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California is a prime location for craft brewers and microbreweries. However, fungi and disease susceptibility have made it difficult for many barley varieties (such as those used for the malt used i...
California is a prime location for craft brewers and microbreweries. However, fungi and disease susceptibility have made it difficult for many barley varieties (such as those used for the malt used in beer and whiskey production) to thrive in California’s Central Valley. Lynn Gallagher has spent twenty years developing disease and fungi resistant malting barley varieties. Working with UC Davis, USDA, and Ron Silberstein of Admiral Maltings, he and his team have tested hundreds of barley varieties for both agronomically valuable traits and malting quality. This episode, we talk with Lynn and Ron about what goes into malting, barley breeding, and the three tiers of testing malting barleys must undergo before finding their way into your favorite brew.

Speakers:
Lynn Gallagher
Ron Silberstein, Admiral Maltings

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

Biostimulants have much variation in the types of products that fit this group of crop inputs as well as variability within their respective categories. These differences induce many challenges in...

Biostimulants have much variation in the types of products that fit this group of crop inputs as well as variability within their respective categories. These differences induce many challenges in consistency of product performance and thus skepticism to the class of inputs as a whole. With so many products available on the market, it is challenging to know if these products were developed with adequate science and research or tossed together quickly to take advantage of the momentum this sector currently has. In the latter case, these products are often referred to as “snake oil”; while in the former case, the products could be referred to as “viper lipid” with a place to increase yield or return on investment. Only with a proper understanding of how a product works can a producer then properly place and use it to optimize crop performance, and as importantly, know when not to use it.


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

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

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350 years ago, German alchemist Hennig Brandt accidentally discovered phosphorus during his quest to find the philosopher’s stone. As it turns out, phosphorus can’t turn base metals into gold, but it...
350 years ago, German alchemist Hennig Brandt accidentally discovered phosphorus during his quest to find the philosopher’s stone. As it turns out, phosphorus can’t turn base metals into gold, but it is one of the most important elements for sustaining life on earth. Join us for this episode as we discuss the discovery of phosphorus, its uses, how we harvest it, and interesting facts about its storied past.

Speakers:
Dr. Andrew Sharpley
Distinguished Professor
University of Arkansas

Dr. Don Flaten
Professor
University of Manitoba

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Nutrient 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.

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

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Soil scientists Don Flaten and Cynthia Grant recently put together a comprehensive reference for phosphorus fertilizer management across the Northern Great Plains. This article summarizes their findi...
Soil scientists Don Flaten and Cynthia Grant recently put together a comprehensive reference for phosphorus fertilizer management across the Northern Great Plains. This article summarizes their findings on managing this nutrient using the 4R approach of right rate, source, placement, and timing.

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

Price:

$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$55.00 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:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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 Field...
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:

$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:
$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.
This webinar will discuss strategies for evaluating fields and farms for cover crop opportunities using goal s...
An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.
This webinar will discuss strategies for evaluating fields and farms for cover crop opportunities using goal setting, individual farm planning, and outcome assessment. The webinar will also discuss risk management for cover crops. The presenters will also outline how to clearly communicate to define goals, manage expectations, and answer common grower questions and concerns.

Speaker Information:
Abbey Wick
Soil Health Extension Specialist and Associate Professor
North Dakota State University
and
Lee Briese
Crop Consultant and Certified Crop Adviser
Centrol Ag Consulting

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

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 Heliae Development, LLC.

In this webinar, Dr. Karl Wyant will discuss the importance and utility of two up-and-coming measures of...
An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Heliae Development, LLC.

In this webinar, Dr. Karl Wyant will discuss the importance and utility of two up-and-coming measures of soil health: active carbon and soil protein. He will also break down a soil report and discuss field carbon management at length. Dr. Wyant will also describe why active carbon is important and how management decisions can be made to build active carbon levels within the growing season. Additionally, he will talk about soil protein tests and relate them to the interconnection between plants, the soil microbiome, and soil organic matter. Finally, he will examine best management practices for sampling and describe which field management practices can have the biggest impact on active carbon and soil protein. 

Speaker:
Karl Wyant
Vice President of Ag Science
Heliae® Agriculture 

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

Price:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

In this webinar, representatives from multiple sectors of the livestock production industry are featured to learn ho...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

In this webinar, representatives from multiple sectors of the livestock production industry are featured to learn how each sector is approaching the complex problem of antibiotic resistance with management strategies to improve antimicrobial stewardship in live animal production and across the food production system.

