The 2020 Northern Neck Crops Conference will be held Thursday,
Jan. 16 at the Cobham Park Baptist Church, 13829 History Land Hwy Route 3,
Warsaw, VA 22572. This year’s conference will include pesticide certification
training, updates from FSA, NRCS, and SWCD, and several Specialists and Agents from
Virginia Cooperative Extension that will cover a wide variety of topics. We
look forward to seeing your there for a great day of learning and interaction
with the experts. Lunch will be provided. Agenda detail are below.
Full Attendance to the conference has been approved for
Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification in Category 90 & 91, and
Commercial Categories 1A, 10, and 60.
The conference has also been approved for 1.0 Virginia Nutrient
Management CEU and 4.0 CCA-CEU credits.
9:00 – 9:05 Welcome
– Trent Jones, VCE – Northumberland & Lancaster
9:05 – 9:50 Using
Cover Crops for Weed Control – Michael Flessner, VCE – Weed Science Specialist
9:50 – 10:35 Market
Update Robert Harper, Virginia Farm Bureau
-Grain Division Manager
10:35 – 10:40 Irrigation
Resources – Julie Shortridge, VCE – Biological Systems Engineering Specialist
10:40 – 10:55 BREAK
– Please visit with our sponsors!
10:55 -11:40 IPM
Updates – Sally Taylor, VCE – Entomology Specialist
11:40 – 12:35 Weathering
the Storm: How to Cultivate a Productive Mindset – Jeremy Daubert, VCE –
Rockbridge County
12:35 – 1:15 LUNCH
1:15 – 1:20 Program
Updates – Scott Hammond, NRCS – Soil Conservationist
1:20 – 1:25 Program
Updates – Brandon Dillistin, NNSWCD – District Technical Manager
1:25 – 2:15 Corn
and Small Grain Production Update – Wade Thomason, VCE – Grains Specialist
2:15 – 2:30 Break
& Evaluations
2:30 – 3:00 Legal
Updates – Robert Christian, Pesticide Investigator – VDACS
3:00 – 3:30 Safety
Updates – Trent Jones & Stephanie
Romelczyk, VCE – Northern Neck
3:30 – 3:40 Wrap
Up & Paperwork