2019 AG INDUSTRY & CROP MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
February 12-13, 2019 Conference Schedule
Winter Conference
The Ag Industry & Crop Management Conference is perfect for CCAs that wish to earn their CCA Continuing Educational Units (CEUs). Experts from agribusiness, regulatory agencies, and educational institutions will be presenting to attendees. All speakers are nationally recognized in their profession. Speakers are hand selected by the Iowa CCA Program Learning Committee to provide the highest quality of topics and knowledge. SEE FULL TWO DAY AGENDA HERE
Learning tracks include:
- Crop Management
- Nutrient Management
- Pest Management
- Soil & Water Management
EARLY REGISTRATION = $225 ($50 discount before January 29, 2019)
ONSITE REGISTRATION = $275
(All registrations after January 29, 2019)
CCAs that participate fully in the conference will earn up to 16 CEUs. Attendees can earn 10 credit hours on day one and up to 6 credit hours on day two. Certified Crop Advisers will have expanded working knowledge on issues of conservation, water quality, resistance and so much more. Please come to the session prepared to take notes.
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2.12 Tuesday Agenda
8:00 AM - Session A
Morning Plenary Session - Upper Conference Room
Trade & Economics - Wendong Zhang, ISU
Future of the CCA Program - Luther Smith, American Society of Agronomy
9:30 AM - Session B
Room A
CM
Crop Management
Creating Customer Programs for Agronomy/Grain Cross-Selling
PJ Frederick & Robert Crow,
INTL FCStone
Room B
PD
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2017 Farmland Ownership and Tenure Survey
Wendong Zhang, Iowa State University
Room C
PM
PEST MANAGEMENT
Pesticide Resistance: A Threat to Midwestern Agriculture
Angie Rieck-Hinz, Iowa State University
Room D
SW
SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT
Soil & Water Management
Eric Hurley, NRCS
10:30 AM - Session C
CM
Crop Management
Iowa CCA – Creating Value for The Next 25 Years
Moderator: Lance Gibson, Corteva Agriscience
NM
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
Aligning Public Sector Conservation Partners with Private Sector Companies
Houston Engineering
PM
PEST MANAGEMENT
IPM 101: Test Your Pest Knowledge!
Meaghan Anderson, Iowa State University
SW
SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT
Economics of Soil Health
Doug Peterson, USDA-NRCS
11:30 AM - Iowa CCA Award Luncheon & AAI Member Luncheon
Upper Conference Room
Catered Lunch
Iowa CCA Years of Service Awards Presentation
Iowa CCA of the Year Award
Water Quality Initiative Leader Award for Iowa CCAs
- Presented by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
12:30 PM - Afternoon Plenary session - Session D
Upper Conference Room
Labor Issues, Burnout, & Keeping Good People
- Rob Denson, DMACC, President
- Troy Upah, AgPartners, CEO
- Caitlin Anderson, BrownWinick Law Firm, Attorney
2:00 PM - Session E
CM
Crop Management
Fungicide Roundtable
Moderator: Jim McDermott, Bayer
Dean Grossnickle, Syngenta; Mitchell Blair, BASF; Kent Bennis, Corteva; Randy Myers, Bayer
NM
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
Plant Tissue Analysis for Improved Nutrient Use Efficiency
Jim Friedericks, AgSource Labs
PM
PEST MANAGEMENT
Drones Usage
Iowa Ag Aviation Association
SW
SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT
Nutrient Cycling in a Cover Crop/Cash Crop Field
Doug Peterson, USDA-NRCS
3:00 PM - Session F
CM
Crop Management
Grain Quality Situation in the 2018 Crop
Dr. Charles Hurburgh, Iowa State University
NM
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
Nutrient Management Eric Hurley, NRCS
Eric Hurley, NRCS
PM
PEST MANAGEMENT
Sefina: Soybean Insecticide Benefits to Pest Management
Mitchell Blair, BASF
SW
SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT
Biologicals Roundtable
Mark Reisinger, PivotBio; Jennifer Riggs, BASF
2.13 Wednesday Agenda
7:30 AM Breakfast
ALL WEDNESDAY SESSIONS INCLUDED IN YOUR FULL REGISTRATION!
8:00 AM - Showcase Floor Opens
9:00 AM - Conservation Training (presented by CTIC)
9:00 AM - Iowa Seed Forum & Annual Meeting
9:00 AM - Dicamba Training
9:00 AM - Commercial Pesticide Applicator Re-Certification
10:00 AM - Agribusiness Career Day & Student Job Fair
12:00 PM - All Industry Luncheon
1:30 PM - Conservation College (presented by INREC)
1:30 PM - Special Session (presented by Syngenta)
2:45 PM - Door Prize Drawing
3:00 PM - Showcase Floor Closes
SEE FULL AGENDA AND OTHER DETAILS FOR WEDNESDAY SESSIONS ON 2019 EVENT SCHEDULE PAGE
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