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

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

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.

Cover crop adoption in the Midwest has significantly increased within the last decade. Ho...

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.

Cover crop adoption in the Midwest has significantly increased within the last decade. However, critical questions remain that relate to the impacts of cover crop management on nitrogen availability, cash crop production, and water quality. This webinar will share results on how next generation cover crop management influences both corn and soybean nitrogen uptake and production while advancing water quality. Application of these results in modern cropping systems will also be discussed.

Speakers:
Traci Bultemeier
Territory Manager and Certified Crop Adviser
Corteva Agriscience
and
Shalamar Armstrong
Associate Professor of Agronomy
Purdue University

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management and 0.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

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

This course is included with the classroom subscription

The Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota is a major sugarbeet production region in the United States. Due to conventional tillage practices, soils have less residue cover after sugarbeet ha...
The Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota is a major sugarbeet production region in the United States. Due to conventional tillage practices, soils have less residue cover after sugarbeet harvest in the fall, and the soil is exposed to wind and water erosion. In the spring, severe damage due to wind blast of soil particles can cause sugarbeet stand loss. Cover crops have the potential to reduce the impacts of soil erosion and improve nutrient use efficiency. Interseeding cover crops before harvest increases the likelihood of cover crop establishment and growth.

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

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:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$55.00 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.

Ag literacy is important for consumers today. However, many lack important ag literacy tools and knowledge. Brendan Black, host of the Talk Ag to Me podcast, is working to change that, serving as a t...
Ag literacy is important for consumers today. However, many lack important ag literacy tools and knowledge. Brendan Black, host of the Talk Ag to Me podcast, is working to change that, serving as a translator between agriculture specialists and the general public. This episode, as part of a podcast exchange with Brendan’s show, we discuss his journey into agriculture, barriers to ag introduction and retention, strategies for communicating ag, and more.

Speakers:
Brendan Black
Host, Talk Ag to Me Podcast

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

Price:

$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 Non-members

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 Board,...
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:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 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 scales. In t...
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:

$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
New developments in farm machinery in recent years have impacted the planter technologies available to producers. This webinar will focus on high-speed planters and their season-long agronomic impact...
New developments in farm machinery in recent years have impacted the planter technologies available to producers. This webinar will focus on high-speed planters and their season-long agronomic impacts in soybean and corn. The presentation will discuss field-scale research studies evaluating the performance of these new planters at various planting speeds and the impact of these technologies on final yield. The webinar will also cover the potential implications of these new technologies on other crop management practices.

Speaker:
Péter Kovács
Assistant Professor - Department of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science
South Dakota State University

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

Price:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 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:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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 problems,...
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:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
Antibiotic resistance (AR) has revealed itself as one of the great public health threats of our lifetimes. However, there’s a caveat that makes researching it harder. AR occurs naturally in soil, eve...
Antibiotic resistance (AR) has revealed itself as one of the great public health threats of our lifetimes. However, there’s a caveat that makes researching it harder. AR occurs naturally in soil, even without antibiotics present. We need to know how much AR occurs in untouched soil so we can establish a baseline for future research. Dr. Durso discusses her work in Nebraska to that end.

Speakers:
Dr. Lisa Durso
Microbiologist
USDA-ARS

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water 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.
To trace the path of wastewater, scientists often use tracer compounds. These compounds are not found in the natural environment, but have a lot of human use, such as for medicines or artificial swee...
To trace the path of wastewater, scientists often use tracer compounds. These compounds are not found in the natural environment, but have a lot of human use, such as for medicines or artificial sweeteners. Therefore, artificial sweeteners in rural wells and river seeps can point to a wastewater problem. We discuss Dr. Spoelstra's research in these areas.

Speakers:
Dr. John Spoelstra
Groundwater Research Scientist
Environment and Climate Change Canada

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water 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.
The following article is the fifth in a six-part series on assessing soil health. It focuses on the question of profitability as it relates to soil health. It is part of a larger Soil Science Society...
The following article is the fifth in a six-part series on assessing soil health. It focuses on the question of profitability as it relates to soil health. 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:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
The fourth installment of the Assessing Soil Health series in Crops & Soils magazine is all about measurements of the soil microbiome. This article will discuss insights from general soil science lit...
The fourth installment of the Assessing Soil Health series in Crops & Soils magazine is all about measurements of the soil microbiome. This article will discuss insights from general soil science literature and from the recent Soil Health Institute project titled, “The North American Project to Evaluate Soil Health Measurements (NAPESHM).” Evaluations will include measures of microbial respiration, potential enzyme activity, phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs), targeted amplicon sequencing, and metagenomic sequencing.

