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The principles of 4R nutrient stewardship apply to every plant nutrient. Magnesium (Mg), traditionally considered a secondary macronutrient, is often overlooked. This article reviews the options a...

The principles of 4R nutrient stewardship apply to every plant nutrient. Magnesium (Mg), traditionally considered a secondary macronutrient, is often overlooked. This article reviews the options available for managing magnesium and the benefits you might expect.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

In many areas where center-pivot irrigation methods are used, the most common sprinkler package is called mid-elevation sprinkler application, known as MESA. Two alternative sprinkler packages des...

In many areas where center-pivot irrigation methods are used, the most common sprinkler package is called mid-elevation sprinkler application, known as MESA. Two alternative sprinkler packages designed for better water use efficiency are called low-energy precision application, or LEPA, and mobile drip irrigation, called MDI. A recent study evaluated how MDI and LEPA—at full and reduced irrigation rates—impact alfalfa and silage corn yield and quality in trials on two farms in Utah.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Global market demands for barley are less than cereals such as corn, rice, and wheat, but barley plays a particularly important role in cropping systems in areas of high elevation and/or latitude...

Global market demands for barley are less than cereals such as corn, rice, and wheat, but barley plays a particularly important role in cropping systems in areas of high elevation and/or latitude with short growing seasons. Estimation of residue nutrient uptake requires both a knowledge of the biomass produced, as well as the concentration of individual nutrients. These factors were evaluated in 2018 and 2019 from trials of four barley classes at five locations in southern Idaho.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Pecan production in the U.S. is primarily divided in two production regions: the southwestern region and the southeastern region. One insect pest complex is common to both production region—pecan...

Pecan production in the U.S. is primarily divided in two production regions: the southwestern region and the southeastern region. One insect pest complex is common to both production region—pecan aphids. Growers regularly make insecticide applications to management these aphids every year. The pecan aphid complex is represented by three aphid species: yellow pecan aphid, the blackmargined aphid, and the black pecan aphid. This article will discuss some of the important aspects of pecan aphids in relations to their management in commercial pecan orchards.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Various research and breeding programs study phenotypical traits—or traits that can be discerned via the five senses—to evaluate the quality of their target crops. However, getting dat...

Various research and breeding programs study phenotypical traits—or traits that can be discerned via the five senses—to evaluate the quality of their target crops. However, getting data on these traits, often via human-made measurements, can be time-consuming, subjective, and inaccurate, hampering research efforts. This episode, Mitchell discusses his work developing a high-throughput, affordable way to capture one important phenotypical trait: fruit shape.

Speaker:
Dr. Mitchell J. Feldmann, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California-Davis

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

In 2013, the fertilizer industry in North America launched the 4R Research Fund. Members of the fertilizer industry p...

In 2013, the fertilizer industry in North America launched the 4R Research Fund. Members of the fertilizer industry pledged annual commitments of financial support to research connecting 4R practices to impacts. This article briefly summarizes findings and benefits to the industry that have resulted from the financial support directed towards research.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Canola and pea intercropping (peaola) promises a number of benefits that could improve the efficiency and resilience of dryland agricultural systems. Using the correct methods for assessing these...

Canola and pea intercropping (peaola) promises a number of benefits that could improve the efficiency and resilience of dryland agricultural systems. Using the correct methods for assessing these intercropping systems is important for determining whether or not an intercropping method is suitable in a particular instance. This article describes methods to assess two of the most common resource use efficiencies: land and nutrients.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Late-maturity alpha-amylase or LMA is a weather-related event that lowers the quality of affected grain, resulting in sticky breads, cakes, and noodles with unattractive and undesirable textures....

Late-maturity alpha-amylase or LMA is a weather-related event that lowers the quality of affected grain, resulting in sticky breads, cakes, and noodles with unattractive and undesirable textures. Grain that has been affected by LMA, or that is susceptible to LMA, cannot be identified by sight alone due to varietal- and environmental-induced differences in appearance and differences in rates of development. Techniques that allow for rapid identification of the LMA susceptibility window in wheat and knowledge of the weather events that lead to LMA can empower growers to manage and mitigate LMA-induced profit loss.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Ag drones don’t currently replace ground sprayers, but they can serve as an additional tool. There are many thousands of acres where drones fit right now in Canada, and even though we’...

Ag drones don’t currently replace ground sprayers, but they can serve as an additional tool. There are many thousands of acres where drones fit right now in Canada, and even though we’re still perfecting our knowledge about drone application and awaiting regulatory clearance, drones are a good answer to many growers’ needs.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

This project is through an Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition partnership with the Conservation Technology Information Center to provide resources to Ag Advisors on the benefits of conserv...

This project is through an Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition partnership with the Conservation Technology Information Center to provide resources to Ag Advisors on the benefits of conservation drainage.

ADMC has developed a series of learning modules that focus on engaging Certified Crop Advisors on the role that water management plays in crop production and nutrient movement.

This series includes 6 videos that are approximately 30 minutes each discussing the basics of agricultural water management.

Recordings in this Series:

  • Impacts of Drainage on Crop Production
  • Denitrifying Bioreactors
  • Saturated Buffers
  • Drainage Water Management
  • Navigating the NRCS and Online Resources
  • Conservation Drainage Case Study

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 3.0 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 3.0 Professional Meetings

FREE to all registrants.

This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under cooperative agreement with the Conservation Technology Information Center, in partnership with Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition.

A limited series of American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America webinars produced with the support of American Farmland Trust, American Soybean Association, United Soybean Boa...

A limited series of American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America webinars produced with the support of American Farmland Trust, American Soybean Association, United Soybean Board, and The Nature Conservancy.

This webinar will provide an overview of current and future opportunities in agricultural carbon markets. It will also discuss the current key uncertainties in these markets. Focus will be placed on defining key terms, highlighting key players and their motivations, and summarizing current program design approaches.

Speakers:
Scott Gerlt, Economist, American Soybean Association
Emily Bruner, Midwest Science Director, American Farmland Trust

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Agroforestry is where trees are grown alongside other crops or livestock. It’s an extremely flexible practice that can be adapted to both urban and rural environments and at a variety of sca...

Agroforestry is where trees are grown alongside other crops or livestock. It’s an extremely flexible practice that can be adapted to both urban and rural environments and at a variety of scales. In this episode, Dr. Sarah Lovell discusses the various uses and forms of agroforestry, how agroforestry can benefit both farmers and their surrounding communities, and some tips for implementing agroforestry at scale.

Speaker:
Dr. Sarah Lovell, H.E.Garrett Endowed Chair Professor and Director of the Center for Agroforestry, University of Missouri

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

New high-yielding spring wheat cultivars are being grown widely across the Canadian Prairies. As yields rise, grain protein levels can only be maintained by increasing the N availability to crop,...

New high-yielding spring wheat cultivars are being grown widely across the Canadian Prairies. As yields rise, grain protein levels can only be maintained by increasing the N availability to crop, often reducing fertilizer use efficiency. An additional concern when increasing the amount of N fertilizer being applied to the crop is the increased risk of lodging, reducing the crop’s yield, quality, and harvestability. This article reports on research evaluating the effect of agronomic management practices on spring wheat lodging risk, grain yield, and protein content in the eastern Canadian Prairies.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

 

In general, winter wheat yields are maximized when planted in October in Kentucky. However, it is common for wheat planting to be delayed until November due to limited resources, equipment problem...

In general, winter wheat yields are maximized when planted in October in Kentucky. However, it is common for wheat planting to be delayed until November due to limited resources, equipment problems, and/or weather conditions. Two agronomic strategies were investigated to determine whether either could mitigate yield reductions following delayed wheat planting: increased seeding rate and in-furrow phosphorus.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

The first six months of 2024 have seen a rush of Congressional activity that impacts the fields of agronomy, crop, and soil science. Be it the Farm Bill, government funding, climate actions, or th...

The first six months of 2024 have seen a rush of Congressional activity that impacts the fields of agronomy, crop, and soil science. Be it the Farm Bill, government funding, climate actions, or the ever-looming 2024 Presidential election, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA are actively monitoring and engaging in on behalf of Society members to ensure the voice of our sciences is at the table. Hear an update on what’s been happening and how the Societies have engaged in policy issues in Washington, DC along with a panel of Congressional staff for their take on what comes next.

Speaker:
Speaker, Julie McClure - Vice President, Torrey Advisory Group

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

The following article is the last in a six-part series on assessing soil health. It synthesizes measurement information and provides an example of how a minimal set of soil health measurements can...

The following article is the last in a six-part series on assessing soil health. It synthesizes measurement information and provides an example of how a minimal set of soil health measurements can reflect multiple aspects of soil functioning. It is part of a larger Soil Science Society of America webinar series produced in partnership with The Soil Health Institute and sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Potassium (K) is an essential element for crop growth, playing a key role in photosynthesis, protein synthesis, and many other essential functions in the plant. In 2020, 44% of the soils sampled a...

Potassium (K) is an essential element for crop growth, playing a key role in photosynthesis, protein synthesis, and many other essential functions in the plant. In 2020, 44% of the soils sampled across North America tested below critical in K (meaning applying K fertilizer would result in a crop response). Assessing soils for nutrient availability is an important principle of 4R Nutrient Stewardship. The goal of this article is to provide information on the behavior of K in soils and how it influences the assessment of crop K needs.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Semiarid regions in southern Idaho receive a small amount of annual precipitation (e.g., 9–12 inches), and crop options are very limited in dryland farming without supplemental irrigation. T...

Semiarid regions in southern Idaho receive a small amount of annual precipitation (e.g., 9–12 inches), and crop options are very limited in dryland farming without supplemental irrigation. To diversify cropping systems, growers can incorporate crops with lower water requirements through rotations and intercropping. Field trials were conducted to evaluate crop yield and soil health in barley–pulse intercrops under full and deficit irrigation with no supplemental N fertilizers.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

In California, several compounding factors make it difficult for farmers to protect their crops from weeds and algae using traditional weed control methods. Dr. Alex Ceseski and his team and worki...

In California, several compounding factors make it difficult for farmers to protect their crops from weeds and algae using traditional weed control methods. Dr. Alex Ceseski and his team and working to fix that. By exploring the viability of drill-seeding in California rice production, they aim to find new solutions to a decades-old herbicide problem. This episode, join us as Alex explains how seeding depth, hearty seedlings, and water management may hold the key to stable sushi rice supplies.

Speaker:
Dr. Alex Ceseski, Assistant Project Scientist, University of California-Davis

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

This article is the third in a three-part series on beneficial arthropods. It will focus on the parasitoid category of beneficial insects in cotton cropping systems. This article is based upon exp...

This article is the third in a three-part series on beneficial arthropods. It will focus on the parasitoid category of beneficial insects in cotton cropping systems. This article is based upon expertise from Auburn University, Louisiana State University, Texas A&M, and the Universities of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Tennessee.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

This article is the second in a three-part series on beneficial arthropods. It will focus on the predator category of beneficial insects in cotton cropping systems. This article is based upon expe...

This article is the second in a three-part series on beneficial arthropods. It will focus on the predator category of beneficial insects in cotton cropping systems. This article is based upon expertise from Auburn University, Louisiana State University, Texas A&M, and the Universities of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Tennessee.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

This article is the first in a three-part series on beneficial arthropods. It will highlight some beneficial insects that kill crop pests and are largely unnoticed in the Corn Belt and Great Plain...

This article is the first in a three-part series on beneficial arthropods. It will highlight some beneficial insects that kill crop pests and are largely unnoticed in the Corn Belt and Great Plains. The focus will be on two groups of insects that survive by eating insect pests of crops: predators and parasitoids. Information for this article comes from the University of Illinois, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, Texas A&M University, and Utah State University.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

How are soil health, nutrient cycling, and water dynamics influenced by organic manure and biochar in cover cropping systems? This webinar discusses different management strategies designed to dea...

How are soil health, nutrient cycling, and water dynamics influenced by organic manure and biochar in cover cropping systems? This webinar discusses different management strategies designed to deal with droughty weather and a short growing season, which challenge cover crop integration.

