2020 International Crop Expo Free Admission and Parking Wednesday, February 19th- 9 am to 5 pm and Thursday, February 20th- 9 am to 4 pm Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND www.cropexpo.com Seminar Topics Valuable educational seminars both days, developed & presented by NDSU & MN Extension Services. Keynote Speakers Small Grains Dr. David Kohl 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19th Agriculture Today: It Is What It Is...What Should We Do About It? Wednesday Soil Testing after a Wet Fall: How Low Can You Go? Challenges and Opportunities of Using Drones to Aid in Crop Management Decisions Options for Spring Application of Fertilizer Emotional Stress on the Farm: Implementing Practical Strategies to Cope (Joint Session with Beans) The agricultural economic down turn is in the seventh year and counting. Razor thin margins combined with increased volatility is the economic environment that most in the industry are facing. The result is massive changes in the structure of agriculture and rural communities. What is the state of the trade agreements and the short and long-term implications to the bottom line? Where are interest rates, land values, and food trends leading the industry? This session will discuss the assessment of management IQ that often places one in the top third or bottom third of profitability. What are the financial and business management characteristics that one must focus on in planning, strategizing, executing and Thursday Small Grain Disease Update: What We Learned in 2019 Drying and Storage Options for High Moisture Grain 2020 Marketing without 20/20 Vision (Joint Session with Beans) Soybeans/ Dry Beans Wednesday Optimizing Fungicide Application Methods for Improved Management of White Mold in Soybeans and Dry Beans North Dakota Soybean Fertility Revisions Updated Soybean Management Practices Emotional Stress on the Farm: Implementing Practical Strategies to Cope (Joint Session with Small Grains) monitoring for 2020 and beyond? AgCountry Sponsored By: Farm Credit Services Thursday Soybean Weed Management Challenges in 2020 What's New for Insect Pests of Dry Beans and Soybean 2020 Marketing without 20/20 Vision (Joint Session with Small Grains) | Molly Yeh 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 20th American chef, blogger and cookbook author Potatoes Molly Yeh is the star of Food Network's series, Girl Meets Farm. She rose to national prominence with the debut of her memoir, Molly On The Range: Recipes and Stories from an Unlikely Life on a Farm. Molly has been featured by the New York Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and New York Mag- azine. Outside the kitchen, Molly is a Juilliard-trained percussionist and has performed with orchestras around the world, in off-Broadway theatre, and as the glockenspielist for the pop-band, San Fermin. She lives on a farm on the North Dakota-Minnesota border with her fifth-generation farmer husband and their little flock of chickens. Wednesday Fertilization after Fall Flooding United Potato Growers Potato Outlook National Potato Council Update New Products from BASF for Potato Management Syngenta - Vibrance Ultra Use of Aerial Imagery for Potato Growers Thursday Minnesota Certified Seed Report North Dakota Certified Seed Report What's with the Wild Fall Weather? Trapping Spores of Late Blight: The Canadian Experience Pointers on Spring Fumigation 2020 Vision on Seed Management Sponsored by: NORTHERN PLAINS Totatoe ICE Check website for program times. Common Scab: A Problem with No Solution? 2020 International Crop Expo Free Admission and Parking Wednesday, February 19th- 9 am to 5 pm and Thursday, February 20th- 9 am to 4 pm Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND www.cropexpo.com Seminar Topics Valuable educational seminars both days, developed & presented by NDSU & MN Extension Services. Keynote Speakers Small Grains Dr. David Kohl 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19th Agriculture Today: It Is What It Is...What Should We Do About It? Wednesday Soil Testing after a Wet Fall: How Low Can You Go? Challenges and Opportunities of Using Drones to Aid in Crop Management Decisions Options for Spring Application of Fertilizer Emotional Stress on the Farm: Implementing Practical Strategies to Cope (Joint Session with Beans) The agricultural economic down turn is in the seventh year and counting. Razor thin margins combined with increased volatility is the economic environment that most in the industry are facing. The result is massive changes in the structure of agriculture and rural communities. What is the state of the trade agreements and the short and long-term implications to the bottom line? Where are interest rates, land values, and food trends leading the industry? This session will discuss the assessment of management IQ that often places one in the top third or bottom third of profitability. What are the financial and business management characteristics that one must focus on in planning, strategizing, executing and Thursday Small Grain Disease Update: What We Learned in 2019 Drying and Storage Options for High Moisture Grain 2020 Marketing without 20/20 Vision (Joint Session with Beans) Soybeans/ Dry Beans Wednesday Optimizing Fungicide Application Methods for Improved Management of White Mold in Soybeans and Dry Beans North Dakota Soybean Fertility Revisions Updated Soybean Management Practices Emotional Stress on the Farm: Implementing Practical Strategies to Cope (Joint Session with Small Grains) monitoring for 2020 and beyond? AgCountry Sponsored By: Farm Credit Services Thursday Soybean Weed Management Challenges in 2020 What's New for Insect Pests of Dry Beans and Soybean 2020 Marketing without 20/20 Vision (Joint Session with Small Grains) | Molly Yeh 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 20th American chef, blogger and cookbook author Potatoes Molly Yeh is the star of Food Network's series, Girl Meets Farm. She rose to national prominence with the debut of her memoir, Molly On The Range: Recipes and Stories from an Unlikely Life on a Farm. Molly has been featured by the New York Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and New York Mag- azine. Outside the kitchen, Molly is a Juilliard-trained percussionist and has performed with orchestras around the world, in off-Broadway theatre, and as the glockenspielist for the pop-band, San Fermin. She lives on a farm on the North Dakota-Minnesota border with her fifth-generation farmer husband and their little flock of chickens. Wednesday Fertilization after Fall Flooding United Potato Growers Potato Outlook National Potato Council Update New Products from BASF for Potato Management Syngenta - Vibrance Ultra Use of Aerial Imagery for Potato Growers Thursday Minnesota Certified Seed Report North Dakota Certified Seed Report What's with the Wild Fall Weather? Trapping Spores of Late Blight: The Canadian Experience Pointers on Spring Fumigation 2020 Vision on Seed Management Sponsored by: NORTHERN PLAINS Totatoe ICE Check website for program times. Common Scab: A Problem with No Solution?