University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

October 27, 2006

Herbicide action, data analysis workshops offered in December

 Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln workshops in December will offer participants the opportunity to take an in-depth look at herbicides and spatial data.

Herbicide Action in Plants will be Dec. 5-6 at the Nebraska East Union on UNL's East Campus. Spatial Data Gathering, Processing and Interpretation will be Dec. 11 at LW Chase Hall, also on UNL's East Campus.

Herbicide Action in Plants will include a combination of lecture, discussion and hands-on problem solving to teach participants the basics of in-field herbicide performance. Alex Martin, UNL weeds specialist, and Mark Bernards, UNL irrigated weeds specialist, will present the workshop. Workshop topics include symptoms of common herbicides, herbicide selectivity, the effects of environmental conditions on herbicide performance, herbicide-resistant crops and common spray additives. The workshop is recommended for graduate students, certified crop consultants, certified professional agronomists, crop production and management industry personnel, producers, extension educators and science and vocational agriculture teachers.

UNL tuition and fees apply for students wishing to receive college credit. For noncredit and CEU-credit participants, cost is $250 before Nov. 21 and $300 after and includes all course-related materials, parking permit, lunch and refreshments. Noncredit and CEU-credit participants can register online at http://estore.adec.edu.

For more information, visit the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture's Distance Education Web site at http://agronomy.unl.edu/distance_ed, or contact Cathy Dickinson at (402) 472-1730, e-mail cdickinson2@unl.edu.

Spatial Data Gathering, Processing and Interpretation will include eight hours of interactive instruction by UNL faculty and staff in several topics on data management in precision agriculture. Hands-on training will be conducted using Manifold 7.0 GIS software package. Topics include sources of spatial data for site-specific management, management in relation to variable growing conditions, GIS packaging, popular data mining approaches and development of prescription maps for application of agricultural inputs. The complete agenda can be found at http://bse.unl.edu/adamchuk/ext_ssm/2006_2_data.html.

Producers, crop consultants, agribusiness and government agency representatives and educators are encouraged to attend. Continuing education credits for the Certified Crop Advisor program are available. Preregistration required as the workshop is limited to 22 participants. Cost is $70 one week in advance and $80 after. Fees include lunch, refreshment breaks and workshop materials. Registration and introduction begin at 8:30 a.m. in 149 LW Chase Hall with training concluding at 5 p.m.

This training session is part of UNL Extension's Crop Management Winter Programs. For more information or to register visit http://ardc.unl.edu/training.htm, call (402) 624-8000 or e-mail kglewen1@unl.edu.

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