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

Price:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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.

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

Measuring and assessing soil health are critical for understanding how changes in agronomic management practices affect the capability of soil to support cropping systems. In this presentation, the Soil Health Institute will present an evaluation of the economics of adopting Soil Health Management Systems developed from 125 interviews with farmers and accounting for changes in management. This presentation will focus on how financial outcomes of adopting Soil Health Management Systems compare to more conventional production practices.   

Speakers:
Cristine Morgan
Chief Scientific Officer
Soil Health Institute

and
Archie Flanders
Agricultural Economist
Soil Health Institute 

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water Management and 0.5 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 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 re...
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:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

The following article is the second in a five-part series on assessing soil health. It focuses on soil carbon cycling and storage. It is part of a larger Soil Science Society of America webinar se...

The following article is the second in a five-part series on assessing soil health. It focuses on soil carbon cycling and storage. 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:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

The following article is the third in a five-part series on assessing soil health. It focuses on soil nitrogen cycling. It is part of a larger Soil Science Society of America webinar series produced...
The following article is the third in a five-part series on assessing soil health. It focuses on soil nitrogen cycling. 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:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
The following article is the first in a five-part series on assessing soil health. It focuses on soil water cycling. It is part of a larger Soil Science Society of America webinar series produced in...
The following article is the first in a five-part series on assessing soil health. It focuses on soil water cycling. 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: 1.0 Soil and Water 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

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:
$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:
$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 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:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$55.00 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 experti...
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:

$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$55.00 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 Plains....
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:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

Date: Monday, October 23, 2023
Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM-12:00 Noon Central/10:00-11:00 AM Mountain/9:00-10:00 AM Pacific

How do you...

Date: Monday, October 23, 2023
Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM-12:00 Noon Central/10:00-11:00 AM Mountain/9:00-10:00 AM Pacific

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). 

This webinar will describe the variability among WSFs and their respective uses for fertigation, drawing upon examples from specialty crop markets in California. The discussion will also address the differences between starter and foliar fertilizers, and how choosing the correct WSF and application method is essential to balancing the nutritional needs of a specific crop. 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:
FREE! 

Registration for the webinar includes access to the live webinar and a link to a recording of the webinar.

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.


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

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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 r...
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.

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

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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.

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CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Nutrient Management
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Date: Tuesday November 7, 2023
Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM-12:00 Noon Central/10:00-11:00 AM Mountain/9:00-10:00 AM Pacific

How are so...

Date: Tuesday November 7, 2023
Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM-12:00 Noon Central/10:00-11:00 AM Mountain/9:00-10:00 AM Pacific

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 

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CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Soil & Water Management
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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

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

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Consumers want to know more about where their food comes from, so fruit and vegetable growers and even some meat growers are implementing blockchains. But whether a blockchain system is necessary or...
Consumers want to know more about where their food comes from, so fruit and vegetable growers and even some meat growers are implementing blockchains. But whether a blockchain system is necessary or even helpful for production agriculture is as yet undetermined.

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

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Mangrove forests are important carbon sinks. However, the act of measuring the carbon trapped in them has proven tricky. Old methods are unreliable and leave toxic residue. Dr. Nóbrega discusses his...
Mangrove forests are important carbon sinks. However, the act of measuring the carbon trapped in them has proven tricky. Old methods are unreliable and leave toxic residue. Dr. Nóbrega discusses his work to find a faster, cheaper, and safer method to measure that carbon.

Speakers:
Dr. Gabriel Nuto Nóbrega
Agronomist
Universidade Federal Fluminense

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

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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.


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CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Soil and Water Management
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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 disc...
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

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

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

This webinar discusses two programs in California, administered through the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA...
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

This webinar discusses two programs in California, administered through the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), that provide financial incentives to dairy and livestock producers to reduce methane emissions from on-farm manure management.

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

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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 w...
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.

