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Soybean field. File photo.
LAMAR, Mo. – The annual State Line Crop Conference offers updates from University of Missouri Extension and Kansas State Extension researchers.
The free event is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at First Baptist Church Family Life Outreach Center, 1301 E. Sixth St., Lamar, said MU Extension field agronomist Micah Doubledee.
The program includes:
- Realistic soil testing and applications. James Coover, K-State Research and Extension agent.
- Weed management considerations in 2026. Kevin Bradley, MU Extension state weed scientist.
- Pesticides for a new decade. Sam Polly, MU Extension director of pesticide safety education.
- Soybean planting recommendation updates for southwestern Missouri. MU Extension state soybean specialist Andre Froes de Borja Reis.
- Missouri crop disease updates. Mandy Bish, MU Extension state field crop pathology specialist.
- Insect threats to Missouri corn and soybean yields and corn stunt disease updates. Ivair Valmorbida, MU Extension state specialist in entomology.
Continuing education units will be offered.
Register online or call the MU Extension Center in Barton County at 417-682-3579 by Feb. 17 to reserve your meal. For more information, call the extension center or email Doubledee at mdoubledee@missouri.edu.