December 5, 2002

Wild World of Weeds Workshop Set for Jan. 14 in Fargo

The North Dakota State University Wild World of Weeds Workshop will be Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo.

The workshop is for agricultural professionals who advise growers with weed control and herbicide use recommendations. The program is designed for crop consultants, agronomists, agricultural dealers and distributors, extension agents, and industry representatives.

The workshop will feature information from weed scientists at NDSU and the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. Topics will include a 2002 field research summary, background on novel research on perennial weed control, weed resistance to glyphosate, weed species shifts in glyphosate-resistant crops and identifying and controlling new noxious and troublesome weeds. Specialists will also outline concepts and utility of reduced herbicides and new micro-rate recommendations in small grains, corn, and legume crops. All participants will receive a CD-ROM copy of the WeedIT - NDSU Weed Science data base and the program will be previewed by developers. There will also be a question-and-answer period with all weed researchers.

Lodging arrangements can be made by calling the Ramada Plaza Suites at (701) 277-9000. Mention attendance to the Wild World of Weeds Workshop to receive the reduced room rate. The workshop is open to all but participants must pre-register and pre-pay to prepare adequate printed material and for an accurate lunch count. Workshop fee is $70 per person and must be received with completed registration form by Jan. 3. For a registration form, contact Michelle Blaskowski at (701) 231-7972 or mblaskow@ndsuext.nodak.edu . The registration form is also available on the Web at www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/weeds/ .

The 2003 Soil and Water Workshop also will be held at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo on Wednesday, Jan 15. The program will feature six hours of educational sessions on soil and fertility issues. For more information on this workshop, contact Marilyn Geiszler at (701) 231-8881 or marilyn.geiszler@ndsu.nodak.edu .

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Source: Rich Zollinger, (701) 231-8157, rzolling@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Editor: Tom Jirik, (701) 231-9629, tjirik@ndsuext.nodak.edu