The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment will start a series of four webinars discussing field crop protection on Nov. 2, 2023. It is open to agriculture and natural resource county agents, crop consultants, farmers, industry professionals, and others. Participants do not have to reside in Kentucky. The webinars are hosted by the Southern Integrated Pest Management Center and will feature UK extension pest management specialists. 

Participants may receive one hour per webinar in continuing education units for Certified Crop Advisors and Kentucky pesticide applicators can receive one continuing education unit in Category 1A, Ag plant, per webinar. 

Here are the details and pre-registration links: 

Nov. 2, 2023 – Webinar #1: Do multiple corn fungicide applications pay?

Kiersten Wise, extension plant pathologist 

Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CfQFt0dQSnq5ifdnaSre7A

Nov. 9, 2023 – Webinar #2: What have we learned from nearly two decades of

research on soybean with foliar fungicides?

Carl Bradley, extension plant pathologist

Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3SvKPhEDSSWcYhnUnLrvsQ

Nov. 16, 2023 – Webinar #3: Managing the offensive spread of weeds

Travis Legleiter, extension weed scientist

Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SIOzGyibQiOk4A6pTRHGmw

Nov. 30, 2023 – Webinar #4: Insects in field crops during two years of partial drought

and heat wave

Raul Villanueva, extension entomologist

Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AqvCh08TQGCAJXvKxqdwFA

For more information contact UK agricultural extension association, Jason Travis, at (859) 562-2569 or at jason.travis@uky.edu