acid free sorghum for livestock
Shelby Gruss
J3. Cover crop cost share programs: Navigating the alphabet soup
Ethan Thies
J4. Soybean aphid resistance really sucks
Erin Hodgson
J5. Get the scoop on Asian copperleaf
Meaghan Anderson and Angie Rieck-Hinz
K1. Can we farm and produce solar power in the same place?
Matt O’Neal
K2. Exploring opportunities of prussic-acid free sorghum for livestock
Shelby Gruss
K3. Cover crop cost share programs: Navigating the alphabet soup
Ethan Thies
K4. Soybean aphid resistance really sucks
Erin Hodgson
K5. Get the scoop on Asian copperleaf
Meaghan Anderson and Angie Rieck-Hinz
L1. A deep dive into nitrification inhibitors and the efficacy of commercially available products
Richard Roth
L2. What’s the deal with these weeds and who is this weed scientist?
Wesley Everman
L3. What can you do to stop compaction from squeezing your yields?
Jodi DeJong-Hughes
L4. Unlocking farm profitability with carbon intensity scoring: Corn and soybean metrics
Daniel Andersen, Alejandro Plastina, and Kristine Tidgren
L5. Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em: Optimizing conservation placement with prairie
Tim Youngquist
M1. Nitrate leaching losses in 2024 after multiple dry years
Matt Helmers
M2. What’s the deal with these weeds and who is this weed scientist?
Wesley Everman
M3. What can you do to stop compaction from squeezing your yields?
Jodi DeJong-Hughes
M4. Unlocking farm profitability with carbon intensity scoring: Corn and soybean metrics
Daniel Andersen, Alejandro Plastina, and Kristine Tidgren
M5. Seed Treatment Continuing Instruction Course
Betsy Danielson
N1. Nitrate leaching losses in 2024 after multiple dry years
Matt Helmers
N2. A deep dive into nitrification inhibitors and the efficacy of commercially available products
Richard Roth
N3. Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em: Optimizing conservation placement with prairie
Tim Youngquist
N4. Commercial Ag Weed, Insect, and Plant Disease Pest Control Continuing Instruction Course
Betsy Danielson