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

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Sugarbeet production regions of North Dakota and Minnesota contribute more than half of the production nationally. Across this region, sugarbeet yield and sugar content vary widely from north to sout...
Sugarbeet production regions of North Dakota and Minnesota contribute more than half of the production nationally. Across this region, sugarbeet yield and sugar content vary widely from north to south. The study described in this article used statistical analyses of five years (2013–2017) of county-wise monthly rainfall data to interpret the spatial variation of sugarbeet yield and quality.

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

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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? H...
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?

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

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Most crops in northern climates benefit from a boost from phosphorus to get started. Previous studies have looked into whether manure could replace mineral phosphorus starter fertilizer in corn, but...
Most crops in northern climates benefit from a boost from phosphorus to get started. Previous studies have looked into whether manure could replace mineral phosphorus starter fertilizer in corn, but results have been iffy on how exactly to do this. Some research has even indicated manure can be detrimental to corn roots and growth. A new article published in Agronomy Journal confirms that manure can replace starter phosphorus fertilizer in corn, but farmers must be careful in where and how it’s applied.

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

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Carrots are a diverse crop that grows worldwide. Packed with nutrients and flavor, many of its wild relatives also carry important traits; however, without growing these carrot wild relatives under s...
Carrots are a diverse crop that grows worldwide. Packed with nutrients and flavor, many of its wild relatives also carry important traits; however, without growing these carrot wild relatives under stressful conditions, it can be difficult to pinpoint which varieties carry which traits. Partnering with scientists in Bangladesh and Pakistan to grow these wild relatives, Dr. Phil Simon and his team are working to identify valuable traits in carrots from all over the world in the hopes of improving future carrot breeding efforts.

Speakers:
Dr. Philipp Simon
U.S. Department of Agriculture – ARS, Vegetable Crops Research Unit
Dept. of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin

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

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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.

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

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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...
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.

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

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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 soybea...
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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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Canola has surpassed spring wheat as the dominant crop in Canada. However, climate change and increasing temperatures threaten Canada’s canola sector. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has constructed...
Canola has surpassed spring wheat as the dominant crop in Canada. However, climate change and increasing temperatures threaten Canada’s canola sector. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has constructed a team of scientists to study the future of canola and Canada’s agricultural areas, including Dr. Qian. We discuss his work on modeling and simulated yields.

Speakers:
Dr. Budong Qian
Research Scientist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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

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This past summer (2020), the USDA released a report, Climate Indicators for Agriculture, that looks at 20 indicators, or measurements, of the influences of climate change on U.S. agricultural product...
This past summer (2020), the USDA released a report, Climate Indicators for Agriculture, that looks at 20 indicators, or measurements, of the influences of climate change on U.S. agricultural production. The following, drawn from the USDA report, focuses on climate indicators directly related to U.S. commodity crop production and offers ways CCAs can help their grower-clientele become more resilient in the face of changing climate and the resultant impacts on local weather, natural resources, pests and diseases, and farm management and operations.

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

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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 far...
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

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

In the digital world in which we live today the public is presented with an overwhelming quantity of information, much of which...
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

In the digital world in which we live today the public is presented with an overwhelming quantity of information, much of which is unscientific. In this webinar we will apply the lessons learned from antimicrobial resistance and health communications to more science communication challenges.

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CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Self Directed

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While the threat of herbicide-resistant (HR) weeds continues to grow, many of the known prevention and mitigation practices have not been widely adopted by farmers. Is lack of knowledge the reason? S...
While the threat of herbicide-resistant (HR) weeds continues to grow, many of the known prevention and mitigation practices have not been widely adopted by farmers. Is lack of knowledge the reason? Studies have shown that farmers do in fact know what is needed to control HR weeds but nonetheless do not always use these practices. In talking with producers directly, researchers have found that they have many reasons for not adopting integrated weed management practices.

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

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Planting short-season corn hybrids with maturity ratings earlier than those of hybrids commonly grown in Ohio (“ultra-early” hybrids) might offer advantages in cover cropping systems by promoting an...
Planting short-season corn hybrids with maturity ratings earlier than those of hybrids commonly grown in Ohio (“ultra-early” hybrids) might offer advantages in cover cropping systems by promoting an earlier corn harvest. A field study was conducted from 2016 to 2018 at two northern Ohio locations to compare the agronomic performance and partial economic returns of ultra-early hybrids with relative maturity ratings ranging from 90 to 100 d to commonly grown hybrid maturities ranging from 104 to 109 d.