A 3-year study is underway in South Dakota to demonstrate that cover crops combined with organic amendments can be successfully integrated into dry land no-tillage cropping systems. The goals of project are to (1) introduce new management practices to mitigate the effects of moisture stress and build climate resilience in moisture-limited dryland production systems, (2) provide knowledge on alternative cropping system management strategies to improve ecosystem productivity and sustainability, and (3) promote the adoption of cover cropping in these systems, which is currently constrained by limited precipitation and lack of effective techniques to conserve moisture. 

Join us and learn how adding biochar and/or manure to cover cropped fields may help improve soil water holding capacity and soil carbon sequestration while reducing runoff, evaporation, nutrient loss, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Speaker:
Dr. Sutie Xu, Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science, South Dakota State University 

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Across the U.S., we are withdrawing water far faster than our aquifers are naturally replenished. One of the challenges of...

Across the U.S., we are withdrawing water far faster than our aquifers are naturally replenished. One of the challenges of determining how much water is left in aquifers is that decline rates are extremely variable over space and time and regulations governing groundwater withdrawal are highly localized. Over the long term, pumping water out of the ground faster than it’s replenished is like deficit spending; it will catch up with you.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

A great deal of attention and financial resources are devoted to incentivizing farmers to adopt practices known to protect soil, water, air, and biodiversity. Many commodity groups, including thos...

A great deal of attention and financial resources are devoted to incentivizing farmers to adopt practices known to protect soil, water, air, and biodiversity. Many commodity groups, including those representing cotton, corn, soybeans, and rice, have set goals and made climate commitments that rely on the uptake and longevity of conservation practices by U.S. producers. Despite these efforts, adoption of two primary practices, cover crops and conservation tillage, remains low. In order for these goals to be met, change is going to have to happen much faster than the current pace.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Sustainability
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Big data and machine learning have the potential to transform agriculture and 4R nutrient management practices. The integration of these technologies empowers farmers to adapt to variable conditio...

Big data and machine learning have the potential to transform agriculture and 4R nutrient management practices. The integration of these technologies empowers farmers to adapt to variable conditions, optimize applications, and minimize environmental impact. While challenges such as data quality must be addressed, the future prospects are promising.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

How do you cost-effectively reduce inputs such as water and fertilizer without sacrificing yield? For many growers, one approach is to adopt precision farming practices, which has driven up the de...

How do you cost-effectively reduce inputs such as water and fertilizer without sacrificing yield? For many growers, one approach is to adopt precision farming practices, which has driven up the demand for water-soluble fertilizers (WSFs). Listen in as Dr. Jason Haegele and Christi Falen, ICL Growing Solutions agronomists, and David Holden of Holden Research and Consulting share key evidence-based considerations for choosing and applying the right WSF fertilizer for a variety of production systems and crops.

Speakers:
Dr. Jason Haegele, North American Agronomy Lead, ICL Fertilizers
Christi Falen, Agronomy Technical Services Manager, ICL Fertilizers
David Holden, Owner, Holden Research and Consulting 

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Bioenergy crops present a promising source for biofuel production, offering a potential solution to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. However, they face criticism for potentially encroaching on ara...

Bioenergy crops present a promising source for biofuel production, offering a potential solution to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. However, they face criticism for potentially encroaching on arable land essential for food production to sustain growing populations. To address this issue, there is a growing focus on utilizing marginal lands for growing bioenergy crops, which are less suitable for crop production. Marginal lands typically suffer from poor soil health and low nutrient and water availability. Therefore, it is crucial to identify and develop bioenergy crops that can thrive in such conditions and produce biomass for biofuel production while also confirming which marginal lands are best suited to these uses.  In this episode, Dileepa Jayawardena, a Research Associate at The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, sheds light on his research aimed at finding suitable bioenergy cropping systems for marginal lands in Michigan and Wisconsin for producing biomass for long-term bioenergy production while minimizing the competition of land for food crops. 

Speakers:
Dr. Dileepa Jayawardena, Research Associate, Michigan State University

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Biosolids are the human waste products that are managed and produced by wastewater treatment plants. While many simply flush and forget their waste, biosolids can have a variety of advantageous en...

Biosolids are the human waste products that are managed and produced by wastewater treatment plants. While many simply flush and forget their waste, biosolids can have a variety of advantageous environmental impacts when applied at proper rates and locations. In this episode, as part two of our miniseries on the Clean Water Act, Dr. Jim Ippolito discusses how researchers have utilized these benefits across various land types in Colorado.

Speaker:
Dr. Jim Ippolito, Professor, Colorado State University

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Black oat is a cool-season annual grass with Mediterranean origin. In contrast to other cool-season grasses, black oat is more heat tolerant and disease resistant, making it an attractive option f...

Black oat is a cool-season annual grass with Mediterranean origin. In contrast to other cool-season grasses, black oat is more heat tolerant and disease resistant, making it an attractive option for the US upper Midwest, since it can be utilized during summer, when there is decreased productivity of cool-season forages due to photorespiration. The objective was to evaluate 10 black oat breeding lines for herbage accumulation, crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), and in vitro digestible organic matter (IVDOM) concentrations.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Controlling future phosphorus (P) loss will not be simple. The main nutrient “culprit” in freshwater contamination, P, becomes available only in its dissolved inorganic form in solutio...

Controlling future phosphorus (P) loss will not be simple. The main nutrient “culprit” in freshwater contamination, P, becomes available only in its dissolved inorganic form in solution; and that solubility is also what can contaminate the environment if the P ends up in the wrong place. This article examines future P loss measures for agricultural systems. Beyond continued vigilance with regards to best management practices (BMPs), future mitigation tools include physical filters of P loss from crop fields, updating P soil-test calibrations, stream buffers, cover crops, biologic products that may alter P availability, enzyme additives, and potential P recycling and trading markets.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Research is crucial for the advancement of agriculture. However, research solutions must also be feasible for the farmers who will be implementing them. This episode, Heather Hampton+Knodle will d...

Research is crucial for the advancement of agriculture. However, research solutions must also be feasible for the farmers who will be implementing them. This episode, Heather Hampton+Knodle will discuss her many hats in the worlds of agriculture, policy, and research solutions, as well as her journey as a farmer and research collaborator.

Speaker:
Heather Hampton-Knodle, Vice President, Knodle Ltd. family farm

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Precision agriculture tools like decision support systems increasingly use machine-learning algorithms and other types of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze large quantities of agricultural d...

Precision agriculture tools like decision support systems increasingly use machine-learning algorithms and other types of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze large quantities of agricultural data and provide recommendations to producers and crop advisers. However, several barriers threaten adoption of these tools. Three papers in the recent Agronomy Journal special section, “Machine Learning in Agriculture,” explore this phenomenon and offer solutions and opportunities for building trust in these technologies.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Can we reduce phosphorus (P) rates and loss to the environment by banding? The thinking goes that any system that places P fertilizer below the surface without significantly increasing soil erosio...

Can we reduce phosphorus (P) rates and loss to the environment by banding? The thinking goes that any system that places P fertilizer below the surface without significantly increasing soil erosion will reduce P losses to the environment. Can application rates be reduced? The short answer is “it depends.” Decades of related research have conflicting conclusions. It’s of particular interest due to fertilizer prices and because agriculture is in the hot seat to cut P and nitrogen (N) losses to water bodies. Efficiencies from banding phosphorus (P) do exist in corn at very low soil-test P levels, where cool or wet conditions limit root growth and nutrient uptake, and in soils that make applied P less available.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Many crop advisers in Canada have noticed the recent growth in the cannabis market and are wondering what the future may hold for the crop. What are the challenges to growing this crop efficiently...

Many crop advisers in Canada have noticed the recent growth in the cannabis market and are wondering what the future may hold for the crop. What are the challenges to growing this crop efficiently? How is the industry evolving?

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Cereal rye, as a fall-planted and winter-grown cover crop, offers many benefits. It tolerates both frigid winter temperatures and warm springs. It also tolerates both the wet conditions and drough...

Cereal rye, as a fall-planted and winter-grown cover crop, offers many benefits. It tolerates both frigid winter temperatures and warm springs. It also tolerates both the wet conditions and drought. It reduces soil erosion, enhances soil organic matter, improves soil water retention, and reduces nutrient leaching. But, it’s not a panacea, of course. This article will discuss some of the benefits, challenges, and considerations of using cereal rye as a cover crop.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

 

Drs. Eduardo Cancellier and Jason Haegele will discuss how evolving perspectives on starter fertilizers challenge traditional considerations like phosphate sources, fertilizer placement, and...

Drs. Eduardo Cancellier and Jason Haegele will discuss how evolving perspectives on starter fertilizers challenge traditional considerations like phosphate sources, fertilizer placement, and application rates. Explore innovations on starter fertilizers and learn how early-season growth and vigor set the trajectory for late-season nutrient management and greater yields.

Speakers:
Eduardo Cancellier, Global Biostimulants Specialist Agronomist, ICL Growing Solutions
Jason Haegele, North American Agronomy Lead, ICL Growing Solutions

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Some questions most often asked by producers are, “What is changing in my soil when I adopt a management practice? How can I detect that change? and What does it mean for my yields?” T...

Some questions most often asked by producers are, “What is changing in my soil when I adopt a management practice? How can I detect that change? and What does it mean for my yields?” These questions reveal our uncertainty in how we quantify changes in the soil and how we view the soil. More importantly, they give insight into what is important to producers for their operations. The current attention on soil health has revealed that we don’t completely understand how soil changes and what is required to determine what is changed in our soils. The focus of this article will be on what actually happens in the soil along the journey of change in corn and soybean systems in the upper Midwest.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

The micronutrient chloride (Cl–) is one of 17 essential nutrients for plant survival. Chloride deficiency can be an issue in wheat, barley, oat, corn, and grain sorghum. In other species, li...

The micronutrient chloride (Cl–) is one of 17 essential nutrients for plant survival. Chloride deficiency can be an issue in wheat, barley, oat, corn, and grain sorghum. In other species, like soybeans and rice, too much chloride can hurt yields. This article will cover deficiency symptoms, fertilizer tips and reported yield responses, and chloride toxicity.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Cover crops can provide numerous benefits such as protection from the vagaries of extreme weather, improved water filtration, improved soil organic matter and nutrient retention, and reduction of...

Cover crops can provide numerous benefits such as protection from the vagaries of extreme weather, improved water filtration, improved soil organic matter and nutrient retention, and reduction of weeds. They’re common in row crops but not as much in citrus. Some researchers think they should be. This article will highlight some of the benefits and challenges of cover crops in citrus and how to use them.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

In this webinar, presenters share their expertise in sampling and cleanout for lagoons and anaerobic digesters and c...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

In this webinar, presenters share their expertise in sampling and cleanout for lagoons and anaerobic digesters and considerations in planning these operations.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

Climate-smart fertilizers will play an increasingly important role. They fit well into the 4R Nutrient Stewardship concept, which provides an excellent framework for recognizing and rewarding the...

Climate-smart fertilizers will play an increasingly important role. They fit well into the 4R Nutrient Stewardship concept, which provides an excellent framework for recognizing and rewarding the farmers that adopt their use. Programs, protocols, and policies aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of agriculture need to recognize climate-smart fertilizer use in a 4R framework.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Farmers, ranchers, and foresters are facing increasing challenges related to changing climate and weather, manifested in rising average temperatures, more frequent extreme rainfall events, extende...

Farmers, ranchers, and foresters are facing increasing challenges related to changing climate and weather, manifested in rising average temperatures, more frequent extreme rainfall events, extended drought, and heat waves. These changes are also impacting pest abundance and distribution, creating new pest problems and straining current pest management options and decision-making. Key factors for U.S. agriculture and producer resilience in tackling new environmental and pest challenges lie in the ability of producers to apply effective, economical integrated pest management (IPM) approaches and in support for research and development of new and renewed IPM tactics and systems to meet 21st century needs. 

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

 

Drought can be a major problem for tomatoes, particularly in changing climates. Water-absorbant polymers can help water stay in the soil to help tomatoes thrive, but costs can make it hard for far...

