Crop Pest Management Shortcourse and MCPR Trade Show
2007 Date & Location
December 4-6, 2007
Minneapolis Convention Center
and adjacent Hilton
Description
The Minnesota Crop Production Retailers Association and the University of Minnesota Extension are again jointly organizing the 2007 CPM Short Course and MCPR Trade Show December 4th through the 6th 2007 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The 3-day program starts Tuesday, December 4th with the TSP recertification program and MCPR’s plenary session and annual meeting. On Wednesday, December 5th, the program will continue with pesticide applicator recertification for categories A (Core) and C (Field Crop Pest Management) and the Crop Pest Management Short Course.
The CPM Short Course’s General Session will continue with the energy theme when Drs. Hans Jung, Wally Wilhelm, Michael Russelle and Joe Lauer present and discuss the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for the cellulosic ethanol to become a reality and for corn based ethanol to thrive in Minnesota. The concurrent sessions Wednesday afternoon will focus on continuous corn production and improving the application of crop protection products.
The concurrent sessions continue on Thursday, December 6th, with a wealth of pests, crop and fertility management topics including the biology of insecticide resistance, the value of soil testing for nitrogen recommendations, the effectiveness of the soybean aphid resistance gene, and the progress in management of IDC. Scroll down to see the complete agenda.
Who Should Attend?
Agronomists, sales people (seeds, chemicals, fertilizers), crop consultants, crop production specialists, regional and local extension educators, government agency personnel, farm managers, and anyone else who appreciates high quality research-based professional training.
Continuing Education Credits
Certified crop advisors will be able to collect a total of 17 CCA continuing education credits over the course of the 3-day program.
2007 CPM Short Course and MCPR Trade Show Registration
The registration fees for the 2007 CPM Short Course and MCPR Trade Show are as follows:
Basic Registration (on or before 11/20/2007) - $95.00
Basic Registration (after 11/20/2007) - $120.00
Pesticide Applicator Recertification (on or before 11/20/2007) - $115.00
Pesticide Applicator Recertification (after 11/20/2007) - $140.00
Register online at www.mcpr-cca.org or by phone (800) 933-5363. You may also register by completing the registration form . Fax the completed form to 952-835-4774 or mail it to the following address:
MCPR
7500 Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Cancellations and requests for refunds must be received in writing prior to 30 days before the event; refunds will be processed less a $35 administrative fee. No refunds will be made within 30 days of the event or for no-shows.
2007 Agenda
Printable Schedules of Concurrent Sessions: (pdfs)
Dec 5 | Dec 6
Wednesday, December 5
Minneapolis Convention Center |
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8:00 am |
General Session
The Realities of a Biomass Based Energy System
Dr. Hans Jung, USDA-ARS
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| 8:55 am |
Challenges and Opportunities of Perennial Biomass Cropping Systems
Dr. Michael Russelle, USDA-ARS, [CEU=CM] |
| 9:45 am |
Break |
| 10:15 am |
Cellulosic Ethanol meets Soils 101
Dr. Wally Wilhelm, USDA-ARS, [CEU=NM] |
| 11:10 am |
Sustainability of Continuous Corn to Supply the Feed Stock for Bio-fuels
Dr. Joe Lauer, Univ. of Wisconsin, [CEU=CM] |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
This arrangement allows the audience to choose the topics of greatest interest to them. The smaller group setting also encourages a more interactive environment and greater accessibility to speakers. Each topic will be presented twice with each session lasting 50 minutes.
NOTE CCA: Each topic offered will offer 1.0 CEU* in the category listed. A maximum of 8.0 CEU can be earned by attending the general session in the morning and four sessions on the afternoon of December 5, 2007.
*Denotes that a CEU application will be made for the category indicated.
INSECT AND PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT
PAT Recertification and CPM (joint offering in same room).
- You are the Company: Apply Pesticides in Your Neighborhood (CEU=SW)* Dr. Fred Whitford, Purdue University
- Spray Drift Management (CEU=SW)* Dr. Robert Klein, Univ. of Nebraska
- Fungicides - Common Modes of Action and Managing Resistance (CEU=PM)* Dr. Walt Stevenson, Univ. of Wisconsin
- New Sprayer Technology (CEU=PM)* Dr. Vern Hofman, NDSU
CROP MANAGEMENT
- Wheat: an Alternative? (CEU=CM)* Dr. Jochum Wiersma, Univ. of Minnesota
- Corn Root Worm Biology and Transgenics (CEU=PM)* Dr. Ken Ostlie, Univ. of Minnesota
- Atrazine and Acetochlor BMPs (CEU=PM)* Dr. Roger Becker and Ron Struss, Univ. of Minnesota & MDA
- Continious Corn and Conservation Tillage Systems (CEU=CM)* Dr. Tony Vyn, Purdue University
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Thursday, December 6
Minneapolis Convention Center |
8:00 am - 2:45 pm
lunch:
12 - 1 pm |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
This arrangement allows the audience to choose the topics of greatest interest to them. The smaller group setting also encourages a more interactive environment and greater accessibility to speakers. Audience participants may elect up to eight different topics to attend during the day.