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

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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.

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

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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...
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.

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

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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.

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

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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...
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.

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

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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 m...
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 

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

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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

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$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 Non-members

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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?


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

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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 processe...
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.

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

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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.


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

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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

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

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The Fertilizer Institute
As a “micro” nutrient copper is required only in very small quantities, but it is essential for the normal growth, development and repro...

The Fertilizer Institute
As a “micro” nutrient copper is required only in very small quantities, but it is essential for the normal growth, development and reproduction of plants, animals and humans. Without copper the life cycles of living things cannot be completed.

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

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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...
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.

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

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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

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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

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$50.00 Non-members

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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

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$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

Cover crops are planted in between plantings of cash crops like corn or wheat because of their many benefits to the land, the environment, and the farmer. Mixing cover crops together can bring those...
Cover crops are planted in between plantings of cash crops like corn or wheat because of their many benefits to the land, the environment, and the farmer. Mixing cover crops together can bring those benefits to the next level. Dr. Murrell and Dr. Burgess developed four seed mixes to see how they worked with one another, how each was represented in spring, and their benefits.

Speakers:
Dr. Ebony Murrell
Crop Protection Ecologist
The Land Institute

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

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Fallow-based cropping systems in semi-arid regions have been profitable and often less risky than recrop; however, their use is damaging to soil health and may limit long-run profitability. Cover cro...
Fallow-based cropping systems in semi-arid regions have been profitable and often less risky than recrop; however, their use is damaging to soil health and may limit long-run profitability. Cover crops can reduce summer fallow while possibly improving soil health. This article addresses cover crop management impacts on soil organic matter, soil water and N, and subsequent cash crop yields and grain protein concentration.

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

Price:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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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...
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

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$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
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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:
$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 Non-members

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Cover crops are crops grown between cash crops like corn, wheat, and soybean that provide valuable ecosystem services—or ecosystem benefits—to the surrounding crops and soils. With the rise of herbic...
Cover crops are crops grown between cash crops like corn, wheat, and soybean that provide valuable ecosystem services—or ecosystem benefits—to the surrounding crops and soils. With the rise of herbicide resistant weeds, however, cover crops are also finding new uses as a tool for weed suppression. Dr. Chris Proctor joins us this episode to discuss cover crops’ roles in weed suppression and how these valuable crops tie in with the larger picture of integrated pest management (IPM).

Speakers:
Dr. Chris Proctor
Weed Management Extension Educator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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

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$25.00 Non-members

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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

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$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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

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

The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption worldwide, with research projects, schools, grocery stores, and more all impacted. Dr. Gary Pierzynski, the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate...
The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption worldwide, with research projects, schools, grocery stores, and more all impacted. Dr. Gary Pierzynski, the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University, has seen much of this disruption in his day to day work. This episode, we discuss the current and predicted impacts of COVID-19 in agriculture, agricultural research, food supply chains and more.

Speakers:
Dr. Gary Pierzynski
The Ohio State University

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

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$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 Non-members

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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...
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:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

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Long-term yield data would be useful for determining crop rotation, irrigation system selection, and irrigation rate for maximum production and economic sustainability. The objectives of this researc...
Long-term yield data would be useful for determining crop rotation, irrigation system selection, and irrigation rate for maximum production and economic sustainability. The objectives of this research were to determine the long-term yield and quality response of cotton to (a) three types of irrigation systems, (b) three various irrigation rates, and (c) three crop rotations during a 13-year period.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 2.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 2.5 Self Directed

Price:

$50.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$65.00 Non-members

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Crop wild relatives are close cousins of domesticated crops. Often, they are well-adapted to their environment and exhibit traits such as drought or disease resistance. And since they are closely rel...
Crop wild relatives are close cousins of domesticated crops. Often, they are well-adapted to their environment and exhibit traits such as drought or disease resistance. And since they are closely related to domesticated crops, scientists can cross them domesticated varieties. Dr. Stephanie Greene and seedbanks around the world catalog, protect, and educate the public on these wild cousins of crops and their uses.

