Spraytec’s 1st Annual Knowledge Exchange:
Stepping to the next level of agriculture
Central Iowa Agronomics is participating in a conference by Spraytec. Join us on December 13th and learn about the latest products and the newest technology advances from our panel of experts.
Spraytec is a newer company from Brazil that specializes in mineral based technology and formulations. Dupont is impressed with Spraytec and is working with them on different spray solutions. Their products make controlling weeds easier and more successful while minimizing the burn that is so common when farmers have to apply PPO herbicides. Their formula is also capable of acting as a strong mineral based fungicide.
Lunch will be provided at this event but you must be registered to attend and receive lunch. The hotel is requesting an accurate head count in order to provide enough food. Please RSVP by calling or emailing either of the following:
Carol Streit at (515)231-6710 or carol.streit6@gmail.com
JR Santos at (515)777-9507 or jr.santos@spraytec.com.
We look forward to seeing you at this informative event!
Date: December 13th at 9:00 am
Local: The Gateway Hotel & Conference Center
Address: 2100 Green Hills Dr., Ames, IA 50014
Jason Norsworthy – Protecting against herbicide resistance: What is the path forward?
B.S. in Plant Sciences – Agronomy from Louisiana Tech University in 1995. M.S. in Plant Sciences – Weed Science at the at the University of Arkansas in 1997. Ph.D. in Plant Sciences – Weed Science in 2000 from the University of Arkansas. Six years on the faculty at Clemson University. He returned to the University of Arkansas in 2006 and currently holds the academic rank of Professor with tenure in the Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences Department, and he holds the University of Arkansas’ endowed Chair of Weed Science. Jason has documented eight new herbicide-resistant weeds in Arkansas and presently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Weed Technology, a journal that publishes applied weed science research.
Dr. Don Huber – Managing nutrition to control plant diseases
Don Huber, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Idaho (1957, 1959), a Ph.D. from Michigan State University (1963), and is a graduate of the US Army Command & General Staff College and Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Dr. Huber’s agricultural research from the past 55 years has focused on the epidemiology and control of soil-borne plant pathogens with emphasis on microbial ecology, cultural and biological controls, nutrient-disease interactions, and physiology of host-parasite relationships. Dr. Huber is past Chairman to the USDA-APS National Plant Disease Recovery System; former member of the US Threat Pathogens Committee; Advisory Board for the Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress; and OTSG Global Epidemiology Working Group. He is an active scientific reviewer; consultant to academia, industry, and government; and international research cooperator with projects in 11 countries as well as in the U.S. He is author/co-author of over 300 journal articles. Experiment Station Bulletins, book chapters and review articles; 3 books, and 84 special invited publications. He is internationally recognized for his expertise in the development of nitrification inhibitors to improve the efficiency of N fertilizers, interactions of the form of nitrogen, manganese and other nutrients in disease, herbicide-nutrient-disease interactions, techniques for rapid microbial identification, and cultural control of plant diseases.
Bob Streit – Our 2009 – 2016. Challenges and solutions for 2017
Bob Streit is a Certified Crop Advisor with experience gained from all over the world (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and others). Raised on a farm in northern Iowa, Bob studied plant pathology, pest management and agronomy at Iowa State University. His previous work includes irrigated agriculture with Servi-Tech in western Kansas and 20 years as a Regional Technical Service Agronomist including value added grain projects with DeKalb and Cargil/Mycogen. Now he is a private consultant with clients in Iowa and surrounding states. He conducts many research plots to test new products and cropping systems. Bob has also been involved in the USDA Soy Rust Project. This has led to extensive work in South America, advising agricultural scientists and innovative producers for the past nine years. Bob publishes articles to magazines and is a weekly contributor to the Ag column for a Fort Dodge, Iowa based newspaper.
Sue Martin – 2016 – The forecast is . . .
Sue Martin is President of Ag & Investment Services, Inc., a full service brokerage firm and managing partner of Futures Cash Info, LLC, an analytical consulting firm. Sue has served on the board for the National Futures Association Nominating Committee 1994/1995. She has also in the past, served on the governing board for Nation Introducing Brokers Assocation. Sue offers daily commentary and market analysis for various US radio stations covering Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, part of Indiana, Ohio, southern Wisconsin, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri, and the Dakotas. With 30 years of experience in the commodity arena, Sue is a guest analyst for syndicated television show US Farm Report and Ag Day that airs on 128 stations across the US and into southern Canada. Sue is also a senior analyst for the syndicated television show Market to Market.
Diego Parodi – Innovation through the idea
He is CEO, owner and founder of Spraytec.