Mizzou Integrated Pest Management Field Day on July 10th to Include a Variety of Topics

Published: June 14, 2018

The annual Mizzou Pest Management Field Day will be Tuesday July 10th at the Bradford Research and Extension Center, approximately 8 miles east of Columbia, Missouri.

Figure 1: Graduate student Brian Dintelmann discusses synthetic auxin injury to fruiting plants at the 2017 Field Day. Brian will be sharing updated results on this topic on July 10th (photo credit: Linda Geist).

Figure 2: Dr. Bradley shares information pertaining to herbicide resistant Marestail at the 2017 Field Day (photo credit: Linda Geist).

Figure 3: Graduate student Shea Farrell discusses preliminary dicamba air sampling results at the 2017 Field Day. Shea will be sharing updated results on this topic on July 10th (photo credit: Linda Geist).

Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. with opening comments by Dr. Kevin Bradley at 8:30. The morning will include guided wagon tours with stops that feature presentations of research results by university-trained scientists including talks by new state extension plant pathologist Kaitlyn Bissonnette and extension entomologist Kevin Rice. Weed management research topics that will be discussed this year include the latest dicamba research; weather information; cover crops—specifically integration with residual herbicides in soybean production as well as cover crop research related to weed control; and other weed-related topics. Lunch will be served at noon after which attendees will have the opportunity to view plots that showcase a variety of herbicide treatments and weed management programs for use in corn and soybean. These plots will be clearly labeled and mapped out so that they can be viewed easily.

Registration for the field day will be $10.00 to cover cost associated with lunch and refreshments.

To register call 573-884-7945 or send an e-mail to chismt@missouri.edu by Monday, July 2nd.

For certified crop advisors, CEU credits are pending.

The Bradford Research and Extension Center is located at 4968 Rangeline Road, Columbia, MO 65201. To learn more about the largest plant sciences' research farm in the state of Missouri visit the Web site: Bradford.cafnr.org.

To learn more about Mizzou Weed Science, visit the Web site at www.weedscience.missouri.edu or find us on Facebook and Twitter at Mizzou Weed Science.