Attend this important school and you will get a close look at research data, recommendations, and problems in the areas of pests, pest management, pesticides, fertilizers, and application equipment. Learn from and interact with manufacturers, formulators, dealers, sales people, professional agricultural workers, and farm managers. Have the opportunity to earn Pesticide Applicator and Certified Crop Advisor credits.
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7:45 a.m. Check-in Begins
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Poster Viewing in Break Room
Moderator: Will Tankard, Meherrin
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks - Tom Melton, Assistant Director, NCCES Certification, Credit Instructions and Meeting Logistics - Dr. Wayne Buhler, Pesticide Education Specialist, Horticultural Science, NC State University
9:00-10:45 a.m. Morning Session (Pesticide Credits: 1.5 N O D X; CCA Credits: 1.5 in PM)
New Crop Protection Technology: Jim Bone, DuPont; Jonathan Holloway, Bayer CropScience; Mike Moss, Syngenta; John Greenplate, Monsanto
10:45-11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. CPANC President's Report and Business Meeting
11:45 a.m. CPANC Awards Luncheon and Legislative Remarks
Glenn Jernigan, Glenn Jernigan and Associates
AFTERNOON SESSION I
Field Crops: Moderator: Dr. Asimina Mila, NC State University (Pesticide Credits: 1.5 N O D X; CCA Credits: 1.0 in PM and 0.5 in CM)
1:00-1:30 p.m. Protecting Yield Potential: Using Insecticides and Fungicides in Corn - Dr. Ron Heiniger, Crop Science
1:30-2:00 p.m. Soybean Pesticide and Production Update - Dr. Jim Dunphy, Crop Science
2:00-2:30 p.m. Control Strategies for Cereal Leaf Beetle and Foliar Diseases - Dr. Randy Weisz, Crop Science
Vegetable Crops: Moderator: Dr. Deanna L. Osmond, NC State University (Pesticide Credits: 1.5 N O D X; CCA Credits: 1.5 in PM)
1:00-1:30 p.m. Developments in Vegetable Weed Management - Roger Batts and Dr. Katie Jenning, Horticultural Science
1:30-2:00 p.m. Managing Insects in Commercial Vegetables - Dr. Mark Abney, Entomology
2:00-2:30 p.m. Methyl Bromide Alternatives - Rob Welker, Plant Pathology
Combating Tomato and Pepper Diseases in NC - Dr. Kelly Ivors, Plant Pathology
2:30-3:00 p.m. Break
AFTERNOON SESSION II
Field Crops: Moderator: Dr. Loren R. Fisher, NC State University (Pesticide Credits: 1.5 N O D X; CCA Credits: 1.0 in PM and 0.5 in CM)
3:00-3:30 p.m. Status of Weed Resistance in Cotton - Dr. Keith Edmisten, Crop Science
Stink Bug Management Going Forward: Flex Thresholds -Dr. Jack Bacheler, Entomology
3:30-4:00 p.m. Disease Management in Tobacco - Dr. Asimina Mila, Plant Pathology
Insect Pest Management in Tobacco - Dr. Hannah Burrack, Entomology
4:00-4:30 p.m. Peanuts: Update on Agronomic and Pest Management Issues - Dr. David Jordan, Crop Science
Ornanmental Crops: Moderator: Steve Toth, NC State University (Pesticide Credits: 1.5 L N D X; CCA Credits: 1.0 in PM and 0.5 in CM)
3:00-3:30 p.m. Update on Plant Growth Regulators Used in Greenhouse Production - Dr. Brian Whipker, Horticultural Science
3:30-4:00 p.m. An Overview of Nursery Arthropod Pests and Their Management - Dr. Steven Frank, Entomology
4:00-4:30 p.m. Update on Ornamental Diseases in North Carolina - Dr. Kelly Ivors, Plant Pathology
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