Tuesday, February 16, 2010

2010 Winter Wheat Workshops

The 2010 Winter Wheat Workshops are slated for March 18, 24, and 26. The attached flyer provides specific contact information for each location, but the March 18 meeting will occur in Rockford, IL, as a joint program with the University of Illinois. On March 24, the workshops will be Brant and on March 26 in Holman. General topics include wheat growth staging, disease and insect diagnostics, and nitrogen and herbicide management. Continuing education credits in crop and pest management will be requested. For specific registration information and fees, please contact the local UW-Extension site contact. Funding for this workshop is from the USDA-North Central Integrated Pest Management program with additional support from Partners in Production, Bayer Crop Science, BASF, and Syngenta. For general program information, please contact Paul @ esker@wisc.edu or 608-890-1999.