Speakers:
Dr. Stephanie Greene
Supervisory Plant Physiologist, USDA National Plant Germplasm
Curator, NPGS Safety Backup Seed Collection

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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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

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$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

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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 mis...
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
and
Dr. Marilyn Warburton
Research Geneticist
USDA-ARS

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

Price:

$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 Non-members

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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:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

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Precision agriculture plays a large role for crop advisers and farmers when developing 4R nutrient management plans. Combining temporal and spatial yield data can help farmers and consultants manage...
Precision agriculture plays a large role for crop advisers and farmers when developing 4R nutrient management plans. Combining temporal and spatial yield data can help farmers and consultants manage areas of fields or farms based on their differences from farm average yield and variability to improve nutrient use efficiency. The development of tools that use an increasing number of data layers together—beyond only yield maps—is needed to improve the interpretation and implementation of data-intensive precision agriculture.

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

Price:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

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An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Verdesian Life Sciences

Carbon farming uses the principles of climate-smart agriculture: increasing productivity, providing resili...
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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$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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Agricultural withdrawal from the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial aquifer (MRVAA) exceeds its recharge rate, causing groundwater declines and cones of depression across the midsouthern United States...
Agricultural withdrawal from the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial aquifer (MRVAA) exceeds its recharge rate, causing groundwater declines and cones of depression across the midsouthern United States. This research was conducted to determine whether sensor-based irrigation scheduling of soybean could improve yield and profitability while minimizing consumptive water use.

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

Price:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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Harvest weed seed control (HWSC) tactics are being investigated for herbicide resistance management by reducing the number of weed seeds entering the soil seedbank. Weed seed retention and the locati...
Harvest weed seed control (HWSC) tactics are being investigated for herbicide resistance management by reducing the number of weed seeds entering the soil seedbank. Weed seed retention and the location where weed seeds exit the combine (chaff, straw, or grain) are factors influencing potential HWSC success. An experiment was conducted in Arkansas to determine where the seeds of common cocklebur and Palmer amaranth exited the combine during soybean harvest.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 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 Nutrien eKonomics.
Soybean yields are consistently increasing, with some grower yields approaching...
An American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America webinar sponsored by Nutrien eKonomics.
Soybean yields are consistently increasing, with some grower yields approaching 100 bushels per acre or more. These high yields lead to greater plant nutrient demands. Legumes, like soybeans, generally meet their nitrogen needs by fixing nitrogen through a symbiotic bacterial relationship in nodules formed on the root structure. However, in high-yield environments, supplemental nitrogen may be required to reach maximum yield. This webinar will explore the concept of supplemental nitrogen fertilization in soybeans.  

Speaker Information:
Mike Howell
Senior Agronomist
Nutrien

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

Price:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

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Dr. Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist who specialized in wheat breeding. Known as the Father of the Green Revolution, he helped other hunger fighters save hundreds of thousands of lives in Me...
Dr. Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist who specialized in wheat breeding. Known as the Father of the Green Revolution, he helped other hunger fighters save hundreds of thousands of lives in Mexico, India, Pakistan, and other countries throughout his long and varied career. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 and founded the World Food Prize to celebrate other food fighters worldwide. This episode we speak with his granddaughter and colleague Julie Borlaug and fellow colleagues Dr. Ronnie Coffman and Dr. Ed Runge to discuss the “Man who Fed the World.”

Speakers:
Julie Borlaug, Inari
Ronnie Coffman, Cornell University
Ed Runge, Texas A&M University

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Professional Development
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Professional Meetings

Price:

$30.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$45.00 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

Price:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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 remotely piloted or cr...
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

Price:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 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 the r...
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

Price:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

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In recent years, there have been several new peanut varieties developed that perform exceptionally well across many environments and have improved disease resistance packages. However, growers have b...
In recent years, there have been several new peanut varieties developed that perform exceptionally well across many environments and have improved disease resistance packages. However, growers have been slow to adopt some new varieties due to their excessive vine growth. One potential solution is to use a plant growth regulator to manage the excessive vine growth.

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

Price:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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

Price:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$55.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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:
$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$55.00 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

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

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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 seaso...
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:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

We know that runoff from manured fields can contain nutrients, but how much? Find out with Edge of Field Monitoring.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

We know that runoff from manured fields can contain nutrients, but how much? Find out with Edge of Field Monitoring.

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

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

Price:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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

Price:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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 southeaster...
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:

$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$55.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

This webinar focuses on air emissions associated different methods of composting and the subsequent emissions when c...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Webcast Seminar Series

This webinar focuses on air emissions associated different methods of composting and the subsequent emissions when composted manure is applied to cropland.

