2020 CCA Summer Workshop Schedule

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

8:30 - 9:00 AM

Check-in / Coffee & Donuts

9:00 - 9:10 AM

Opening Comments & Welcome

- Bill Backaus
Chair of Iowa CCA Education Committee

9:10 - 12:30 PM

Morning Sessions | Outside Plots

NOTE: You will be assigned a group and you will travel to each session with that group

  9:10 - 10:00 AM Breakout Session #1
10:00 - 10:50 AM Breakout Session #2
10:50 - 11:40 AM Breakout Session #3
11:40 - 12:30 PM Breakout Session #4

RED FLAG - The Role of Carbon in Soil and Crop Nutrient Management

- Brian Knapp
Regional Account Manager, Midwestern BioAg

GREEN FLAG - Spray Drone Demo and Application Methods

- Michael Ott
CEO, Rantizo

BLUE FLAG - Inter-seeding Cover Crops

- Dan Anderson
Iowa State University

BLACK FLAG - 2020 Corn and Soybean Disease Update

- Dr. Alison Robertson
Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Iowa State University

- Daren Mueller
Extension Plant Pathologist, Iowa State University

12:30 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

NOTE: Your group will be assigned a tent for the afternoon sessions to maintain proper social distancing

1:00 - 2:50 PM

Manure Management Plans

- Keith Kratchmer
Director Nutrient Management/ Compliance, Iowa Select Farms

- Brian Ritland
Director of Agronomic Service, Pinnacle Group

Manure Application Methods, Testing, and Management

- Abe Sandquist
Owner, Natural Fertilizer Service, Inc.

3:00 - 3:50 PM

Manure Management Panel

Moderators:
Kevin Kuhn
Resource Conservationist, NRCS
Jeremy Klatt, Sr. Environmental Specialist, Iowa DNR

Panelists:

- Keith Kratchmer
Director Nutrient Management/ Compliance, Iowa Select Farms

- Brian Ritland
Director of Agronomic Service, Pinnacle Group

- Abe Sandquist
Owner, Natural Fertilizer Service, Inc.

3:50 - 4:00 PM

Closing comments

- CCA Board Member