4 Ways to Register.... (Online Registration Open)

1. Online: (not available)
2. Phone: (605) 224-2445, have your credit card information ready.
3. Fax: (605) 224-9913, use the printable registration form.
4. Mail: SDABA, 320 E Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501, use the printable registration form.

WHEN

December 12-13, 2018

Check-in is from 7:30 to 8:00 AM each day and the presentations will run every 50 minutes from 8:00 AM until 6:00 PM each day.

WHERE

Sioux Falls Convention Center
1101 N West Ave
Sioux Falls, SD
For directions, click here.

A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton under the "South Dakota Agronomy Conference". Make your reservations by November 26, 2018.   Standard room-$99 plus taxes.

Call the Sheraton directly at 605/331-0100.

COST

$310 for both days (20 CEUs)
$210 for one day (10 CEUs)
$50 Late Fee after December 1, 2018

REGISTRATION

Pre-registration is required by December 1, 2018. Any registration received after December 1, 2018 will be assessed a late fee of $50.00.  The Registration fee includes refreshment breaks and lunch for each day of the conference. 

The conference begins with check in from 7:30 to 8:00 AM each day.

There will be NO refunds granted unless the conference is completely cancelled due to poor weather conditions.

CEU's

Wednesday

Nutrient Management - 1
Soil and Water Management - 3
Pest Management - 2
Crop Management - 4
 
Thursday

Nutrient Management - 2
Soil and Water Management - 3
Pest Management - 3
Crop Management - 2

PROGRAM

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

7:30-8:00 AM REGISTRATION AND CHECK IN
8:00-8:50 AM Soybean Quality and Trade, Seth Naeve, UMN (1 CM)
8:50-9:40 AM Genetic Gains in Corn - Past, Present, and Future, Thomas Hoegemeyer, UNL (1 CM)
9:40-10:00 AM BREAK
10:00-10:50 AM SCN Resistance, Seth Naeve, UMN (1 PM)
10:50-11:40 AM Does Soil Organic Matter Really Matter?, Jodi DeJong-Hughes, UMN (1 SW)
11:40-12:30 PM LUNCH
12:30-1:20 PM Profit and Productivity with Reduced Tillage, Jodi DeJong_Hughes, UMN (1 SW)
1:20-2:10 PM Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizers:  The 5 W's, Tai McClellan Maaz, IPNI (1 SW)
2:10-2:30 PM BREAK
2:30-4:10 Managing Weather Risk:  Tools of the Trade, Eric Snodgrass, UNL (2 CM)
4:10-4:20 BREAK
4:20-5:10 PM Nitrogen Balances Can Help Fine Tune Nitrogen Management for Wheat, Tai McClellan Maaz (1 NM)
5:10-6:00 PM 2019 Dicamba Update, Dennis Rasmussen, Bayer (1 PM)

Thursday, December 13, 2018

7:30-8:00 AM REGISTRATION AND CHECK IN
8:00-8:50 AM Pesticide Equipment:  Maintain, Apply and Prevent, Fred Whitford, Purdue (1 PM)
8:50-9:40 AM Plant Breeding Innovation, Jane DeMarchi, ASTA (1 CM)
9:40-10:00 AM BREAK
10:00-10:50 AM Avoiding Tank Mixing Errors:  Applying Principles of Compatibility & Mixing Sequence, Fred Whitford, Purdue (1 PM)
10:50-11:40 AM Nitrogen Application Timing in Corn and Foliar Nutrient Applications in Soybean, Peter Kovacs, SDSU (1 NM)
11:40-12:30 PM LUNCH
12:30-1:20 PM Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate in Corn:  Factors to Consider, Jason Clark, SDSU (1 SW)
1:20-2:10 PM South Dakota Crop Production, Marketing Outlook and Trade Impacts, Matthew Elliott, SDSU (1 CM)
2:10-2:30 PM BREAK
2:30-3:20 PM Sulfur Fertilization for Iowa Crop Production, John Sawyer, ISU (1 NM)
3:20-4:10 PM Transforming Drainage - Managing Water for Resilience and Quality, John McMaine, SDSU (1 SW)
4:10-4:20 BREAK
4:20-5:10 PM Nitrogen Rate Recommendation System for Iowa Corn Production, John Sawyer, ISU (1 SW)
5:10-6:00 PM Protecting Pollinators in Production Agriculture, Tom Smith, NPSEC (1 PM)