Corn and soybean growers are invited to join in as industry experts and specialists from Cornell University, Delaware Valley College and Penn State University present cutting-edge agronomic information at the 2015 Winter Corn and Soybean Congress. The Winter Corn and Soybean Congress, to be held February 19 at the Grantville Holiday Inn in Grantville, Pa., is co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Soybean Board and the Pennsylvania Corn Growers Association.
“This should be a great meeting to network with other grain crop producers and advisors in our state,” says Dr. Greg Roth, Penn State agronomy professor. “Growers will find it well worth their time to attend.”
University educators will review the current research being done on behalf of corn and soybean farmers and their number one customer for soy meal, animal agriculture. Some key topics on the agenda this year will be managing corn and soybean diseases with Dr. Gary Bergstrom from Cornell University and coping with low grain prices in crop management with Dr. Jayson Harper, Penn State. Other key topics will be grain drying and storage tactics and the fundamentals of Identity-Preserved grain production. Breakout sessions focus on a panel discussion on crop management issues in corn production and the findings of the On-Farm Network soybean testing.
The meeting is slated for February 19, 2015, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Grantville Holiday Inn in Grantville, Pa. Cost is $10/person before February 10. Any registration after February 10 is $15/person. Lunch is provided and CCA and pesticide credits are available. Register by calling the Pennsylvania Soybean Board at 717-651-5922 or email contact@pasoybean.org. Doors open for registration and refreshments at 8:00 a.m.
Topics include:
- PA 4Rs Alliance
Eric Rosenbaum, Rosetree Consulting, Crop and Environmental Advisor, Shillington, PA - Secrets of Drying and Conditioning Small Grains & Grain Storage and Handling Principles
Galen Julius, TAM Systems, Dillsburg, PA - Transportation Update
PennDOT - Foreign Trade Issues
Miguel Escobar, US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) - White Mold & Northern Corn Leaf Blight
Dr. Gary Bergstrom, Cornell University - Panel Discussion on 2015 Corn Crop Management Issues
- On-Farm Network Soybean Updates
Del Voight, Senior Extension Educator, Penn State - Fundamentals of Identity-Preserved Grain Production
Kevin Fry, Agronomist, DuPont Pioneer - Risk Management (Weathering Low Prices)
Dr. Jayson Harper, Penn State
Source:pasoybean.org