Drought can be a major problem for tomatoes, particularly in changing climates. Water-absorbant polymers can help water stay in the soil to help tomatoes thrive, but costs can make it hard for farmers to use them. In this episode, Sanandam joins me to discuss his research into developing more affordable, effective water-absorbant polymers from the waste material fly ash.

Speakers:
Dr. Sanandam Bordoloi, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Aalto University

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Research has shown the benefits of diversifying crop rotations, yet many Prairie farmers keep their rotations short and simple with cereals and oilseeds or cereals and pulses being intensively gro...

Research has shown the benefits of diversifying crop rotations, yet many Prairie farmers keep their rotations short and simple with cereals and oilseeds or cereals and pulses being intensively grown in two-year rotations. As western Canadian farms are pressed to increase yields while reducing inputs and the environmental impact of food production, growers need help to determine what crop rotations can help them achieve these goals and remain economically viable. This article reports on research evaluating yield and yield stability, nitrogen use efficiency, and net economic returns of six crop rotations in the Southern Prairies, Northern Prairies, and Red River Valley ecozones of western Canada.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

 

As the cost of soybean seed increases, farmers are interested in reducing seeding rates. Variable-rate seeding (VRS) allows farmers to adjust seeding rates within a field by management zone, and m...

As the cost of soybean seed increases, farmers are interested in reducing seeding rates. Variable-rate seeding (VRS) allows farmers to adjust seeding rates within a field by management zone, and many farmers practice VRS in soybean. However, without field validation, the accuracy of existing VRS practices is unknown. The objectives of this study were to: (a) determine the agronomic optimum seeding rate (AOSR) of soybean in predetermined management zones and (b) compare the AOSR to each farmer's standard VRS practice.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

A series of Soil Science Society of America webinars produced in partnership with The Soil Health Institute and sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation.

Voluntary s...

A series of Soil Science Society of America webinars produced in partnership with The Soil Health Institute and sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation.

Voluntary soil carbon markets are rapidly evolving in North America, so there is much to learn about them from an agronomic perspective. This webinar will focus on the components of voluntary soil carbon markets including a description of their inner operational details and terminology. This event also will cover what crop advisers and consultants need to know about Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification platforms (MRVs), certification structures, additionality, discounting, and permanence.

Speaker:
Dianna Bagnall, Research Soil Scientist, Soil Health Institute

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

There is an incredible amount of interest in soil carbon (C) markets, but are there ways for CCAs to engage in them? How can we make sense of the bewildering number of opportunities? The goal of t...

There is an incredible amount of interest in soil carbon (C) markets, but are there ways for CCAs to engage in them? How can we make sense of the bewildering number of opportunities? The goal of this article is to clarify components of soil C markets and soil C accounting and to outline practical avenues that CCAs interested in getting involved may consider. The Assessing Soil Health Series is part of a larger Soil Science Society of America webinar series produced in partnership with The Soil Health Institute and sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Composting involves more than decomposing organic matter. Properly creating and utilizing compost requires attention to detail. It also commands a solid understanding of the fundamentals of organi...

Composting involves more than decomposing organic matter. Properly creating and utilizing compost requires attention to detail. It also commands a solid understanding of the fundamentals of organic matter and its decomposition. This webinar will principally focus on what compost is, why it is very beneficial for soil, and how to make and use it. “The big three” of composting will be discussed in detail. 

Speaker Information:
James Cassidy, Soil Science Instructor, Oregon State University 

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Abnormal ear development in corn has been reported for more than 100 years. More recently, in 2016, widespread abnormal multiple ears per stalk node (herein termed as multi-ears), barbell ears, an...

Abnormal ear development in corn has been reported for more than 100 years. More recently, in 2016, widespread abnormal multiple ears per stalk node (herein termed as multi-ears), barbell ears, and short husks were reported in cornfields located in the western and central Corn Belt (Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas), Eastern Colorado, and the Texas Panhandle region in the United States. Little was known about the underlying causes of these abnormalities. A literature review examining conditions potentially affecting corn ear formation, yield, and abnormal ears was conducted.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 2.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 2.0 Self Directed

Price:
$50.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$75.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Sugarbeet growers are paid for sugarbeet tons delivered to the factory and for the extractable sugar content found in thos...

Sugarbeet growers are paid for sugarbeet tons delivered to the factory and for the extractable sugar content found in those beets. The focus of this article will be on agronomic principles that lead to higher extractable sugar. There are several factors that influence sugar development in sugarbeets. Among the most important factors are variety selection, nutrition, and harvest management. Weather, environmental conditions, soil chemical properties, and pest management also influence sugar development. What can we as crop advisers do to ensure the best possible outcome for sugar accumulation in the sugarbeet crop?


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

 

Obtaining an adequate plant stand is an important first step towards realizing the yield potential of cotton. The stand establishment phase of crop development involves a number of different proce...

Obtaining an adequate plant stand is an important first step towards realizing the yield potential of cotton. The stand establishment phase of crop development involves a number of different processes and can be influenced by multiple factors, some that are within the grower’s control and some that are not. The current article starts with an overview of the germination and emergence phase of cotton development with an emphasis on key developmental events. Thereafter, it focuses on recent research conducted in Georgia that addresses the effects of seed characteristics, temperature conditions, and planter settings on stand establishment.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Understanding the sulfur (S) value of biosolids produced by various processing methods is important for growers who routin...

Understanding the sulfur (S) value of biosolids produced by various processing methods is important for growers who routinely apply biosolids to crop production fields and rely on the S to support optimal plant growth and crop yields. It can be challenging to determine though since S is typically bound in organic and mineral compounds that are either mineralized or dissolved over a period of several months or longer after coming in contact with the soil. The goal of the research described in this article was to determine how processing method and biosolid properties influence S availability and fertilizer value through lab incubation.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Flax is an important crop worldwide for its many uses, but as with all plants, its global use is limited by the conditions in which it can grow. Enter Neil Anderson, a crop breeder focused on impr...

Flax is an important crop worldwide for its many uses, but as with all plants, its global use is limited by the conditions in which it can grow. Enter Neil Anderson, a crop breeder focused on improving many breeding characteristics in flax including winter hardiness. In this episode, Neil joins us to discuss his work using controlled freezing experiments to test the winterhardiness of flax.

Speaker:
Neil Anderson
Professor & Interim Department Head, Department of Horticultural Science
University of Minnesota

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Cover crops are promoted for reducing the negative environmental effects of high-input row-crop production; however, cover crop adoption in the mid-southern United States is low, partly because of...

Cover crops are promoted for reducing the negative environmental effects of high-input row-crop production; however, cover crop adoption in the mid-southern United States is low, partly because of a perceived increase in risk. The objective of this research was to determine if cover crops cost-effectively improved the productivity and water use of corn in raised stale seedbed systems.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Declining sulfur depositions from the atmosphere have caused sulfur shortages in soils across the Midwest for more than a...

Declining sulfur depositions from the atmosphere have caused sulfur shortages in soils across the Midwest for more than a decade. Fortunately for growers in regions with noticeable declines in depositions, fixing the problem typically requires minimal amounts of sulfur fertilizer.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Tile drainage can prevent fields from being too wet but can also help when fields are too dry. With “controlled tile...

Tile drainage can prevent fields from being too wet but can also help when fields are too dry. With “controlled tile drainage,” you capture water when there’s too much of it and store it for later use when there’s too little. This article provides a brief primer on tile drainage, what to think about when designing a system, and how to evaluate whether its right for you and the producers you advise.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

This webinar explores where, how, and when it makes sense to merge manure digesters with natural gas pipelines. ...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

This webinar explores where, how, and when it makes sense to merge manure digesters with natural gas pipelines. 


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.
Cover crop establishment can be highly variable and impacted by many factors. Some of these fact...

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.
Cover crop establishment can be highly variable and impacted by many factors. Some of these factors include species selection, establishment timing, tillage practice, planting method, residue cover, soil moisture, and heat. Some can be managed, others cannot. Practices that can improve cover crop establishment will be presented. Setting cover crop expectations based on establishment practice choices will also be discussed.

Speaker:
Dean Baas, Sustainable Agriculture Educator, Michigan State University Extension

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Farmers are using cover crop mixtures, hoping the power of biodiversity will transform their soils, improve yields, and regenerate their agroecosystems. Is this hope warranted? This article examin...

Farmers are using cover crop mixtures, hoping the power of biodiversity will transform their soils, improve yields, and regenerate their agroecosystems. Is this hope warranted? This article examines the ecological basis for mixtures, the results of cover crop mixture research, and the mechanisms that might cause mixtures to outperform monocultures.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Cover crops are often lauded as agricultural heroes boasting of a variety of ecosystems services and benefits to farmers and the world. But are these crops always the best option and do they alway...

Cover crops are often lauded as agricultural heroes boasting of a variety of ecosystems services and benefits to farmers and the world. But are these crops always the best option and do they always provide benefits wherever they go? In this episode, Joby and Beth join us for a more nuanced look at the benefits of cover crops and how research can make sure farmers are really applying the best strategies for their farms.

Speaker:
Dr. Joby Czarnecki, Associate Research Professor, Mississippi State University Geosystems Research Institute
Dr. Beth Baker, Associate Extension Professor, Mississippi State University Extension Service

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Plant diversity, including diversified rotation and cover crops, is a part of conservation agricultural practices that support soil microbial communities. Three case studies from Canada, Belgium,...

Plant diversity, including diversified rotation and cover crops, is a part of conservation agricultural practices that support soil microbial communities. Three case studies from Canada, Belgium, and the United States uphold the importance of cover crops for promoting the long-term abundance and diversity of the soil microbiome. These results offer information on how microbial communities respond to different agricultural management practices with the goal of developing environmentally friendly, sustainable cropping systems.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

This publication presents how cover crop species selection and management affect soil organic matter (SOM) and nitrogen (N). Our focus is on cover crops planted as summer fallow or partial-summer...

This publication presents how cover crop species selection and management affect soil organic matter (SOM) and nitrogen (N). Our focus is on cover crops planted as summer fallow or partial-summer fallow replacement in dryland systems.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

Kevin Elmy, a third-generation farmer, will talk from his experience in the Canadian Prairies about the mechanics of using cover crops. He will discuss creating cover crop blends, incorporating co...

Kevin Elmy, a third-generation farmer, will talk from his experience in the Canadian Prairies about the mechanics of using cover crops. He will discuss creating cover crop blends, incorporating cover crops into rotation, managing different systems, and terminating cover crops for success. 

This webinar has been organized in collaboration with Farmers for Climate Solutions.

Speaker:
Kevin Elmy, Cover Crop Consultant, Imperial Seed LTD

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

This publication presents how cover crop management affects soil health including biological, chemical, and physical parameters. 

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil...

This publication presents how cover crop management affects soil health including biological, chemical, and physical parameters. 

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This publication discusses how cover crop species and management affect the subsequent soil water and cash crop yield and protein in a semi-arid, dryland environment.

CEUs...

This publication discusses how cover crop species and management affect the subsequent soil water and cash crop yield and protein in a semi-arid, dryland environment.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

 

New research in Agronomy Journal underscores the importance of residual herbicides in controlling Palmer amaranth in soybeans. The study documented that residuals delayed the critical time of Palm...

New research in Agronomy Journal underscores the importance of residual herbicides in controlling Palmer amaranth in soybeans. The study documented that residuals delayed the critical time of Palmer amaranth removal during seasons that were both wetter and drier than usual. This showed pre-emergence soil-applied residuals can buy producers significant time before post-emergence products may be needed to control weed populations, potentially yielding long-term benefits for herbicide resistance management.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Irrigation has the potential to increase crop yield and financial return on coarse-textured, coastal plain soils in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Although the majority of irrigatio...

Irrigation has the potential to increase crop yield and financial return on coarse-textured, coastal plain soils in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Although the majority of irrigation is delivered through overhead sprinkler irrigation, subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) has been shown to be a reasonable alternative to sprinkler irrigation because of its efficiency on small, irregularly shaped fields. The objective of this paper was to compare the yield and financial return of SDI with those of dryland production over the life of the SDI system (2001–2013).


