Upcoming Events
June 2013
A unique opportunity for participants to follow the same soybean stand during the growing season—from shortly after emergence to canopy closure.
Interested in growing high-value specialty grains on your farm? Join researchers and farmers working on the Value-Added Grains Project to learn about sourcing, managing and marketing these crops—plus get to taste them too!
On the tour, you will have an opportunity to examine corn and soybean weed control trials including competitive products comparisons.
Dinner/discussion meeting will feature Sam Learner and Bob English, Roach Ag Marketing, Ltd.
Penn State Extension and the Penn State Southeast Agricultural Research and Education Center (SEAREC) will be hosting an agronomic field day for farmers, industry representatives, and other agricultural professionals. The 2013 field day will strive to provide both industry and the farming community with current production agriculture related topics and concerns. You will also have the opportunity to visit with our sponsors from the chemical industry, the seed industry, local equipment dealers, ag lenders, and other crop production professionals. PA Certified Crop Advisor and Nutrient Management credits available.
Dinner/discussion meeting will feature Sam Learner and Bob English, Roach Ag Marketing, Ltd. and Bill Kirk, CEO and co-founder of Weather Trends International
July 2013
Dr. John Tooker will join the annual Agronomic Weed and Insect Tour and showcase some of his insect pest/slug and beneficial insect research at the farm. A number of weed control experiments will be showcased and available for viewing including the new soybean technologies from Dow (Enlist -2,4-D tolerance), Monsanto (Roundup Ready 2 Yield Xtend - dicamba tolerance) and Bayer Crop Science (HPPD – Balance tolerance). Pest Management CCA CEU's and Pesticide Recertification Credits will be available.
This one-day field clinic is designed to improve the agronomic management skills of industry personnel, Extension and public agents, crop consultants, and producers. Specialists from Penn State and the agricultural community will provide hands-on diagnosis training in crop production, pest management, soil fertility, and soil and water conservation. Participants will be involved in a variety of topics and have ample opportunity to diagnose, solve, and discuss crop management problems and situations, and evaluate new and alternative management strategies. Practical information about interacting factors (nutrients, pests, environmental stress) that affect crop management and are unique to Northeastern agriculture can be discussed. In addition to gaining practical agronomic knowledge, CCA, nutrient management, and pesticide applicator license credits can be obtained. (There will be a total of 5 CCA credits that can be acquired in CM, PM, NM & SW.)
This one-day field clinic is designed to improve the agronomic management skills of industry personnel, Extension and public agents, crop consultants, and producers. Specialists from Penn State and the agricultural community will provide hands-on diagnosis training in crop production, pest management, soil fertility, and soil and water conservation. Participants will be involved in a variety of topics and have ample opportunity to diagnose, solve, and discuss crop management problems and situations, and evaluate new and alternative management strategies. Practical information about interacting factors (nutrients, pests, environmental stress) that affect crop management and are unique to Northeastern agriculture can be discussed. In addition to gaining practical agronomic knowledge, CCA, nutrient management, and pesticide applicator license credits can be obtained. (There will be a total of 5 CCA credits that can be acquired in CM, PM, NM & SW.)
Pennsylvania regulations require all farms generating or applying manure to have a Certified Nutrient Management Plan or a Manure Management Plan.
August 2013
Join the region's bioenergy companies, scientists, and researchers as we explore the emerging business opportunities, discoveries, and new trends that will be shaping the bio economy in the coming years. Our focus will be on the USDA AFRI sponsored NEWBio consortium - a regional initiative to expand the use of short rotation woody crops and perennial grasses for bioenergy in the northeast. Network with the bioenergy community, learn what companies have in the works for the near future, and learn what new discoveries are being made. Take part in afternoon breakout sessions designed to give the NEWBio effort direction and guidance on how we can make a growing bioenergy sector a reality in this region. An afternoon poster session reception will give attendees an additional opportunity to meet with researchers and discuss topics in depth. Attendees will be asked to judge the overall quality of the posters, and help select the top submissions.
A unique opportunity for participants to follow the same soybean stand during the growing season—from shortly after emergence to canopy closure.
February 2014
This conference covers a wide range of topics to help crop production professionals improve their understanding of and ability to manage grain and forage crops.
