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New crop options, farmers face rising costs in 2008
Missouri Crop farmers, who face increased input costs in 2008, can hear ways to manage expenses and increase yields at three regional winter crop conferences by University of Missouri Extension in January. "All three have a central theme, will be very interactive and are not like any other meeting," said Kevin Bradley, MU weed scientist. Bradley coordinates the program with five MU specialists who will attend each meeting. Local specialists handle registrations. Dates, sites and coordinators are: --Jan. 3: Maryville, Mo.; Holiday Inn Express; Wayne Flannery, agronomist, Oregon, Mo.; 660-446-3724; --Jan. 7: Sedalia, Mo.; Best Western; Joni Ross, agronomist, Versailles, Mo.; 573-378-5358; and --Jan. 8: Wentzville, Mo.; Holiday Inn; Rich Hoorman, agronomist, Montgomery City, Mo.; 573-565-3733. Registration starts at 8 a.m. with programs running 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required at hosting MU Extension offices with payment at the door. A $20 fee includes meal, refreshment and proceedings. Farmers face new crop product options for the coming planting season. Those products add new technology fees to input costs, changing the economics of farming. Specialists will present information tested under Missouri growing conditions. "Quality information is the lifeblood of a successful farmer," Bradley said. "Knowing when to adopt new technology and change existing practices requires new information." Each program will start with a report by regional specialists. MU Extension specialists from Columbia will follow. Ray Massey, economist with MU Commercial Agriculture, will talk about what is happening with inputs. Pat Guinan, climatologist, will give a weather and climate outlook. Bill Wiebold, agronomist, and Guinan will team up for a presentation on planting dates, weather and hybrid selection. Laura Sweets, plant pathologist, will speak on fungicides and Asian soybean rust. Wayne Bailey, entomologist, will talk about insect management. He will include crop traits, seed treatments and soil insecticides. Bailey said new insect pests are emerging as potential problems in the coming year. After lunch, Kevin Bradley will cover economic corn and soybean herbicide programs. For an interactive finale, Massey will lead speakers discussing risk management and economics. Questions will be answered throughout the program. Those who have attended county soils and crops conferences will know the format; but the program is intensified with more specialists. If the trial programs prove popular, the schedule will be expanded next year, Wiebold said. The regional meetings are for producers looking for recommendations on new technology based on MU research conducted under Missouri conditions, Bradley said. The program is a joint effort of MU Extension; College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; and local MU Extension offices. Date: 12/27/07
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