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Humans and the crops they use have co-evolved across the centuries. This episode, Drs. Thomas Stalker and Marilyn Warburton discuss three major periods of time within this relationship as well as...

Humans and the crops they use have co-evolved across the centuries. This episode, Drs. Thomas Stalker and Marilyn Warburton discuss three major periods of time within this relationship as well as misconceptions we might have about our predecessors and where we’re headed next.

Speakers:
H. Thomas Stalker, Professor Emeritus, Department Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State
Dr. Marilyn Warburton, Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

An American Society of Agronomy Training sponsored by CHS Inc.

“Sustainability” is a term you likely encounter in your personal and professional lives. But how do you apply this conce...
An American Society of Agronomy Training sponsored by CHS Inc.

“Sustainability” is a term you likely encounter in your personal and professional lives. But how do you apply this concept in your daily work as a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), consultant, or agricultural professional?

In this ten-part training series, funded by CHS Inc., you will learn how the concept of sustainability is being increasingly researched and applied by numerous practitioners in production agriculture. From 4R nutrient management to integrated pest management (IPM), precision agriculture, conservation tillage, cover crops, and soil health, this series explores the ins and outs of sustainable agronomy via presentations, the Fieldprint® platform, and a virtual-farm sustainability tour. Gain access to resources that you may not have known were out there, making you a more efficient and effective agronomy adviser.

By the end of the series, you can expect to be knowledgeable in the latest concepts in sustainable agronomy and have a clear idea of how to implement sustainable management practices for the benefit of you and your grower clients.

Session 1: Launching Sustainability (1.0 CEU - Sustainability)
Introduction to Training Course
Chris Boomsma, PhD, Education Manager, American Society of Agronomy

Agricultural Sustainability and Resilience - Principles and Practices
Matt Liebman, PhD, Professor, Iowa State University

Basic Soil Health Principles and Profitable Soil Health Practices
Doug Peterson, Iowa/Missouri Regional Soil Health Specialist, USDA-NRCS

Session 2: Applying 4R Principles as Part of a Sustainable Production Plan (1.0 CEU - Soil & Water Management)
Dr. John Grove, Director, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center
Brett Roberts, CCA-IL, USDA-NRCS, State Conservation Agronomist

Session 3: 4R Nutrient Management: Decision Making with Gathered Data (1.0 CEU - Nutrient Management)
Kirsten Workman, CCA-NR, Agronomy Specialist, University of Vermont Extension

Session 4: Integrated Pest Management: Plant Pathology & Insects (1.0 CEU - Integrated Pest Management)
Integrated Pest Management: Plant Pathology
Dr. Kiersten A. Wise, Associate Professor and Extension Grain Crops Specialist, University of Kentucky – Research and Education Center, Department of Plant Pathology

Integrated Pest Management: Insects
Dr. Adam Varenhorst, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Field Crop Entomologist, South Dakota State University

Session 5: Integrated Pest Management: Weeds and IPM Systems Summary (1.0 CEU - Integrated Pest Management)
Vince Davis, Technical Service Representative, BASF Corporation

Session 6: Precision Applications: Data Gathering/Planning (1.0 CEU - Crop Management)
Precision Applications: Soil Sampling
Richard Jenny, CCA-MN, Agronomist, AGVISE Laboratories

Precision Applications: Data Sources & Imagery
Kelly Sharpe, CCA-ND, Owner, GK Technology Inc.

Session 7: Precision Applications: Decision Making (1.0 CEU - Crop Management)
Nathan Kosbau, Regional YieldPoint Specialist, CHS

Session 8: Real-World Application: Putting it All Together (1.0 CEU - Sustainability)
Martin Adkins, State Resource Conservationist - IA, USDA-NRCS

Session 9: Assessing Crop Production Impacts on Field- and Farm-level Sustainability (1.0 CEU - Sustainability)
Chris Boomsma, PhD, Education Manager, American Society of Agronomy

Session 10: Improving the Sustainability of Crop Production: An Interactive Webinar Series Review and Discussion (1.0 CEU - Sustainability)
Chris Boomsma, PhD, Education Manager, American Society of Agronomy

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management, 1.0 Soil and Water Management, 2.0 Integrated Pest Management, 2.0 Crop Management and 4.0 Sustainability
CPSS/CPSC: 10.0 Professional Meetings

Price:

$195.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$295.00 Non-members

Onion production in the United States is massive in scale: 3.5 million tons of onions were produced on 130,000 acres and valued at approximately $1 billion, on average, each year from 2018 to 2022...

Onion production in the United States is massive in scale: 3.5 million tons of onions were produced on 130,000 acres and valued at approximately $1 billion, on average, each year from 2018 to 2022. Unfortunately, this highly valuable crop can be threatened by plant pathogenic bacteria that cause a variety of bacterial leaf blights and bulb rots, diseases for which there is no cure. An integrated approach is needed that emphasizes multiple preventative cultural management strategies to reduce the risk posed by onion bacterial diseases.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

 

Managing flea beetle damage constantly challenges Canada’s canola growers. High populations have many producers speculating whether flea beetles have evolved resistance to common insecticida...

Managing flea beetle damage constantly challenges Canada’s canola growers. High populations have many producers speculating whether flea beetles have evolved resistance to common insecticidal seed treatments. Here’s a summary of the situation with insecticides and canola’s worst enemy on Canada’s prairies.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

 

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Verdesian Life Sciences

Carbon farming uses the principles of climate-smart agriculture: increasing productivity,...

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Verdesian Life Sciences

Carbon farming uses the principles of climate-smart agriculture: increasing productivity, providing resilience to climate change, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, to increase soil carbon and reduce greenhouse gases, carbon farming requires no or low soil disturbance, continuous cover, and crop rotation diversity. A final aspect is the intensification of cropping systems. Every aspect of the system should be designed with a purpose. Cropping systems should be selected to meet economic needs, add residue back to the soil, and use perennial crops in the rotation. Cover crops should be selected for root diversity, nitrogen fixation potential, and nutrient recycling. This webinar will focus on methods and opportunities for building cropping systems that are climate resilient and provide environmental benefits.

Speaker Information:
Charles (Chuck) Rice, University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

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$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
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Cover crop management depends on building and estimating biomass amounts, which can vary across field and management settings. This study used multi-flight drone imagery and the normalized differe...

Cover crop management depends on building and estimating biomass amounts, which can vary across field and management settings. This study used multi-flight drone imagery and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) to map cover crop growth over three different winter seasons and compare it with spring biomass accumulation. Drone imagery can be used to enhance our understanding of winter crop growth, providing additional data to explain the resulting biomass across variable conditions.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

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$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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Fruit orchards require site-specific or even individual-tree-specific management throughout the growing season. Remote sen...

Fruit orchards require site-specific or even individual-tree-specific management throughout the growing season. Remote sensing via drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), is becoming more common among growers and is useful for real-time crop monitoring, weed detection, tree classification, water stress assessment, disease detection, yield and fruit quality estimation, and various pest and nutrient management strategies.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

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$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Crop Protection Network.

The crop spraying business is poised for a revolution—one that is made possible by...

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Crop Protection Network.

The crop spraying business is poised for a revolution—one that is made possible by remotely piloted or crewed aircraft, boom-mounted cameras, and machine learning. This webinar will provide new information on drone spray performance, canopy penetration, and optical spot sprays while also discussing how new technologies will improve the timeliness and efficiency of crop protection sprays.

Speakers:
Dan Martin, Research Engineer, USDA-ARS
Tom Wolf, Owner, Agrimetrix Research and Training

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Precision Agriculture
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

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$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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For the 2021 growing season, we had limited stored soil water and much below-average rainfall across the Northern Great Plains. As a result, crop yields were disastrously lower than normal, and th...

For the 2021 growing season, we had limited stored soil water and much below-average rainfall across the Northern Great Plains. As a result, crop yields were disastrously lower than normal, and the regional median residual soil nitrate-nitrogen after wheat was two to three times higher than the running average. This drought brings new light (and old memories) to soil testing for nitrogen along with new challenges and opportunities.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

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$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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Certified organic food and fiber production is an increasing portion of the U.S. agricultural sector. Expanding production reflects growing consumer demand for these products based on perceived fo...

Certified organic food and fiber production is an increasing portion of the U.S. agricultural sector. Expanding production reflects growing consumer demand for these products based on perceived food quality benefits rather than purchases on a unit price basis. While the majority of certified organic products consist of fruits, vegetables, and grains, there is also a demand for organic forage to produce organic meats and dairy products. This article seeks to determine the cost of transitioning from conventional to organic production using perennial and annual forage systems.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

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$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

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While a comprehensive economic analysis of cover crops accounting for all soil ecosystem services from cover crops is lacking, the available studies indicate that cover crops have potential to pro...

While a comprehensive economic analysis of cover crops accounting for all soil ecosystem services from cover crops is lacking, the available studies indicate that cover crops have potential to provide positive net returns if biomass production is sufficient. Among the opportunities to generate positive economic outcomes from cover crops include grazing and harvesting cover crops, savings on herbicides and fertilizers, carbon credits, and monetization of soil ecosystem services.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

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A series of Soil Science Society of America webinars produced in partnership with The Soil Health Institute and sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation.

Weighing th...

A series of Soil Science Society of America webinars produced in partnership with The Soil Health Institute and sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation.

Weighing the costs and benefits of soil health management practices is a primary concern for producers considering the adoption of such practices. However, the economic information needed for making data-driven, science-based decisions is difficult to find. Recognizing that cropping and operating systems, climate, and soils vary, the Soil Health Institute has done extensive research to develop partial budgets to fill the knowledge gap on the economics of soil health systems. Using data from more than 100 corn and soybean production partial budgets from across the United States, this webinar will provide an in-depth analysis of how cover cropping affects expenditures and management practices in reduced tillage systems. It will also discuss details on cover crop seed mixes, planting, and termination strategies.

Speaker Information:
Archie Flanders, Agricultural Economist, Soil Health Institute

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

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$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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Data from 100 farmers indicate increased net farm income as a result of adopting soil health practices. Soil health practices are marginal changes from conventional production methods with most se...

Data from 100 farmers indicate increased net farm income as a result of adopting soil health practices. Soil health practices are marginal changes from conventional production methods with most seasonal activities and inputs remaining unchanged. Changes in management do require considerations for local soil and climate. Transitioning to soil health systems can be a gradual process, and it may take many years to achieve full benefits of reduced inputs and increased productivity. The Assessing Soil Health Series is part of a larger Soil Science Society of America webinar series produced in partnership with The Soil Health Institute and sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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The purpose of this article to provide detailed economic evidence of how soil health management practices can be profitabl...

The purpose of this article to provide detailed economic evidence of how soil health management practices can be profitable across cropping systems and geographies of the United States. We do this by providing more details of six farms that come from four larger studies developed and implemented at the Soil Health Institute to evaluate economic benefits of farmers adopting soil health management systems. The Assessing Soil Health Series is part of a larger Soil Science Society of America webinar series produced in partnership with The Soil Health Institute and sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

A series of Soil Science Society of America webinars produced in partnership with The Soil Health Institute and sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation.

Weighing th...

A series of Soil Science Society of America webinars produced in partnership with The Soil Health Institute and sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation.

Weighing the costs and benefits of soil health management practices is a primary concern for producers considering the adoption of such practices. However, the economic information needed for making data-driven, science-based decisions is difficult to find. Recognizing that cropping and operating systems, climate, and soils vary, the Soil Health Institute has quantified more than 135 partial budgets to fill the knowledge gap on the economics of soil health systems. This webinar will provide an overview of partial budgets and impressions of farmer experiences in varied systems that include the incorporation of grazed cover crops, cotton production, corn and soybean production, and a walnut orchard.

Speaker Information:
Archie Flanders, Agricultural Economist, Soil Health Institute

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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Tobacco thrips and tomato spotted wilt (TSW) orthotospovirus can reduce peanut yield. Systemic insecticides are applied in the seed furrow at planting and to peanut foliage to reduce injury from t...

