December 15-16, 2009
Ramkota Hotel, Sioux Falls
Do you need to keep on top of current agronomic
practices?
Do you want the convenience of earning 20 CEUs for
the CCA Program at one time?
If so, plan now to attend this two-day event
sponsored by the South Dakota Agri-Business
Association.
You do not need to be a CCA to
attend!
Limited seating available, so REGISTER TODAY!
Download Conference Brochure and Registration Form
We are very happy to announce
improvements for this year's conference, including a
new sound system, larger meeting room and screen.
Thank you Syngenta for sponsoring these
improvements!
WHEN
December 15-16, 2009
Registration is from 7:30 to 8:00 AM each day and
the presentations will run every 50 minutes
from 8:00 AM until 6:40 PM each day.
WHERE
Ramkota Hotel
3200 West Maple (Exit 81 on I-29)
Sioux Falls, SD
605/336-0650 (Sleeping rooms $77.99)
The Best Western Ramkota Hotel is
located at 3200 W. Maple Street just off Interstate
29 at Exit 81, two miles south of I-90 in Sioux
Falls, SD
A block of sleeping rooms have been reserved for
$77.99 (single/double occupancy). Individuals must
call the Ramkota directly to make reservations at
605/336-0650. Guests must specify that they are with
the South Dakota Agri-Business Association to
receive the special group rate.
COST
$275 for both days (20 CEUs)
$175 for one day (10 CEUs)
$50 Late Fee after December 9, 2008
REGISTRATION
Pre-registration is required by
December 4, 2009. Any registration received after
December 8, 2009 will be assessed a late fee of
$50.00
The conference begins with registration from 7:30 to
8:00 AM each day.
Registration fee includes refreshment breaks and
lunch for each day of the conference. Dinner on
Tuesday evening is NOT provided.
CEU's
Tuesday
Wednesday
PROGRAM
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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7:30-8:00 AM |
REGISTRATION AND CHECK IN |
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8:00-8:50 AM |
World Fertilizer Nutrient Reserves-A view
to the Future, Paul Fixen, PNI (1NM) |
|
8:50-9:40 AM |
Precision Ag Technology: What is
Available and its ROI, Ryan Molitor, Raven Industries
(1SW) |
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9:40-10:00 AM |
BREAK |
|
10:00-10:50 AM |
Using Precision Technology to Produce
Accurate Maps of Soil Variability, Eric Lund, Veris
(1SW) |
|
10:50-11:40 AM |
Tile Drainage in the 21st Century, Gary
Sands, UMN (1NM) |
|
11:40-12:30 PM |
LUNCH
|
|
12:30-1:20 PM |
Do Current Fertilizer Recommendations
Need Adjustment, Bob Schoper, WinField Solutions (1NM) |
|
1:20-2:10 PM |
Root Growth and Residue on Top, George
Rehm, UMN (1CM) |
|
2:10-2:30 PM |
BREAK |
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2:30-3:20 PM |
Fertilizing Soybeans for Profit, George
Rehm, UMN (1NM) |
|
3:20-4:10 PM |
How GPDS Systems Work, Dick Nicolai, SDSU
(1SW) |
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4:10-5:00 PM |
BREAK |
|
5:00-5:50 PM |
Visual Effect of Pesticide Damage:
Herbicide Syumptoms and Modes of Action, Jim Gray, 2,4-D
Taskforce (1CM) |
|
5:50-6:40 PM |
Pesticide Use & Crop Overview, Jim Gray,
2,4-D Taskforce (1CM) |
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
|
7:30-8:00 AM |
REGISTRATION AND CHECK IN |
|
8:00-8:50 AM |
Using Soil Tests to Determine Fertilizer
Rates, Ray Ward, Ward Labs (1NM) |
|
8:50-9:40 AM |
New Genes, New Traits & Management
Challenges in Corn and Soybeans, Don Lee, UNL (1CM) |
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9:40-10:00 AM |
BREAK |
|
10:00-10:50 AM |
Soil and Water Capacity, Ray Ward, Ward
Labs (1SW) |
|
10:50-11:40 AM |
Optimum Nitrogen Management for Wheat
Yield and Protein, Dan Kaiser, UMN (1NM) |
|
11:40-12:30 PM |
LUNCH |
|
12:30-1:20 PM |
Soybean Disease ID and Management, Loren
Giesler, UNL (1PM) |
|
1:20-2:10 PM |
Weather Crop Outlook for 2010, Dennis
Todey, SDSU (1CM) |
|
2:10-2:30 PM |
BREAK |
|
2:30-4:10 PM |
Glyphosate Resistance and Other Issues
with Round-up Ready Crops, Stevan Knezevic, UNL (2PM) |
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4:10-5:00 PM |
BREAK |
|
5:00-5:50 PM |
Plant Disease Management from the Bottom
Up, Larry Osborne, SDSU (1PM) |
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5:50-6:40 PM |
Soybean Aphids in 2009: Performance
of Insecticide and Establishment of Season-long Economic
Thresholds, Mike Cantangui, SDSU (1PM) |