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

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

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

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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...
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.

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

Price:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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.

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

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

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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.


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

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

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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.


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

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

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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 provid...
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:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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:
$45.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$60.00 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 Nutri...
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:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
Because of growth in the craft brewing industry, farmers in the eastern United States are planting winter malting barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) to meet demands for locally sourced grain. However, given...
Because of growth in the craft brewing industry, farmers in the eastern United States are planting winter malting barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) to meet demands for locally sourced grain. However, given that barley is a relatively new crop in this region, basic agronomic information relating to stand assessment is needed. This is particularly relevant in this region, as climatic variability from extreme temperature fluctuations during the winter and spring can reduce a barley stand, creating the need for farmers to estimate grain yield potential. The objective of the research was to evaluate the relationship between spring stem counts, fractional green canopy cover (FGCC), and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and barley grain yield.

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.
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...
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

Price:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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 saflufena...

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:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
As companies and farmers seek to show progress towards sustainability goals, they need metrics to assess and document progression. Nitrogen balance—or N-balance—is one frequently used metric to asses...
As companies and farmers seek to show progress towards sustainability goals, they need metrics to assess and document progression. Nitrogen balance—or N-balance—is one frequently used metric to assess the sustainability of nitrogen management.

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

Price:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

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:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription

 

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.
This webinar will discuss the benefits of public- and private-sector partnerships in cover crop and conservati...
An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.
This webinar will discuss the benefits of public- and private-sector partnerships in cover crop and conservation practice adoption. Utilizing experience from the Big Pine Creek Watershed Project, the presenters will share specific examples of successful public- and private-sector partnerships designed for agricultural retailers and on-farm advisers. By attending this webinar, attendees will gain knowledge of the available tools and grant opportunities for building successful cover crop and conservation business plans for both retailers and farmers.

Speaker Information:
Leslie Fisher
Resource Conservation Specialist and Big Pine Creek Watershed Coordinator
Benton County Soil and Water Conservation District
and
Matt Kruger
Eastern Account Manager
Land O’Lakes, Inc.

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Crop Management and 0.5 Soil and Water Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.0 Professional Meetings

Price:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
An interactive, real-life farm management competition at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is attracting committed participation from producers and industry all while generating a slew of data resea...
An interactive, real-life farm management competition at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is attracting committed participation from producers and industry all while generating a slew of data researchers can use to evaluate and compare impacts of multivariable crop management decisions.

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

Price:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
Field drawing has long been used as a method of documentation and observation in the natural sciences. However, more technologically advanced documentation tools, perceived dichotomies between artist...
Field drawing has long been used as a method of documentation and observation in the natural sciences. However, more technologically advanced documentation tools, perceived dichotomies between artistic and scientific capabilities, and low artistic confidence in both students and instructors have resulted in declining interest and usage of field drawing as a skill. Can the value of field drawing be revived? How can these mental barriers be challenged and overcome? Bethann’s been working hard to find out.

Speakers:
Bethann Garramon Merkle
Research Scientist
MFA

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

Price:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$35.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
Field work is an important counterpart to lab work, where hypotheses can be tested at larger and more variable scales. However, it does pose its own set of challenges to success, including risks and...
Field work is an important counterpart to lab work, where hypotheses can be tested at larger and more variable scales. However, it does pose its own set of challenges to success, including risks and hazards you might not encounter in the lab. This episode, we’ll talk with Sara about why fieldwork is important, questions you need to consider before starting, and how to stay safe out in field.

Speakers:
Dr. Sara Vero
Lecturer in Agricultural and Environmental Science
Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland

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

Price:

$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.
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 i...
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:

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

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.
In the soft red winter wheat growing regions of the eastern United States, midwinter warm temperatures have accelerated wheat development, exposing wheat that has transitioned to reproductive stages...
In the soft red winter wheat growing regions of the eastern United States, midwinter warm temperatures have accelerated wheat development, exposing wheat that has transitioned to reproductive stages to cold temperatures during late spring. The objectives of this diagnostic guide were to: (a) provide images depicting freeze injury and (b) provide estimates of grain yield and straw biomass reduction in response to low temperature at the Feekes 6, 8, and 10.5.1 growth stages of soft red winter wheat.

