Scouting & Crop Management
Competency C4. Develop and implement a plant management plan for crop and pest management.
Description
Evaluate propagation materials for pests and disease, prepare soil for planting with the addition of amendments such as lime and fertilizer. Apply preplant treatments to seeds and plants such as seed pretreatment fungicides. Monitor plant growth and make adjustments due to growing conditions and climate/environmental settings (nature, greenhouse, or modified)
Resources
- Agronomy: Crop Scouting
- Crop Scouting Educational Resources
- Corn Field Scouting
- Plant Scouting Activity
- General Scouting Tips and Safety
- IPM Scouting and Decision Making
- Integrated Pest Management Guide (MSU)
- Greenhouse IPM
- IPM Scouting
- Scouting in the Greenhouse
- Monitoring for Pests in Commercial Greenhouses
- Crop Scouting Template
- Scouting Apps (FarmProgress)
- Agronomy CDE (MI FFA)
- Field Crop Pocket Guide - Create a quick guide of common field crop pests in Michigan (supplies - index cards, colored pictures of pests, metal ring clip)
- Greenhouse Crop Production CDE (MI FFA)
- Greenhouse Crop Pocket Guide - Create a quick guide of common greenhouse crop pests in Michigan (supplies - index cards, colored pictures of pests, metal ring clip)
Teaching Methods
Lecture Discussion, Demonstration, Field Trip, Resource People