Tobacco thrips and tomato spotted wilt (TSW) orthotospovirus can reduce peanut yield. Systemic insecticides are applied in the seed furrow at planting and to peanut foliage to reduce injury from tobacco thrips and decrease incidence of TSW. Research was conducted in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia to compare the effect of the following treatments on tobacco thrips feeding injury and expression of TSW in peanut: thiamethoxam seed treatment, thiamethoxam seed treatment followed by acephate three weeks after planting, phorate applied in the seed furrow at planting, and a nontreated check.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

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$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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Elemental sulfur (S) is produced in large quantities in both the U.S. and Canada as a by-product of fossil fuel production...

Elemental sulfur (S) is produced in large quantities in both the U.S. and Canada as a by-product of fossil fuel production. However, this form of S must be oxidized to sulfate (SO42–) by soil microorganisms before crops can utilize it and therefore may not meet crop S requirements in the year of application. Rapid oxidation can be obtained if elemental sulfur particles are less than 20 μm in size and effectively dispersed in soil under favorable moisture and temperature conditions.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

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$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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Spring establishment of cool-season annual grasses into poorly producing orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) (OG) swards may improve forage production and nutritive value in the southeas...

Spring establishment of cool-season annual grasses into poorly producing orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) (OG) swards may improve forage production and nutritive value in the southeastern United States following a fall drought. A randomized complete block experiment was conducted where annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) (AR) or forage oat (Avena sativa L.) (FO) was interseeded into an existing OG stand over three seeding dates with (+) or without (–) a burndown herbicide (BD) treatment and compared with an OG monoculture (control).

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

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Garlic is a widely consumed species used for culinary as well as therapeutic and medicinal purposes. Different compounds w...

Garlic is a widely consumed species used for culinary as well as therapeutic and medicinal purposes. Different compounds within garlic can affect its effectiveness for these purposes, which are also driving factors for the market value. These compounds' availability in the garlic bulbs along with the dry (solid) matter of garlic are affected by environmental factors, which ultimately affect the farmer’s income. How does the environment affect garlic’s quality? What is the suitable environment for producing high quality garlic?  Which quality factors are more sensitive and less sensitive to environmental factors? In this episode, Dr. Cavagnaro discusses his work studying genotypic and environmental effects on garlic quality factors, identifying the genes responsible for quality factors, and developing better cultivars for garlic producing locations.

Speaker:

Pablo Federico Cavagnaro, Researcher, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA)

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 Non-members

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This article is brought to you by the SPARC Initiative created in partnership among the American Society for Agronomy, the Agricultural Retailers Association, Environmental Defense Fund, and Field...

This article is brought to you by the SPARC Initiative created in partnership among the American Society for Agronomy, the Agricultural Retailers Association, Environmental Defense Fund, and Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture to empower trusted advisers to deliver services that drive continuous improvement in the productivity, profitability, and environmental outcomes of farmers’ operations. Learn more about the SPARC Initiative and access additional resources, including the six-module series on sustainability at www.fieldtomarket.org/SPARC. This article is an excerpt from Field to Market’s Fourth National Indicators Report, released in December 2021. Access the entire report at www.fieldtomarket.org/report. Sections covering soil carbon, biodiversity, and water quality will be included in future issues of Crops & Soils magazine. This is Part 1: Land Use, Soil Erosion, Irrigation Water Use, Energy Use, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Sustainability
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

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$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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This article is an excerpt from Field to Market’s Fourth National Indicators Report, released in December 2...

This article is an excerpt from Field to Market’s Fourth National Indicators Report, released in December 2021, and focuses on biodiversity. Access the entire report at www.fieldtomarket.org/report. The article is brought to you by the SPARC Initiative created in partnership between the American Society for Agronomy, the Agricultural Retailers Association, Environmental Defense Fund, and Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture to empower trusted advisers to deliver services that drive continuous improvement in the productivity, profitability, and environmental outcomes of farmers’ operations. Learn more about the SPARC Initiative and access additional resources, including the six-module series on sustainability at  www.fieldtomarket.org/SPARC. This is Part 2: Biodiversity.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Sustainability
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

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$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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Soils are the largest organic carbon pool on the land surface, and agricultural soils that have been disturbed by tillage...

Soils are the largest organic carbon pool on the land surface, and agricultural soils that have been disturbed by tillage and other practices for many years have lost carbon to the atmosphere. This historical loss, however, means that there is substantial opportunity to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) in agricultural soils by adopting practices that reduce soil disturbance and increase carbon from organic matter. This article is an excerpt from Field to Market’s 4th National Indicator Report, released in December 2021. This is Part 3: Soil Carbon.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Sustainability
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

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$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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Agricultural lands play a critical role in ensuring clean water for society and ecosystems throughout the country. Complex weather factors, and the complexity of the biogeochemical cycling of nutr...

Agricultural lands play a critical role in ensuring clean water for society and ecosystems throughout the country. Complex weather factors, and the complexity of the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients and the fate and transport of chemicals in the soil, make it particularly challenging to quantify water quality and to attribute changes to any specific cause. Therefore, tracking water quality change is a long-term endeavor. Fortunately, there is ample evidence from research at field and watershed scales that certain agricultural practices retain nutrients and soil in the field and thereby reduce the risk of losing nutrients and chemicals to waterways. This is Part 4: Water Quality.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Sustainability
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

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$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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Ergot is a floral disease of grasses and a persistent problem in many cool-season grass seed production systems. The disease is particularly important and challenging in irrigated perennial ryegra...

Ergot is a floral disease of grasses and a persistent problem in many cool-season grass seed production systems. The disease is particularly important and challenging in irrigated perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass seed production systems in Oregon and Washington. This article will discuss ergot biology, epidemiology, and management in grass seed crops as well as current and future research efforts.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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Conventional thinking is that humans have no moral obligation for the care of soil resources. This webinar will provide the contrasting perspective that humans do indeed have an ethical responsibi...

Conventional thinking is that humans have no moral obligation for the care of soil resources. This webinar will provide the contrasting perspective that humans do indeed have an ethical responsibility for the care of the natural environment. Science, while providing objective information to decisionmakers, does not operate in a social vacuum. Soil scientists have a responsibility to advocate for sustainable soil management and for the development of policies that encourage care for soil resources.

Speaker:
Tom Sauer, Supervisory Research Soil Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service 

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Ethics

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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A Soil Science Society of America webinar partnering with the Soil and Water Conservation Society.

In an increasingly complex world, soils professionals are being cal...

A Soil Science Society of America webinar partnering with the Soil and Water Conservation Society.

In an increasingly complex world, soils professionals are being called upon to provide interpretations to land developers, property owners, regulators, and policymakers who are trying to solve difficult problems that have serious economic impacts. This puts soils professionals in the position of making determinations that affect not only their own clients, but the environment and public health. Conflicting motivations may encourage some parties to steer soils professionals to conclusions that could benefit one party over another. This webinar will look at several case studies where a soils professional is dealing with these uncertain boundaries and trying to navigate the “gray areas”.

Speaker Information:
Russell Losco, Geologist and Soil Scientist, Lanchester Soil Consultants, Inc.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Ethics

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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Field research evaluated peanut tolerance and weed control with preemergence (PRE) followed by early postemergence (EPOST) herbicide programs: PRE pyroxasulfone, S-metolachlor, flumioxazin, pendim...

Field research evaluated peanut tolerance and weed control with preemergence (PRE) followed by early postemergence (EPOST) herbicide programs: PRE pyroxasulfone, S-metolachlor, flumioxazin, pendimethalin, ethalfluralin, diclosulam, or dimethenamid-P, followed by EPOST application of paraquat + acetochlor + bentazon at 4 wk after PRE (WA-PRE).

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 2.0 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 2.0 Self Directed

Price:
$50.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$75.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Nutrients are essential for plant and animal agriculture and comprise a large portion of its outputs. The starting point for assuring beneficial impacts is the adaptive management built into 4R Nu...

Nutrients are essential for plant and animal agriculture and comprise a large portion of its outputs. The starting point for assuring beneficial impacts is the adaptive management built into 4R Nutrient Stewardship. To manage adaptively means to evaluate impacts in your decision cycle. The metrics you evaluate need to reflect impacts important to your local farming system. Farther-reaching impacts of crop nutrition include water quality, air quality, carbon footprint, biodiversity, food security, human nutrition, farm livelihoods, and circularity. By better documenting the decision cycle, our current and past practices, and their relation to impacts, the industry has the opportunity to build public trust.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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An American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America webinar sponsored by Smart Nutrition MAP+MST

Sulfur supplementation has recently received greater...

An American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America webinar sponsored by Smart Nutrition MAP+MST

Sulfur supplementation has recently received greater interest from the crop production community. The growing desire to supplement sulfur is driven by decreased sulfur deposition from rainfall, increased yields for multiple crops, and lower sulfur content in phosphorus-containing fertilizers. Traditionally there have been only a few sulfur sources that producers have relied upon for their sulfur fertilization needs. Today there are more options available to farmers. This webinar will explore these options and compare new and traditional sulfur products.

Speaker:
Robert Mullen, Director of Agronomy, Nutrien

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

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$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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Soil properties and crop yield vary with slope position in hummocky landscapes. Slope position is also readily mapped and thus potentially useful for delineating management zones for variable-rate...

Soil properties and crop yield vary with slope position in hummocky landscapes. Slope position is also readily mapped and thus potentially useful for delineating management zones for variable-rate fertilization (VRF). Slope position was evaluated as a basis for VRF in southern Alberta, Canada.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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Alfalfa is an important crop for the low desert region of southwestern United States. A field study was conducted to evaluate tolerance of established nondormant conventional alfalfa to saflufenac...

Alfalfa is an important crop for the low desert region of southwestern United States. A field study was conducted to evaluate tolerance of established nondormant conventional alfalfa to saflufenacil applied during the summer slump.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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The recovery of fertilizer nitrogen by crops in the year of application is usually cited as being about 50%, despite considerable efforts to improve nitrogen efficiencies in agricultural systems....

The recovery of fertilizer nitrogen by crops in the year of application is usually cited as being about 50%, despite considerable efforts to improve nitrogen efficiencies in agricultural systems. The use of fertilizer additives containing urease and/or nitrification inhibitors may improve fertilizer N efficiency. This was evaluated in four experiments conducted at multiple locations across the Canadian Prairies.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

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$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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For thousands of years, farmers have reaped the benefits of perennial crops, from fruit trees to alfalfa to grapes. Today, farmers and researchers are looking for other perennial crops that requir...

For thousands of years, farmers have reaped the benefits of perennial crops, from fruit trees to alfalfa to grapes. Today, farmers and researchers are looking for other perennial crops that require less water and nutrient input than annuals and provide a reliable and economically sustainable food source for their farming enterprises. Recent studies have begun to explore the potential of perennial grains to support new agricultural systems that can meet global caloric requirements on the current footprint of cultivated agricultural land.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

 

The Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB) serves as a critical stopover habitat for migratory birds traveling between Canada and Central and South America, presenting both challenges and opportunit...

The Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB) serves as a critical stopover habitat for migratory birds traveling between Canada and Central and South America, presenting both challenges and opportunities for habitat conservation. To support these birds, farmers in the region flood agricultural fields in the winter, creating temporary wetlands that provide habitat and essential food sources. This practice has increased bird stopovers but raises concerns about soil health, as flooding can alter soil properties. In this episode, Dr. Amitava Chatterjee shares his insights on research related to the effects of flooding on soil properties in agricultural lands in the LMRB and how it contributes to maintaining sustainable stopover habitats for migratory birds. 

Speakers:
Amitava Chatterjee, Research Soil Scientist, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members
 

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An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Crop Protection Network.
There are several foliar wheat diseases that affect yield in the United States. However, the pr...

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Crop Protection Network.
There are several foliar wheat diseases that affect yield in the United States. However, the prevalence and importance of these diseases varies depending on market class and growing region. This webinar will give a regional perspective on foliar disease management using data from applied research that supports Extension programming.

