Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update for Agribusiness
December 19, 2025 8:30AM - 4:00PM
MSU STEM Building, Rooms 1130 and 1202 642 Red Cedar Rd East Lansing, MI 48823
Contact: Contact Madelyn Celovsky (celovsk2@msu.edu), Christine Charles (charl122@msu.edu ), or Nicolle Ritchie (269-858-8739 or ritchi67@msu.edu) for questions about the program or call the Jackson County MSU Extension Office at 517-788-4292 to register over the phone.
This December, embark on a quest to change your clients’ field crops fate. Hear from MSU experts on the latest research-based pest, disease, and fertility management recommendations. Five RUP (1A and Private Core) and 5.5 CCA (0.5 NM, 0.5 SW, 3.5 PM, 1 CM) credits available.
No quest comes without a cost. For this meeting, the registration fee is $75 per person if attending in person and pre-registered by Dec 12. For in-person attendees who register after Dec. 12, the cost will be $85. Online attendees must be registered by Dec. 17, and the cost is $45.
Tentative Agenda
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7:45 a.m. |
Registration and light breakfast |
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8:30 a.m. |
Welcome |
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8:35 a.m. |
Michigan commodity updates, Jody Pollok-Newsom, Mark Seamon, Kristin Poley |
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9:00 a.m. |
2025 Michigan Soybean On-Farm Research program update, Eric Anderson |
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9:30 a.m. |
Agronomy research update, Manni Singh |
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10:00 a.m. |
Corn rootworm management and new field crop insect guide, Chris DiFonzo |
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10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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10:50 a.m. |
Cover Crop Management Tips, Brook Wilke |
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11:25 a.m. |
Field crops disease management update, Marty Chilvers |
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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12:50 p.m. |
Wheat program update, Dennis Pennington |
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1:20 p.m. |
Understanding micronutrients, Jenna Falor |
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1:50 p.m. |
Break |
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2:00 p.m. |
Breakout session #1: Insecticide Alternatives for Soil Insect Pests, Anders Huseth |
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2:00 p.m. |
Breakout session #2: Water Management Workshop, Ehsan Ghane and Irrigation Team |
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2:40 p.m. |
Move from breakouts |
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2:45 p.m. |
Weed Management Updates for 2026, Erin Burns and Christy Sprague |
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3:45 p.m. |
Program evaluation, credits, and adjourn |
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