Plant Growth Facility and Greenhouses
University of Minnesota - St. Paul campus
1522 Gortner Ave.,
St. Paul,
MN
55108
Matt Pfarr, Extension crops educator, [email protected]
This hands-on, in-field program emphasizes crop and pest management diagnostic skill-building in field crops. It will help you enhance your troubleshooting and crop management skills in specially designed plots that display actual cropping situations.
The first-day program focuses on core principles in agronomy, entomology, weed and soil sciences to build a strong foundation of skills and knowledge. The second day builds on this foundation with timely, cutting-edge concurrent sessions that participants can select from across all four major agronomy disciplines.
This event will be held rain or shine; please plan accordingly.
Commercial Pesticide Applicators who are up for license renewal for categories A and C in 2027 can recertify their Commercial Pesticide Applicators License by attending both days of Field School for Ag Professionals 2026.
To recertify, pay the license recertification fee ($50) in addition to Field School tuition when you register, and attend the pesticide laws and regulations supplement class from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 30.
Agronomists, crop production retailers, seed dealers, consultants, crop protection industry representatives, Extension educators, government agency personnel, and summer field scouts are encouraged to attend.
Participants may choose to attend on July 29 or July 30, or both days. Free parking will be available off Gortner Avenue.
Registration closes July 24. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after registration closes; substitutions from within your organization will be accepted. Cancellations before the close of registration will be refunded minus a $25 fee.
University of Minnesota Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, reach out to the event contact two weeks before the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
This offering is delivered in English. Interpreter services may be available with an advance request.
Daily agendas, location information and lodging
(Subject to change)
Herbicide mode of action and crop injury symptoms — Debalin Sarangi, Extension weed scientist, and Eric Yu, Extension crops educator
Insect pest identification and management, and soybean cyst nematode (SCN) identification and management — Claire LaCanne, Extension educator; Fei Yang, Extension corn agronomist; Cathy Johnson, principal lab technician, Southern Research and Outreach Center; and Angie Peltier, Extension educator
(Subject to change)
Field School will be held at the Plant Growth Facility and Greenhouses, 1522 Gortner Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, and at surrounding field plots adjacent to Gortner and Larpenteur Avenues on the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus.
Free parking is available off Gortner Avenue across from the Plant Growth Facility.
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