Posted 6.13.05 - A Crop and Pest Management Field School will be held June 30, 2005 at the Agronomy Research Farm (Spindletop) in Lexington. This field school is designed to provide a hands-on learning experience with crop, soil, and pest management issues in grain crops. Topics to be covered include: Herbicide Symptomology on Grain & Horticultural Crops; Weed Identification; Insect Problems, Identification, & Management; Corn Growth and Development Stages; Soybean Production, Soybean Rust, & Other Foliar Diseases; and Phosphorus Losses in Agricultural Soils.
This educational training session has been approved for 6 CEU credits for Certified Crop Advisers (3 hrs Pest Management, 2 hrs Crop Management, and 1 hr Soil & Water) plus Pesticide Applicator Training recertification credits have been requested. Pre-registration is requested by June 17 to participate in this educational training program.
For more information you can contact Dr. J. D. Green by email or phone: jdgreen@uky.edu (859) 257-4898.
A registration form can be obtained at the following website: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Agronomy/Extension/FieldSchool05.pdf .
The UK Agronomy Research Farm (Spindletop) is located at 3250 Ironworks Pike (Hwy 1973) on the north side of Lexington between Newtown Pike (Hwy 922) and the Kentucky Horse Park.
Source: http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/kpn/kpn_05/pn050516.htm#annfie
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