2025 Crop Pest Management School

Join us for The K-State Crop Pest Management Schools! The Crop Pest Management Schools are for commercial applicators, farmers and certified crop advisors. They are focused on weed, insect and disease management, weather influences on applications and pesticide application methods for northwest and north central Kansas.

December 9 - Colby at City Limits Convention Center

December 10 - Hays at K-State Western Kansas Research Center (auditorium)

December 12 - Concordia at Cloud County Fairgrounds Commercial Building <-- newly added!

Online Registration is now closed. Registration at the door will be available for all locations.

Continuing Education Credits

Schedule

For 1A commercial applicators, there will be 7 credits and 1 core hour offered. For certified crop advisors (CCAs), there will be 8 pest management credits offered. Credits are also being offered for Nebraska applicators.

If you have questions, please call the office at 785-462-6281 or contact Jeanne at jfalkjones@k-state.edu

Registration and Payment

Online registration has closed. Registration at the door will be available for all locations.

Cost to attend:

$50 - if registered by December 2

$75 - if registered after December 2 and at the door

Please call us with any registration questions at 785-462-6281.

If registering at the door, cash and checks will be accepted. We are unable to accept credit/debit cards at the door.

No refunds will be given. If inclement weather occurs, the program will be held in an online format.

Continuing Education Credits

1A Commercial Applicator: 7 credits and 1 core hour

1D Commercial Applicator: 3 credits and 1 core hour (the sessions with 1D credits are noted in the schedule)

Certified Crop Advisor (CCA): 8 pest management credits

Continuing Education Credits available for Nebraska Applicators for renewal of Nebraska licenses

Schedule

Printer Friendly Schedule for Colby and Hays

Printer Friendly Schedule for Concordia

The same schedule is followed at Colby and Hays. Concordia schedule is slightly different and is included below.

Colby and Hays Schedule

7:45-8:05	Registration & Welcome
8:15	Navigating the Weather * Chip Redmond, K-State Meteorologist and Weather Data Library/Mesonet Manager
9:10	Water Quality, Spray Mixtures and Weed Control * Jeremie Kouame, K-State Weed Scientist at Hays
10:05	Break
10:20	Is It Viral? Wheat Diseases to Watch for Next Spring Kelsey Andersen Onofre, K-State Wheat Pathologist Jeanne Falk Jones, K-State Northwest Area Agronomist
11:15	Herbicides and Dry Environments and Label Updates Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Scientist
12:10	Lunch
12:50	Making Pest Management Decisions K-State Northwest Extension Agents
1:45	Fall Armyworms, Grasshoppers and Other Pests to Scout Anthony Zukoff, K-State Entomologist at Garden City
2:40	Break
2:55	The Label Game * Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Scientist
3:50	Kansas Regulation (Core Hour) Representative from Kansas Department of Agriculture
4:45	Questions
5:00	Adjourn

* These sessions are approved for credits for 1D Commercial Applicators.

Concordia Schedule

7:45-8:00	Registration & Welcome
8:05	Kansas Regulation (Core Hour) Representative from Kansas Department of Agriculture
9:00	Water Quality, Spray Mixtures and Weed Control * Jeremie Kouame, K-State Weed Scientist at Hays
9:55	Break
10:10	Herbicides and Dry Environments and Label Updates Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Scientist
11:05	Making Pest Management Decisions K-State Northwest Extension Agents
12:00	Lunch
12:40	Fall Armyworms, Grasshoppers and Other Pests to Scout Anthony Zukoff, K-State Entomologist at Garden City
1:35	The Label Game * Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Scientist
2:40	Break
2:55	Is It Viral? Wheat Diseases to Watch for Next Spring Tina Sullivan, K-State Northeast Area Agronomist
3:50	Navigating the Weather * Chip Redmond, K-State Meteorologist and Weather Data Library/Mesonet Manager
4:45	Questions
5:00	Adjourn