By Nicolle Ritchie
The third annual Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Scouting School starts in just a few weeks on May 21! It will be held at the MSU Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center, 3775 S Reese Rd, Frankenmuth, MI 48734. If you have interns or entry level scouts, send them to this scouting training that will cover all the basics of scouting, plus tips and tricks from experienced crop scouters. The past two years, 100% of participants who completed the post-survey said they would recommend this program to their employers or fellow co-workers.
Scouting School extends over three dates during different parts of the growing season to give participants timely, in-season training with the pests they will be seeing in the field around that time. Keep in mind that no two seasons are the same. Throughout the three sessions, MSU Extension field crops educators with years of scouting experience will be helping and teaching in addition to MSU Extension specialists.
Participants will move through this three-part training program in a cohort throughout the growing season.
Source : msu.edu