2025 Crop Pest Management School

The K-State Crop Pest Managment Schools are scheduled for December 9 & 10, 2025.

December 9 - Colby at City Limits Convention Center

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

These schools will be held from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm CT, with a similar format to prior year's schools. These schools will provide 1A Commercial Applicator credits (7 credits and 1 core hour).

Registration

Continuing Education Credits

Schedule

2025 Schedule to come soon.

 

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

Registration and Payment

Cost to attend:
$50 - if registered by December 2
$75 - if registered after December 2 and at the door
**Our office will be closed Tuesday, November 11 in honor of Veteran's Day.**
Please call us with any 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 at a later date in an online format.

 

Continuing Education Credits

1A Commercial Applicator: 7 credits and 1 core hr
Certified Crop Advisor (CCA): 8 pest management credits
These credits will be applied for.

Example of Our 2024 Schedule:

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7:45-8:05

Registration & Welcome

8:15

Weed Research Update for Western Kansas

Jeremie Kouame, K-State Weed Scientist at Hays

9:10

Row Crop Diseases That Should Be On Your Radar

Rodrigo Onofre, K-State Row Crop Pathologist

10:05

Break

10:20

A New Corn Disease in Kansas: Corn Smut

Anthony Zukoff, K-State Extension Entomologist

Rodrigo Onofre, K-State Row Crop Pathologist

11:15

Insect Outlook for 2025

Anthony Zukoff, K-State Extension Entomologist

12:10

Lunch

12:50

Drones in Agronomic Pest Management

Deepak Joshi, K-State Precision Ag Extension Specialist

1:45

Recipe for Tank Mixing Successfully

Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Scientist

2:40

Break

2:55

Is it Viral? Wheat Diseases to Watch for Next Spring

Jeanne Falk Jones, K-State Multi-County Agronomist; Craig Dinkel, K-State Midway District Crop Production Agent; Sandra Wick, K-State Post Rock Crop Production Agent

3:50

Kansas Regulation (Core Hour)

Representative from Kansas Department of Agriculture

4:45

Questions

5:00

Adjourn

 

If you have questions, please contact:

Jeanne Falk Jones, K-State Multi-County Agronomist
(785) 462-6281 or jfalkjones@k-state.edu
Sandra Wick, K-State Post Rock Extension District Agent - Local Contact for Beloit
(785) 282-6823 or swick@ksu.edu
Lacey Noterman, K-State Walnut Creek Extension District Agent - Local Contact for Dighton
785-798-3921 or lnote@ksu.edu
Craig Dinkel, K-State Midway District Extension Agent
(785) 483-3157 or cadinkel@ksu.edu
Kelsi Wertz, K-State Golden Prairie Extension Agent
785-673-4805 or kjwertz@ksu.edu
Stacy Campbell, K-State Cottonwood District Extension Agent
785-628-9430 or scampbel@ksu.edu
Aaron Hyland, K-State Rawlins County Extension Agent
(785) 626-3192 or ahyland1@ksu.edu
Cody Miller, K-State Phillips-Rooks Extension Agent
(785) 543-6845 or codym@ksu.edu
Keith VanSkike, K-State Twin Creeks District Agent
785-877-5755 or kvan@ksu.edu