A crop management field school will be offered Thursday, June 25, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center. The school is for crop advisers, but the program also will be beneficial for farmers. The school will provide hands-on training on crop, pest and soil management using field research and demonstration plots.

Specific field sessions include:
• Weed identification – identify more than 60 living weed exhibits and review biology and control

• Herbicide mode of action – identify herbicide classes by examining crop and weed injury symptoms

• Wheat disease management – review disease forecasting and fungicide use strategies

• Insect management – review current insect concerns

• Update on strategies for use of nitrogen fertilizer

• Row crop tillage systems and plant nutrition

For further details and registration information, contact the Carrington center at (701) 652-2951 or go to www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/carringt. A completed registration form and $50 fee are due June 22 ($75 after June 22).

A total of 50 participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Certified crop advisers participating in the event will receive 4.5 integrated pest management, 0.5 soil and water management and one nutrient management continuing education units.