NOTE FOR CCA: Each topic presented will offer 1.0 CEU* in the category listed. A maximum of 6.0 CEU can be earned by attending six topic sessions on December 6, 2007.
*Denotes a CCA application will be made for the CEU category shown.
DISEASE & INSECT MANAGEMENT
- Aphid Resistance in Soybean (CEU=CM)* Dr. Brian Diers Univ. of Illinois
- The Biology of Insecticide Resistance (CEU=PM)* Dr. Ian MacRae Univ. of Minnesota
- Corn Diseases and Fungicides in Minnesota (CEU=PM)* Dr. Dean Malvick Univ. of Minnesota
- Aphid Resistance in Soybean (CEU=PM)* Dr. Brian Diers Univ. of Illinois
WEED MANAGEMENT
- Soybean Populations: What’s the Number? (CEU=PM)* Dr. Seth Naeve Univ. of Minnesota
- Waterhemp as a model for resistance issues in weeds (CEU=PM)* Dr. Aaron Hager Univ. of Illinois
- Improving Glyphosate Performance (CEU=PM)* Dr. Cal Messersmith NDSU
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
- Soybean: Manganese and Iron (CEU=CM)* Dr. John Lamb, Univ. of Minnesota
- Challenges and Opportunities for using Sensor-based N Management in Corn (CEU=NM)* Jeff Vetsch, Univ. of Minnesota
- Soil N Mineralization and the Value of Soil Testing (CEU=NM)* Dr. Larry Bundy, Univ. of Wisconsin
WATER & NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
- Drainage Design and Management for Water Quality and Crop Production (CEU=SW)* Dr. Gary Sands Univ. of Minnesota
- Bioreactors (CEU=SW)* Dr. Richard Cooke Univ. of Illinois
- Nutrient, crop, and water management practices for minimizing nitrate losses to surface water (CEU=SW)* Dr. Gyles Randall
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Questions about the Agenda?
Contact: Jochum Wiersma, wiers002@umn.edu or 218-281-8629
| Maps: Lodging and Parking |
Driving Directions to the Minneapolis Convention Center, Downtown Minneapolis
FROM THE WEST (I-94):
Take the 4th Street exit from I-94 and proceed to 2nd Ave. S. (Do NOT turn right onto 2nd Avenue North.) Turn right on 2nd Ave. S. and go eight blocks to Convention Center.
FROM THE EAST (I-94):
Take the 11th Street Exit: follow 11th Street S. until you reach 2nd Avenue South, turn left onto 2nd Avenue S. and cross 12th Street S. The Convention Center will be on your left. The Underground Plaza Parking Ramp is on your right.
FROM THE WEST (I-394):
Take Downtown Exit (12th Street): follow 12th Street S. to 2nd Avenue S. and turn right. The Convention Center will be on your left. The Underground Plaza Parking Ramp will be on your right.
FROM THE SOUTH (I-35W):
Follow downtown exit signs to the 11th Street exit and follow 11th St. to 2nd Ave. S. Turn left on 2nd Ave. S. and go one block to Convention Center.
FROM THE NORTH (I-35W):
Take the I-94 exit. Follow I-94 to the 11th St. exit (NOT 11th Avenue exit). Follow 11th Street to 2nd Ave. S. Turn left on 2nd Ave. S. and go one block to the Convention Center.
FROM THE AIRPORT MAIN TERMINAL:
Take Hwy. 55 exit from the airport. Follow Hwy. 55 west to Minneapolis. This will become Hwy. 62 west. Follow Hwy. 62 to I-35W north to Minneapolis downtown exits. Then take the 11th Street exit. Follow 11th St. S. to 2nd Ave. S. Turn left on 2nd Ave. S. and go one block to the Convention Center.
PUBLIC ENTRANCES:
There are 4 main public entrance rotundas located on Second Avenue S. & Grant Street, labeled "Ballroom Entrance", "Plaza 1", "Plaza 2" and "Plaza 3." Designated handicap entrances (power assisted doors) are adjacent to Plaza 3 (entrance closest to Wesley Church), and the 12th Street Entrance.
ENTRANCES/EXITS TO UNDERGROUND PLAZA PARKING RAMP:
Enter either on Second Avenue S., or on 12th Street S. The Plaza Ramp has handicap parking - elevators and a skyway connect the Ramp to the Convention Center, allowing easy access for wheelchairs.
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Past Participant Comments
"I can't say how much I like the format of this short course. I can get the training I want as well as the training I need to maintain my CCA."
"Good topics and very current. Excellent."
"For a program that on the surface looked suspect, this one has to rank as one of the best ever and I have been coming since the early '90s."
"The short abstracts appearing in the program were very helpful in deciding which seminars would be best for me."
"The CD Proceedings [CD] was awesome take home."
"I liked the General Session (2002) with the speakers speaking 'way out of the box.'" |
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