Speakers:
Andrew Friskop, Extension Plant Pathologist and Associate Professor, North Dakota State University
Boyd Padgett, Extension and Research Plant Pathologist and Professor, Louisiana State University
Kelsey Andersen Onofre, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Kansas State University

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

This webinar highlights three experts across the U.S. share federal guidelines related to use of animal manures for...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

This webinar highlights three experts across the U.S. share federal guidelines related to use of animal manures for food production, and practices that promote food safety while using animal manures.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

Diverting organic materials and food waste from landfills and recycling them for beneficial use in agriculture is a great way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, intermingled microplastic...

Diverting organic materials and food waste from landfills and recycling them for beneficial use in agriculture is a great way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, intermingled microplastics from packaging and other sources could make these recycled materials less beneficial than they otherwise might be. This episode, Kate and Eric discuss their review paper studying the prevalence of these contaminants, how they’re measured, and how these results intertwine with current policy efforts.

Speakers:
Kate Porterfield, PhD candidate, University of Vermont
Dr. Eric Roy, Associate Professor, University of Vermont

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Sustainability
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons...

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons in production agriculture, consulting, business, and conservation. The series provides a comprehensive online learning experience that covers topics in nutrient management, soil and water management, pest management, and crop management. In-field practitioners will review the knowledge and skills that are most needed by a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), while others will obtain a foundational knowledge in topics relevant to the agricultural profession.

Training Topics & Outline

The series comprises four sections: Nutrient Management, Soil & Water Management, Pest Management, and Crop Management, each with five modules that align with the ICCA Performance Objectives. The Foundations series covers ICCA material using graphics, video inserts, and animations.
 

  • Nutrient Management Modules: (1) Basic Concepts of Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility; (2) Soil Testing, Plant Tissue Analysis, and Nutrient Diagnostics; (3) Nutrient Sources, Placement, and Timing; (4) Soil pH and Liming; and (5) Nutrient Management Planning (5 CEUs in Nutrient Management)

  • Soil & Water Management Modules: (1) Basic Soil Properties; (2) Site Characterization; (3) Residue and Tillage Management and Soil Erosion; (4) Restrictive Soil Layers, Soil Management Effects on Air Quality, and Water Quality; and (5) Soil-Plant and Water Relations, Water and Solute Movement, and Irrigation and Drainage (5 CEUs in Soil & Water Management)

  • Pest Management Modules: (1) Basic Concepts of Pest Management; (2) Pest Identification; (3) Sampling and Monitoring and Decision-Making Guidelines; (4) Pest Management Strategies; and (5) Environmental Stewardship, Health and Safety (5 CEUs in Pest Management)

  • Crop Management Modules: (1) Cropping Systems and Hybrid / Variety Selection; (2) Crop Establishment; (3) Crop Growth, Development, and Diagnostics; (4) Applied Information Technologies, Crop Harvest and Storage; and (5) Crop Production Economics (5 CEUs in Crop Management)

  • Each module contains a link to an online learning course with an accompanying quiz. You must complete all portions to receive credit.

    Price:
    $675.00 Non-members/Members/Certified Professionals

    You will have access to this training for 180 days.

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons...

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons in production agriculture, consulting, business, and conservation. The series provides a comprehensive online learning experience that covers topics in nutrient management, soil and water management, pest management, and crop management. In-field practitioners will review the knowledge and skills that are most needed by a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), while others will obtain a foundational knowledge in topics relevant to the agricultural profession.

This section covers Crop Management (5 CEUs).

The Crop Management sections contains five modules: Cropping Systems and Hybrid / Variety Selection, Crop Establishment, Crop Growth, Development, and Diagnostics, Applied Information Technologies, Crop Harvest and Storage, Crop Production Economics.
 

  • Cropping Systems and Hybrid / Variety Selection: (1) Monocultures, crop rotation, and cropping systems; (2) Clean-till and surface residue management; (3) Conversion of non-cropland to cropland; (4) Allelopathy and autotoxicity; (5) Cultivar, variety, hybrid, and open-pollinated varieties; (6) How plant characteristics influence hybrid or variety selection; (7) Transgenic and Genetically Modified Organism (GMO); and (8) Field trials, randomization, and mean separation techniques

  • Crop Establishment: (1) Seed tag information and using certified seed; (2) Harvest, storage time, handling, and condition on seed quality; (3) Seed treatments and bacterial inoculants; (4) Germination tests and calculation of seeding rate and seed lots; (5) General planter parts; (6) Seeding rate, plant population, and harvest population; (7) Seed germination and depth on germination and emergence; (8) Planting depth, planting date, and seeding rates; and (9) Calculating plant populations

  • Crop Growth, Development, and Diagnostics: (1) Crop plant growth stages and lifespans; (2) Temperature and moisture on crop growth; (3) Concept of growing degree days and related calculations; (4) Factors that affect crop canopy closure and root growth; (5) Difference between tap and fibrous root systems; (6) Economics of replanting a field if a crop does not establish well; and (7) Diagnosis of a cropping problem

  • Applied Information Technologies, Crop Harvest and Storage: (1) Precision versus accuracy; (2) Use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS); (3) Precision agriculture tools, their use, and differences of approach; (4) Factors that affect variability in crop yield and timing of harvest; (5) Initial, post-harvest, and recognition of quality of crops; (6) Identity-preserved (IP) crops and factors in storage; and (7) The factors which affect food safety as it relates to crop storage

  • Crop Production Economics: (1) Management of production risk versus marketing risk; (2) Factors influencing crop prices; (3) Factors affecting crop management decisions; (4) Difference between commodity and specialty crops; (5) Transgenic crops and their marketing; and (6) Additional harvest and storage factors

  • Each module contains a link to an online learning course with an accompanying quiz. You must complete all portions to receive credit.

    Price:
    $200.00 Non-members/Members/Certified Professionals

    You will have access to this training for 180 days.

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons...

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons in production agriculture, consulting, business, and conservation. The series provides a comprehensive online learning experience that covers topics in nutrient management, soil and water management, pest management, and crop management. In-field practitioners will review the knowledge and skills that are most needed by a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), while others will obtain a foundational knowledge in topics relevant to the agricultural profession.

This section covers Nutrient Management (5 CEUs).

The Nutrient Management sections contains five modules: Basic Concepts of Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility; Soil Testing, Plant Tissue Analysis, and Nutrient Diagnostics; Nutrient Sources, Placement, and Timing; Soil pH and Liming; Nutrient Management Planning.
 

  • Basic Concepts of Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility: (1) The essential elements for plant growth; (2) Functions of major nutrients within plants; (3) How nutrients are supplied; and (4) How nutrients move within the soil

  • Soil Testing, Plant Tissue Analysis, and Nutrient Diagnostics: (1) Factors that affect soil testing; (2) Timing of soil tests; (3) Soil testing approaches; (4) Factors affecting plant tissue analyses; (5) Crop yield response; (6) Assessing nutrient status; and (7) Toxicity and deficiency

  • Nutrient Sources, Placement, and Timing: (1) Plant nutrient sources; (2) Nutrient availability and loss; (3) Forms of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium; (4) Calculation of nutrient conversions and application rates; (5) Manure nutrient availability; and (6) Nutrient placement and timing

  • Soil pH and Liming: (1) The definition of soil pH; (2) What it means for a soil to be acidic or alkaline; (3) How pH can affect nutrient availability; (4) Different crop tolerances to soil pH values; and (5) How to use lime as a soil amendment

  • Nutrient Management Planning: (1) Adaptive nutrient management and setting yield goals; (2) The principles of 4R nutrient management; (3) Factors involved with nutrient loss; and (4) Process of constructing a nutrient management plan

  • Each module contains a link to an online learning course with an accompanying quiz. You must complete all portions to receive credit.

    Price:
    $200.00 Non-members/Members/Certified Professionals

    You will have access to this training for 180 days.

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons...

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons in production agriculture, consulting, business, and conservation. The series provides a comprehensive online learning experience that covers topics in nutrient management, soil and water management, pest management, and crop management. In-field practitioners will review the knowledge and skills that are most needed by a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), while others will obtain a foundational knowledge in topics relevant to the agricultural profession.

This section covers Pest Management (5 CEUs).

The Pest Management sections contains five modules: Basic Concepts of Pest Management; Pest Identification; Sampling and Monitoring and Decision-Making Guidelines; Pest Management Strategies; and Environmental Stewardship, Health and Safety.
 

  • Basic Concepts of Pest Management: (1) Strategies, steps, and limitations of an effective IPM program; (2) Pest population development and related damage; (3) Alternate and alternative hosts and interactions; (4) Plant pathogen survival and persistence; and (5) Competitive ability of weeds and interactions with crops

  • Pest Identification: (1) Pest identification; (2) Identifying mites and insects at growth stages; (3) Identifying weeds; (4) Pathogens; (5) Damage by non-pest factors; and (6) Diagnostic tools

  • Sampling and Monitoring and Decision-Making Guidelines: (1) Insect sampling and pest monitoring; (2) Pest distribution patterns; (3) Gathering, preparing, and shipping pest samples; (4) Action threshold and Economic Injury Level (EIL); and (5) Natural enemies and making pest management decisions

  • Pest Management Strategies: (1) Pest management decisions and control agents; (2) Pesticides; (3) Pesticide Application; and (4) Genetics and resistance

  • Environmental Stewardship, Health and Safety: (1) Pesticide use and labels; (2) Soil and water quality and site vulnerability to pesticides; (3) Spray drift and pathways of pesticide loss from a field; (4) Endangered and at-risk species and pesticide use; (5) Pesticide entry into human body and chronic vs acute exposure; (6) Worker protection standards for pesticide handling; (7) Pesticide cleanup and disposal procedures; and (8) Storage, transport, and spill prevention

  • Each module contains a link to an online learning course with an accompanying quiz. You must complete all portions to receive credit.

    Price:
    $200.00 Non-members/Members/Certified Professionals

    You will have access to this training for 180 days.

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons...

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons in production agriculture, consulting, business, and conservation. The series provides a comprehensive online learning experience that covers topics in nutrient management, soil and water management, pest management, and crop management. In-field practitioners will review the knowledge and skills that are most needed by a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), while others will obtain a foundational knowledge in topics relevant to the agricultural profession.

This section covers Soil and Water Management (5 CEUs).

The Soil and Water Management sections contains five modules: Basic Soil Properties; Site Characterization; Residue and Tillage Management and Soil Erosion; Restrictive Soil Layers, Soil Management Effects on Air Quality, and Water Quality; Soil-Plant and Water Relations, Water and Solute Movement, and Irrigation and Drainage.
 

  • Basic Soil Properties: (1) Soil components; (2) Soil texture; (3) Soil structure; (4) Bulk density; (5) Soil organic matter; and (6) Cation and anion exchange

  • Site Characterization: (1) Soil horizons; (2) Soil drainage; (3) Parent materials; (4) Field calculations; (5) Soil surveys; and (6) Land use / land management

  • Residue and Tillage Management and Soil Erosion: (1) Surface residue, soil tillage, and categories of residues; (2) Measuring residue cover; (3) Biomass removal and impact of residue cover on soil health; (4) Processes and types of erosion by water and wind; (5) Concept of soil loss tolerance; (6) Effects of soil erosion on agriculture; (7) Ways to decrease soil erosion; and (8) Calculations to estimate tillage intensity and soil erosion

  • Restrictive Soil Layers, Soil Management Effects on Air Quality, and Water Quality: (1) Characteristics, prevention, and alleviation of restrictive soil layers; (2) Impacts on plant growth and movement of water, air, and nutrients; (3) Transport of pesticides, pathogens, and sediment; (4) Water quality standards, eutrophication, hypoxia, and anoxia; (5) Units of ppm, mg/l, and meq/l for reporting test analyses; (6) Health risks posed by contaminated drinking water; and (7) Salinity and sodicity on crop productivity and water quality

  • Soil-Plant and Water Relations, Water and Solute Movement, and Irrigation and Drainage: (1) Saturation, field capacity, permanent wilting point, gravitational water, plant available water; (2) Evapotranspiration and soil moisture dynamics; (3) Plant nutrient uptake, availability, and transport pathways; (4) Relationships among precipitation, runoff, infiltration, and leaching; (5) Preferential/macropore flow and lateral flow; (6) Advantages and disadvantages of irrigation and drainage methods; (7) Using soil moisture and the water balance to schedule irrigation; and (8) Strategies to reduce irrigation runoff and plan tile drain spacing

  • Each module contains a link to an online learning course with an accompanying quiz. You must complete all portions to receive credit.

