Agronomy Update 2016 takes place January 19-20, 2016, at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel.
“An important component of being competitive in today’s agriculture industry is access to current and timely agronomic information,” says Mark Cutts, crop specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Stettler. “Producers and industry representatives who are looking to access this type of information should definitely consider attending Agronomy Update 2016.”
Over the course of the two-day conference there will be seven sessions and over thirty presentations. Topics to be covered include:
- new clubroot strains in canola
- key strategies to reduce the impact of fusarium head blight
- long term implications of phosphorus and potassium decline
- Canadian Grain Commission changes to wheat classes: implications for producers
- marketing peas and faba beans
- plant growth regulators: usage under stress conditions
- results of ultimate canola challenge
- adding diversity to crop rotations: economic benefits to the farm
- wireworm update
- swede midge on the prairies
- updates from industry on new pesticide products for 2016
- new, strange weeds to watch for
- harvest weed seed control as a tool to manage weed resistance to herbicides
Certified crop advisors and holders of pesticide applicator certificates are eligible to obtain continuing education units at the event.
Source : Agriculture and Forestry