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
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 w...
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:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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 researchers....
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:

$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
Apple breeding can take a long time. Because it takes five to six years for each round of breeding to bear fruit, breeders can be waiting years, if not decades, to see the results of their hard work....
Apple breeding can take a long time. Because it takes five to six years for each round of breeding to bear fruit, breeders can be waiting years, if not decades, to see the results of their hard work. Drs. Zoë Migicovsky and Carsten Pedersen are working to change that. By comparing the genetic and phenotypic (traits you can discern via the five senses) data of different apple varieties, Zoë and Carsten aim to pinpoint which genes are responsible for which traits, thereby speeding the breeding process.

Speakers:
Dr. Zoë Migicovsky
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dalhousie University

Dr. Carsten Pedersen
Associate Professor
University of Copenhagen

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.

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

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:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 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:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 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:
$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 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’s raged...
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:

$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 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 mark...
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:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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 evaluate...
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:

$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$55.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription
A Rube Goldberg machine is a machine designed to complete a task using complicated steps. James Clohessy and his team are doing the opposite. Using machine learning, web cameras, open software, and p...
A Rube Goldberg machine is a machine designed to complete a task using complicated steps. James Clohessy and his team are doing the opposite. Using machine learning, web cameras, open software, and photogrammetry techniques, they’re developing low cost, high-throughput, high efficiency phenotyping systems, saving researchers hours of time on taking individual seed measurements such as height, width, and color by hand, all while gaining greater detail about the seed such as volume and density.

Speakers:
James W. Clohessy
Research Support Specialist
University of Florida (Cornell University at time of paper publication)

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Precision Agriculture
CPSS/CPSC: 0.5 Professional Meetings

Price:

$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 Non-members

This course is included with the classroom subscription.
An American Society of Agronomy podcast sponsored by the Kellogg Company.

Integrated pest management, or IPM, is a system by which pests are controlled using informed decision-making...
An American Society of Agronomy podcast sponsored by the Kellogg Company.

Integrated pest management, or IPM, is a system by which pests are controlled using informed decision-making techniques instead of regular, scheduled pesticide use. Holistic IPM takes things to the next level beyond that, incorporating economic, social, and other advanced systems into the decision-making process. In this episode, Tom will walk us through all things IPM, including holistic IPM facets, techniques, success stories, and future research.

Speakers:
Dr. Thomas Green
President
IPM Institute of North America

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Pest 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
This session, developed in partnership with the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), discusses a range of approaches for dealing with disease problems, including the overall management of the crop...
This session, developed in partnership with the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), discusses a range of approaches for dealing with disease problems, including the overall management of the crop.

Integrated Management of Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is a leading yield-reducing pathogen of soybean throughout much of North America. This presentation will discuss the active, integrated approach that is needed to manage SCN for sustained, profitable soybean production in infested fields.

Gregory Tylka
Professor
Iowa State University

Seed Treatment Solutions Precision seed treatments are a part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) system. This presentation will cover advantages of using seed treatments as part of an IPM program. Topics discussed will including ease of use, precision placement in the root zone, and speed of effects following planting. The presentation will also cover how seed treatments support the genetic potential of the seed—the starting point in crop production.

Jennifer Riggs
R&D Manager
BASF

Update on Tar Spot Management in the U.S. This presentation will provide an update on current understanding of tar spot in U.S. corn production and will discuss potential management options.

Nathan Kleczewski
Research Assistant Professor and Extension Field Crop Pathologist
University of Illinois

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.5 Integrated Pest Management
CPSS/CPSC: 1.5 Professional Meetings

Price:

$40.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$55.00 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:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 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:
$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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
and
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:
$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
and
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:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 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:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 Non-members

Hydrologists gather as much information as they can about water in order to understand current water trends and to predict potential water patterns in the future. In a changing climate, this is more...
Hydrologists gather as much information as they can about water in order to understand current water trends and to predict potential water patterns in the future. In a changing climate, this is more crucial than ever. In this episode, we take a deeper look at how hydrological observatories are making strides in understanding water and its movement around the world.

Speakers:
Dr. Heye Bogena
Project Coordinator, Hemholtz Initiative TERENO
Lecturer at Bonn University and at the ETH Zürich

CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 0.5 Soil and Water 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
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...
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:

$25.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$40.00 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:
$35.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$50.00 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:
$15.00 Members/Certified Professionals
$25.00 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 Fi...

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:

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

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.