Snake River weed tour or sugar beet conference

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Snake River events in Kimberly

Join us annually for University of Idaho's Snake River Weed Management Tour and Field Day (June) or for the Snake River Sugar Beet Conference (December) at University of Idaho Kimberly Research and Extension Center.

Snake River Sugar Beet Conference


Wednesday, Dec. 2 — Register by Nov. 25, 5 p.m. MT
(online fee $30, $45 at door, lunch included)
Canyon Crest Event Center, Twin Falls
 

This year’s conference features a full day of presentations and discussions focused on the latest in sugar beet production and management. Attendees can earn up to 10 continuing education credits, anticipated across the following categories:

  • 3-ISDA (Idaho State Department of Agriculture)
  • 4-CCA (Certified Crop Adviser)
  • 3-ODA (Oregon Department of Agriculture)

Topics include

  • Water forecasting and general water update
  • Irrigation management in sugar beet
  • Optimizing soil fertility for sugar beet
  • Dicamba and glufosinate for weed control in Truver
  • Managing Cercospora leaf spot in sugar beet
  • Pesticide label updates and mitigation strategies
  • Palmer amaranth management programs
  • Drone applications
  • Cost-effective insect pest management and modeling sugar beet root maggot fly trap counts

Snake River Weed Management Tour and Field Day

Featured

  • Wild oat control in spring wheat; kochia control in sugar beet
  • Commercial product comparison and weed control demonstrations in alfalfa, corn, dry bean, mustard, sugar beet and wheat
  • Weed science graduate student research updates
  • Palmer amaranth and waterhemp updates
  • Alfalfa and corn silage production
  • Irrigation and water management
  • Potato production and storage
  • Insect studies in potato and sugar beet
Credits — Three (3) ISDA credits available after the tour

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