The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is pleased to announce a series of four informative webinars on field crop protection, starting Nov. 2. Hosted by the Southern Integrated Pest Management Center, these webinars feature UK Cooperative Extension Service pest management specialists delving into critical plant pathology, weed science and entomology topics. 

"We are excited to work with the Southern Integrated Pest Management Center again to offer these webinars to anyone who wants to learn about the latest UK research on grain crop pest management,” said Kiersten Wise, UK extension plant pathologist. “Information discussed in these webinars will be helpful as farmers and advisors make decisions on what practices to implement in 2024." 

The one-hour webinars are scheduled to take place every Thursday morning in November via Zoom, beginning at 10 a.m. EST. Pre-registration is required for each session, and participation is open to all. 

The webinar schedule and registration links are as follows: 

• Nov. 2, 2023 - Webinar #1: "Do multiple corn fungicide applications pay?" with 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?" with Carl Bradley, extension plant pathologist. 

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

• Nov. 16, 2023 - Webinar #3: "Managing the offensive spread of weeds" with 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" with Raul Villanueva, extension entomologist. 

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

Certified Crop Advisers can earn one hour of continuing education units per webinar. Kentucky pesticide applicators are eligible to receive one continuing education unit in Category 1A (Agricultural Plant) per webinar. 

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

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