    Price:
    $200.00 Non-members/Members/Certified Professionals

    You will have access to this training for 180 days.

Faced with the daunting task of herbicide resistance management, Australian farmers developed various systems to target weed seeds during crop harvest. These systems are collectively called harves...

Faced with the daunting task of herbicide resistance management, Australian farmers developed various systems to target weed seeds during crop harvest. These systems are collectively called harvest weed seed control (HWSC). Despite being relatively unheard of in the U.S., currently more than 80% of Australian farmers practice HWSC. This article provides an overview of the six HWSC systems and the research conducted to date in U.S. cropping systems. This article also includes information for implementing HWSC, what weeds to target, potential costs, and where to find equipment.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

In 2021, in the Corn Belt, rising corn prices fueled producer willingness to make “insurance” fungicide applic...

In 2021, in the Corn Belt, rising corn prices fueled producer willingness to make “insurance” fungicide applications to hedge against possible yield losses from foliar disease. Newer disease risks—especially tar spot—also spurred some producers toward a more aggressive spray program. Market realities mean that “insurance” fungicide applications are likely to continue in 2022. But crop costs and returns will change, and CCAs should help their producers keep in mind corn fungicide fundamentals—even when sky-high prices may impact decision-making more than disease management fundamentals.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Weeds have evolved quicker than our ways to eradicate them with 264 species of weeds worldwide developing resistance to herbicides. Genetic weed control is one option being looked at by researcher...

Weeds have evolved quicker than our ways to eradicate them with 264 species of weeds worldwide developing resistance to herbicides. Genetic weed control is one option being looked at by researchers. There are a number of hurdles to overcome before this approach could be used, including ethical, regulatory, and ecological challenges, but it is an area of research that may be worth pursuing.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Nutrient management, particularly for nitrogen, plays an important role in improving the carbon footprint of crop production. Many programs have recently expanded their offerings or funding levels...

Nutrient management, particularly for nitrogen, plays an important role in improving the carbon footprint of crop production. Many programs have recently expanded their offerings or funding levels of incentives to farmers to adopt more climate-smart nutrient management practices. These programs provide opportunities for crop advisers to accelerate adoption among their clients of 4R practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support soil carbon sequestration. The intent of this article is to provide a broad description of the programs available and the practices most likely to be effective.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Smart Nutrition MAP+MST

This interactive webinar will provide a discussion and update on the key factors likely to imp...

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Smart Nutrition MAP+MST

This interactive webinar will provide a discussion and update on the key factors likely to impact global agricultural markets in 2023.

Speakers:
Mike Howell, Senior Agronomist, Nutrien
Mark Tully, Global Market Research Manager, Nutrien
Sudeepta Mohapatra, Market Research Senior Analyst, Nutrien

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

In this webinar, presenters share their expertise in sampling and cleanout for lagoons and anaerobic digesters and c...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

In this webinar, presenters share their expertise in sampling and cleanout for lagoons and anaerobic digesters and considerations in planning these operations.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

Grasslands and perennial forages across western Canada have revenue streams that are limited to forage production and stock themselves, but they also play a critical role in carbon (C) sequestrati...

Grasslands and perennial forages across western Canada have revenue streams that are limited to forage production and stock themselves, but they also play a critical role in carbon (C) sequestration. We’ll discuss how specialized grazing systems can alter grassland function, forage production, water infiltration, soil microbial properties, and, ultimately, soil C storage. 

This webinar has been organized in collaboration with Farmers for Climate Solutions.

Speaker:
Edward Bork, Professor of Range Ecology and Management, University of Alberta

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

A limited series of American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America webinars produced with the support of American Farmland Trust, American Soybean Association, United Soybean Boa...

A limited series of American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America webinars produced with the support of American Farmland Trust, American Soybean Association, United Soybean Board, and The Nature Conservancy.

Carbon markets have been proposed as a viable avenue by which to provide economic benefits to farmers while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, to date, few farmers have signed up for these markets. This webinar will discuss carbon markets utilizing a panel of four growers with first-hand experience in this area. These growers will discuss how they weighed the costs and benefits of management changes, records requirements, and general uncertainties in the rapidly-evolving carbon marketplace. By the end of this webinar, farmers, farm advisers, and market developers will gain valuable insights into why farmers are, or are not, signing up for carbon markets.

Speakers:
Jean Brokish, Midwest Program Manager, American Farmland Trust
Buck Hill, Agricultural Lender, Compeer Financial
Paul Overby, Co-Owner, Lee Farms
Larry Thorndyke, Co-Owner, Thorndyke Farms
Meagan Kaiser, Chief Operating Officer, Perry Agricultural Laboratory


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Washington State University researchers have been exploring the feasibility of growing quinoa in the Pacific Northwest. In...

Washington State University researchers have been exploring the feasibility of growing quinoa in the Pacific Northwest. In their effort to develop new varieties adapted to Washington State, they focused on key traits for improvement and are close to releasing their first varieties that address and improve upon one or more of these characteristics. A new crop to most farmers in Washington, quinoa presents significant production challenges, particularly with susceptibility to heat in the central and eastern parts of the state, susceptibility to pre-harvest sprouting due to early rains in western Washington, and susceptibility to weed pressure almost everywhere.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

 

Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico is an environmental issue connected to agricultural crop management in the Mississippi River...

Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico is an environmental issue connected to agricultural crop management in the Mississippi River watershed. Programs to improve nutrient stewardship in this watershed aim to improve nutrient use efficiency and reduce losses of nitrogen and phosphorus. Trends since the 1980s show increases in both crop production and the size of the hypoxic zone while the trends in nitrogen surplus have neither increased nor decreased. Provisional flow-normalized river loads of nitrogen are decreasing. While improvements in adoption of 4R management of applied fertilizers and manures have been noted, opportunities for improvement also remain. While 4R practices will not solve the issue on their own, they can make an important contribution when integrated with soil conservation practices and changes to whole farming systems.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

It’s Halloween season, and you know what that means. Time to look at more scary pests. This year, Dr. Vikram Baliga of the Planthropology podcast joins us to discuss aphids, hornworms, spide...

It’s Halloween season, and you know what that means. Time to look at more scary pests. This year, Dr. Vikram Baliga of the Planthropology podcast joins us to discuss aphids, hornworms, spider mites, white flies, and how humans and plants can team up to beat them.

Speaker:
Dr. Vikram Baliga, Lecturer of Horticulture, Texas Tech University

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Boll weevils are an agricultural pest that feeds primarily on cotton. After their arrival in the 1890s, they caused devastation across the South-Eastern United States, starting a battle that&rsquo...

Boll weevils are an agricultural pest that feeds primarily on cotton. After their arrival in the 1890s, they caused devastation across the South-Eastern United States, starting a battle that’s raged for more than 130 years. This episode, Paul Csomo of the award-winning Varmints! podcast joins us to discuss these creatures, their adaptions, and their agricultural history.

Speaker:
Paul Csomo, Host, Varmints! Podcast

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Fall armyworm is a major pest around the world, causing millions of dollars in damages yearly. However, farmers are not alone in the fight against these invasive creatures, with plant breeders com...

Fall armyworm is a major pest around the world, causing millions of dollars in damages yearly. However, farmers are not alone in the fight against these invasive creatures, with plant breeders coming alongside to help develop more resistant plants. This episode, Drs. Sandra Woolfolk and Leigh Hawkins discuss their work tracking down the traits that can lead to higher resistance against this frightful pest.

Speakers:
Dr. Sandra Woolfolk, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS
Dr. Leigh Hawkins, Molecular Biologist, USDA-ARS

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Hard red winter wheat may be ready for its big break in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. After more than two decades of research and development behind the scenes, new varieties and m...

Hard red winter wheat may be ready for its big break in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. After more than two decades of research and development behind the scenes, new varieties and market interest make it poised to become a viable niche crop. While it may not be grown in the same quantities as soft wheat in this region, hard wheat can provide diversity and be a market advantage for growers.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Nanotechnology has the potential to help agricultural systems become more sustainable, productive, and resilient. Novel nanoscale solutions for crop growth are being tested, and research is asking...

Nanotechnology has the potential to help agricultural systems become more sustainable, productive, and resilient. Novel nanoscale solutions for crop growth are being tested, and research is asking how nanoparticles interact in soil and plant systems.
Join us for an overview of the different forms of nanotechnology in agriculture, then listen to a discussion around using nanotechnology for improved nutrient management and soil quality.

Speakers:
Jaya Nepal, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Encompass Fellow (Bayer Crop Science), University of Florida, Soil, Water & Ecosystem Science and Indian River Research & Education Center 
Xiaoping Xin, University of Florida Department of Soil Water and Ecosystem Science 

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Canola grown in years or locations with increased temperatures shows a significant decline in seed yield. Research has shown a ∼7 bu/ac yield loss with a 5.4°F increase in growing season t...

Canola grown in years or locations with increased temperatures shows a significant decline in seed yield. Research has shown a ∼7 bu/ac yield loss with a 5.4°F increase in growing season temperatures. Given the importance of canola in western Canada and the fact that canola is a cool-season crop, continued applied and basic research into heat tolerance is of critical importance.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Stockpiling limpograss [Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb.] may be an option to extend the grazing season and decrease the needs for conserved forage in Florida. This 2-yr study e...

Stockpiling limpograss [Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb.] may be an option to extend the grazing season and decrease the needs for conserved forage in Florida. This 2-yr study evaluated herbage accumulation (HA), in vitro digestible organic matter (IVDOM), and crude protein (CP) concentrations of four limpograss entries (‘Floralta’, ‘Gibtuck’, ‘Kenhy’, and Entry 1) and ‘Tifton 85′ bermudagrass [Cynodon spp.] during the growth (May–August) and stockpiling (September–January) periods.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

To produce more apples out of our apple orchards, we need to know how healthy the soil is. Apple tree rootstocks and cultivars have the potential to alter soil health. This article investigates th...

To produce more apples out of our apple orchards, we need to know how healthy the soil is. Apple tree rootstocks and cultivars have the potential to alter soil health. This article investigates the interactive effect of two commercially successful apple cultivars (Honeycrisp and Zestar) and two rootstock sizes (semidwarf and dwarf) on soil health in a southern Minnesota apple orchard.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Flue-cured tobacco is the most valuable crop produced in North Carolina. It is susceptible to glufosinate, yet it is commo...

Flue-cured tobacco is the most valuable crop produced in North Carolina. It is susceptible to glufosinate, yet it is commonly grown in close proximity to crops that are tolerant to the herbicide. Although field trials found simulated glufosinate drift onto flue-cured tobacco significantly reduced per-acre yields, it did not affect the crop’s per-acre value. Nevertheless, growers and applicators should strive to minimize drift, which starts with reading, understanding, and following product labels.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Pix4D.
The use of quantitative analytics for agricultural rating processes is crucial for many disciplines in agricultur...

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Pix4D.
The use of quantitative analytics for agricultural rating processes is crucial for many disciplines in agriculture. For example, agronomists, crop breeders, and agrochemical companies rely on precise and accurate statistical data to evaluate methods and technologies and gauge product performance in research and on-farm field trials. Field trials and plot-level statistics make agriculture efficient, profitable, and sustainable, ensuring that new products are proven to work. Scientific evidence is crucial for insuring effective agricultural techniques are developed for and adopted by the mass market. In this webinar, speakers from academia and industry will share how drone mapping can be used for field trial management and statistical analyses. This will be done using one of the oldest experimental fields in the United States—Sanborn Field.

