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Clinton County Ag Update Scheduled Feb 22
The Clinton County Ag Update will be held Wednesday, February 22, at the Courthouse Meeting Room in Plattsburg.
The morning program will contain a discussion of nitrogen fertilizer management, results from corn replant decisions and other test information conducted at the Graves-Chapple Farm. This information will be presented by Wayne Flanary, Regional Agronomist.
At 10:00 AM, growers needing to recertify to get their private pesticide applicator licenses or obtain new a new license can attend this portion of the meeting.
The training will include a new product update, rust update information from southern USA and soybean aphids, sericea lespedeza control, eastern red cedar control and other important topics.
After the Private Applicator Training, we will break for lunch. Lunch will be on your own.
The afternoon program will being with Bob Kelly, Ag Business Specialist, discussing way to determine fair value of cash rent rates. Also, he will show a computer tool that can assist anyone in looking at crop returns and expenses.
Selecting corn hybrids and an update on soybean inoculants will be handled by Bruce Burdick, Superintendent of the Hundley-Whaley Farm. This is practical information that can be used on your operation.
An update on the Quality System Assessment (QSA) will be handled by Jim Humphrey, Livestock Specialist. Producers have many questions regarding this.
Jim Crawford, Ag and Natural Resource Engineer will be discussing tillage costs and returns.
Our horticulturist, Tom Fowler, will give an update on nut tree growing in Missouri and different resources available.
Meeting Schedule
Clinton County Ag Update Meeting
Wednesday, Feb 22, Registration at 8:30 AM
Courthouse Meeting Room, Plattsburg
Agenda:
8:30 Registration
9:00 How do we best manage our nitrogen fertilizers? Wayne Flanary, Agronomist
10:00 Renew and Obtain Private Pesticide Applicator License by attending the following session:
Soybean aphid update
Soybean Rust update
Sericea Lespedeza Control
Rightaway Brush Control
Setting sprayers for fungicide application
Applicator Specific Training:
Changes in laws
Labeling of new products such as fungicides
Update of safety equipment
Environmental Protection
12:10 Break for Lunch
1:00 Cash Rent, What’s Fair? Bob Kelly, Ag Business Specialist
2:00 Selecting Varieties Wisely - Bruce Burdick, Hundley-Whaley Superintendent
2:30 Soybean Inoculant Update - Bruce Burdick, Hundley-Whaley Superintendent
2:40 QSA Quality System Assessment for Beef Cattle in MO – Jim Humphrey, Livestock Specialist
3:10 Crop Yields and Costs of Various Tillage Systems – Jim Crawford, Graves/Chapple Demonstration Farm Coordinator and Ag Engineer
3:35 Nut Trees – Tom Fowler, Horticulture Specialist
Adjourn