2025 Crop-Tech Consulting Virtual Winter College

Crop-Tech Virtual Winter College will be a 1-day session on January 9th, 2025. We will take a portion of our 2-day in-person event to create the agenda for this 1 day virtual event. The day will include updates to show the follow through to yield and will also have live Q & A segments throughout. The event will be on January 9th but attendees will also be able to review the material for two weeks after the live event.

We have selected sessions from the two-day in person 2024 Summer Corn and Soybean College to put together a 1-day Virtual Winter College.

Sessions will start on Thursday, January 9th at 8 a.m. Central Standard Time, break for lunch, and then conclude around 4 p.m.
The day will feature agronomists: Ken Ferrie, Isaac Ferrie, and Matt Duesterhaus. There will be live question and answer segments throughout the event.
The virtual meeting will be on the WebinarJam platform. No camera or microphone needed. Attendees can submit typed questions during the meeting via the chat box.
If you attended the in-person event in 2024 you are already registered for the virtual day, but if you weren’t able to make it in person this summer you can purchase the virtual event for $200+processing. Registering a group of 10 or more will earn you a $50 discount per ticket.

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Staying Afloat in Tight Margins

How do I identify my margins? What are projected margins for the coming year(s), and how does it compare to recent years?
How do I increase my margins: increase yields, decrease costs, government programs, private funded initiatives, and/or value-added opportunities (organic, non-GMO, specialty crops)?

Reducing Fertility: Flotation Option in Rough Margins?

Is it possible to reduce fertility applications when margins are tight? How do you determine: where, by how much, and for how long?
Can I cut my fertility back with strip-till? Can biologicals replace a portion of my commercial fertilizer?

Evaluating The Sea of Hybrids

How do I use my local hybrid plots to evaluate hybrids and get the info I need to correctly place them on my farm?
What can plant height, leaf characteristics, and ear flex tell me about placing that hybrid for success?

Is Your Planter Ready to Weather Any Storm?

What are critical items for preseason planter prep?
What are the maintenance items that get forgotten and cause problems later?

Do Cover Crops and Tillage Really Mix?

Are the rules different ahead of corn? What about if I strip-till or do bio strips?
Is there a way to increase success and reduce risk while still maintaining profitability?

The Importance of Maintaining Soil Biology in Turbulent Times

Why does soil biology matter? How does it affect soil structure, nutrient availability, and residue management?
Are there additives out there that can measurably improve my soil biology?

Event Details

Date

January 9, 2025

Price

$200.00