WORTHINGTON — Extension specialists in Iowa and Minnesota are collaborating to provide a series of short, daily webinars for farmers, ag professionals, Extension personnel and other interested parties from April 6 to April 10. The theme is “Essential Row Crop Management for Spring 2020”, with a focus on key topics to be addressed prior to the planting season.

Each webinar will start at 1:00 p.m. with a 10 to 15 minute discussion followed by time for questions and answers. Since fieldwork and planting season upon us, sessions will be limited to 30 minutes.

These webinars are free and open to all. Topics and presenters are listed below.

April 6: “Top 3 tips for cover crop termination” with Meaghan Anderson, Extension Field Agronomist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

April 7: “Grain storage management for spring” with Shawn Shouse, Extension Ag Engineer, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

April 8: “Management of fertilizer spread patterns” with Ryan Bergman, Program Coordinator, and Matt Darr, Professor, ISU Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

April 9: “Pre-emergence herbicide programs” with Lisa Behnken, Extension Educator, Crops, University of Minnesota.

April 10: “Tillage options this spring” with Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Extension Educator, Water Resources, University of Minnesota

For more information about the series and to register, go to: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/essential-row-crop-management-online. Once you register, you will be able to watch any or all of the webinars. If you cannot attend in person, a recording of each session will be available for viewing as soon as they are available. Additional resources on each topic will also be provided through the website above.

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Lizabeth Stahl is an Extension Educator with the University of Minnesota.

Source: Lizabeth Stahl, University of Minnesota Extension, 507-372-3900 ext 3912, stah0012@umn.edu