Speaker Information:
Nathan Stein, Senior Business Development Manager, Pix4D
Timothy Reinbott, Director of Field Operations, University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Precision Ag
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Underground pipelines are a safe and effective method for transporting oil and natural gas to fuel our lifestyles and economy. New pipeline installations are on the rise and primarily installed in...

Underground pipelines are a safe and effective method for transporting oil and natural gas to fuel our lifestyles and economy. New pipeline installations are on the rise and primarily installed in rural areas. But what are the consequences of this energy infrastructure on soil and croplands.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.
As Lee Briese said during the first webinar in the series, “at some point you have to get...

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.
As Lee Briese said during the first webinar in the series, “at some point you have to get out and start doing cover crops”. To help you do this, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) are teaming up to offer a “how-to” webinar on tips and tricks for implementing on-farm cover crop demonstration plots.

Speakers:
Jacob Ness, Agronomic Data Manager, IN10T
Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, Director of Agriculture Engagement Strategy for North America, The Nature Conservancy

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

In this webinar, we will discuss what happens when we plan for extreme events and what happens when they happen unex...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

In this webinar, we will discuss what happens when we plan for extreme events and what happens when they happen unexpectedly.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

Drought causes tremendous losses to agriculture and impacts water supply, energy production, and public health. This year’s drought in Idaho is extreme due to a very dry spring followed by a...

Drought causes tremendous losses to agriculture and impacts water supply, energy production, and public health. This year’s drought in Idaho is extreme due to a very dry spring followed by an extreme, prolonged summer heat wave. This article will provide an overview of the current drought in the Pacific Northwest, how crops have been impacted, and look at ways farmers can adapt.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

More and more farmers these days are putting regenerative practices into place on the land they own for the long-term sustainability of their operations. But what happens farmland that is rented o...

More and more farmers these days are putting regenerative practices into place on the land they own for the long-term sustainability of their operations. But what happens farmland that is rented out? Many of the practices behind regenerative agriculture like building soil health and biodiversity and limiting the need for external inputs, provide benefits that are seen over time and not necessarily year to year. Renters often lack the leverage with the landowner to put regenerative practices into action.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Sustainability
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

The bermudagrass stem maggot (BSM) severely damages bermudagrass pastures and hayfields throughout the southeastern United States every summer. This management guide can help forage managers and c...

The bermudagrass stem maggot (BSM) severely damages bermudagrass pastures and hayfields throughout the southeastern United States every summer. This management guide can help forage managers and consultants identify BSM damage and the pest. Pyrethroid insecticides can reduce adult BSM populations and yield loss when applied correctly. More research is needed to develop integrated pest management plans that include multiple suppression efforts. Fine stem lines are more susceptible to BSM damage than lines with thicker stem. Long-term solutions require new BSM-tolerant lines to reduce the demand that producers currently place on pesticides.


CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Edamame, or edible soybean, is a popular snack. However, due to a lack of US specific soybean varieties, domestic production hasn’t been able to keep up with consumer demand. In this episode...

Edamame, or edible soybean, is a popular snack. However, due to a lack of US specific soybean varieties, domestic production hasn’t been able to keep up with consumer demand. In this episode, Bo discusses her work breeding varieties that are better suited to US growing conditions, all while improving characteristics consumers enjoy.

Speaker:
Dr. Bo Zhang, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Mismatched pollination times can make desirable genetic matches beyond the reach of practical plant breeders. Storing pollen is one solution, but limitations in cost and feasibility can make viabl...

Mismatched pollination times can make desirable genetic matches beyond the reach of practical plant breeders. Storing pollen is one solution, but limitations in cost and feasibility can make viable pollen storage tricky. This episode, Dr. Dylan Schoemaker shares his work developing cheaper, easier methods of pollen storage to extend shelf life, increase flexibility in breeding workflows, and bring those plant matches back within reach.

Speakers:
Dr. Dylan Schoemaker, Applied Genetics Scientist, Syngenta (research was done as a student at UW Madison)

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

This article is brought to you by the SPARC Initiative created in partnership between the American Society for Agronomy, the Agricultural Retailers Association, Environmental Defense Fund, and Fie...

This article is brought to you by the SPARC Initiative created in partnership between the American Society for Agronomy, the Agricultural Retailers Association, Environmental Defense Fund, and Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture to empower trusted advisers to deliver services that drive continuous improvement in the productivity, profitability, and environmental outcomes of farmers’ operations. Learn more about the SPARC Initiative and access additional resources, including the six-module series on sustainability at www.fieldtomarket.org/SPARC.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Sustainability
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

This webinar focuses on how we can manage our manure application better to minimize compaction effects and maximize...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

This webinar focuses on how we can manage our manure application better to minimize compaction effects and maximize manure’s capability to help combat compaction.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

The 4R nutrient stewardship framework has brought us closer to improving our nutrient use efficiency. However, given the inherent “leakiness” of the N cycle, it is challenging to incre...

The 4R nutrient stewardship framework has brought us closer to improving our nutrient use efficiency. However, given the inherent “leakiness” of the N cycle, it is challenging to increase N use efficiency to optimum levels. Newer fertilizer technologies, like enhanced-efficiency fertilizers (EEFs), are tools that can help achieve this goal. To determine if EEFs should be incorporated into nutrient management programs, growers and crop advisers should consider the various types of EEFs available, their functions within the soil, and the timing of application relative to the crop’s nutrient uptake demand.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by SQM Specialty Plant Nutrition.

This webinar will discuss the fundamental science behind iodine as a plant nutrient bas...

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by SQM Specialty Plant Nutrition.

This webinar will discuss the fundamental science behind iodine as a plant nutrient based on phenotypic, genomic, and proteomic studies. The webinar will also cover the "right dose" (one of the 4Rs of nutrient management) of iodine for fertigation.

Speakers:

Katja Hora, Research Manager, SQM
Doug Snyder, National Marketing Agronomist, SQM

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

As with any other crop, perennial tree crops’ nutrient and water requirements change with the progression of crop development through the growing season. Fertigation coincides with irrigatio...

As with any other crop, perennial tree crops’ nutrient and water requirements change with the progression of crop development through the growing season. Fertigation coincides with irrigation, which must be carefully scheduled to avoid over- or underwatering and to ensure nutrients remain in the rootzone where they can be utilized by the tree. This presentation will discuss orchard fertigation and the importance of irrigation system performance and accurate irrigation scheduling to achieve optimum nutrient use efficiency of applied fertilizers.

Speaker:
Mae Culumber, Nut Crop Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

The amount of damage to both plants and potential yield after a hard freeze depends on a lot of different weather factors, plus the life stage of the plant, topography, varietal hardiness, and wha...

The amount of damage to both plants and potential yield after a hard freeze depends on a lot of different weather factors, plus the life stage of the plant, topography, varietal hardiness, and what happens after the freeze, among other factors.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Do you feel like soil compaction is squeezing your yields? Are you wondering what you can do about it? Every pass of equipment has the risk of soil compaction. Compaction affects root growth...

Do you feel like soil compaction is squeezing your yields? Are you wondering what you can do about it? Every pass of equipment has the risk of soil compaction. Compaction affects root growth and crop performance through changes to water infiltration, crop nutrient availability, disease, and other factors. Typical approaches to alleviating soil compaction include deep tillage or waiting on the freeze-thaw cycles brought on by the seasons. However, these approaches are not adequate for managing compacted soils, and relying on them can actually create additional problems. Learn how farmers can deal with soil compaction and build proven strategies to minimize their risk in the future. This webinar will also discuss the benefits one might expect from these efforts.

Speaker:
Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Regional Extension Educator – Water and Soils, University of Minnesota

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

While we know herbicide resistance is an inevitable fate in a system that relies heavily on herbicides, we can work together to focus on long-term strategies to delay its development and spread. M...

While we know herbicide resistance is an inevitable fate in a system that relies heavily on herbicides, we can work together to focus on long-term strategies to delay its development and spread. Managing for a single year is a key reason why we are in the situation we are in today. A review of how herbicide resistance issues developed over time provides some insight into this and also some guidance into how we can more effectively deal with the problems we face now and into the future. Farmers rely heavily on their advisers to provide sound agronomic recommendations, and we, as advisers, need to take that role seriously to broach the subject of long-term weed management beyond individual-year herbicide recommendations.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Self Directed

Price:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$70.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

This course is a select group of modules pulled from the larger course, Foundations of Applied Agronomy, specifically for John Deere employees.

Training Topics and Outline...

This course is a select group of modules pulled from the larger course, Foundations of Applied Agronomy, specifically for John Deere employees.

Training Topics and Outline

  • Nutrient Management: (NM1) Basic Concepts of Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility, (NM3) Nutrient Sources, Placement, and Timing
  • Soil & Water Management: (SW3) Residue and Tillage Management and Soil Erosion
  • Crop Management: (CM1) Cropping Systems, and Hybrid/Variety Selection, (CM2) Crop Establishment, (CM3) Crop Growth, Development, and Diagnostics, (CM4) Applied Information Technologies and Crop Harvest and Storage, (CM5) Crop Production Economics
  • Integrated Pest Management: (PM1) Basic Concepts of Pest Management, (PM4) Pest Management Strategies, (PM5) Environmental Stewardship, Health, and Safety

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 2.0 Nutrient Management, 1.0 Soil and Water Management, 5.0 Crop Management and 3.0 Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 11.0 Professional Meetings

Price:
$375.00 Non-members/Members/Certified Professionals

You will have access to this training for 180 days.

In this episode, Derek Wright and Sandesh Neupane share insights into their research on lentil adaptation and how they dissect the genetic mechanisms orchestrating the photoperiod and temperature...

In this episode, Derek Wright and Sandesh Neupane share insights into their research on lentil adaptation and how they dissect the genetic mechanisms orchestrating the photoperiod and temperature sensitivity in lentils by adopting multi-location trials and advanced image-based phenotyping. This groundbreaking work promises to contribute significantly to the breeding of well-suited lentil varieties tailored to thrive in North American conditions.

Speakers:
Sandesh Neupane, Graduate Student, University of Saskatchewan
Derek Wright, Research Associate, University of Saskatchewan

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Growing vegetables in urban gardens is becoming a popular and ever more important option for supporting families with nutritious and healthy produce. However, the use of chemical fertilizers and p...

Growing vegetables in urban gardens is becoming a popular and ever more important option for supporting families with nutritious and healthy produce. However, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides can cause negative impacts on soil, crop, and human health. To reduce these negative impacts, there is a growing interest in using biologicals and compost manure for crop production. This episode, Kyle Richardville, agronomist and regenerative agriculture consultant at “Understanding Ag,” shares his insights on the importance of a compost made from tree leaves and fungi—leaf mold compost—and how it impacts soil microbial communities, soil physical properties, and overall crop production.

Speakers:
Kyle Richardville, Regenerative agriculture consultant, Understanding Ag

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Agriculture and food systems can be strong contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and, in turn, climate change. However, in the midst of this reality, there are also abundant opportunities...

Agriculture and food systems can be strong contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and, in turn, climate change. However, in the midst of this reality, there are also abundant opportunities to improve our systems, reduce emissions, and move towards a more sustainable future…so long as we can identify those opportunities first. This episode, Hoyoung discusses his work studying agricultural life-cycle analyses to better identify the major inputs and outputs in ag, understand how these contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, and develop ways to improve them.

Speaker:
Dr. Hoyoung Kwon, Environmental Scientist, Systems Assessment Center, Argonne National Laboratory

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Sustainability
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:
$20.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$30.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.

Soil acidification, a common issue in high-rainfall areas of the U.S. and Canada, has become a more prevalent problem in the semi-arid areas of the western U.S. Liming is an effective way to mitig...

Soil acidification, a common issue in high-rainfall areas of the U.S. and Canada, has become a more prevalent problem in the semi-arid areas of the western U.S. Liming is an effective way to mitigate soil acidity as the carbonate reacts with hydrogen ions in the soil solution to increase the soil pH. However, questions exist about the type of liming product, lime rate, cost effectiveness, and how long the lime benefits last, especially in regions that have historically not needed lime, like much of the Great Plains.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil & Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Self Directed

Price:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members