You should have received in the mail from ISU the 'First Detector Training for Asian Rust' brochure.
Meetings are scheduled around the State on July 6 Lewis, July 7 Boone, July 7 Mason City (1:30p.m.), July 8 Iowa City, July 9 Spencer. All meetings start at 8:30 a.m. and run until noon except Mason City, which starts at 1:30 p.m.
Put your best effort into attending a meeting close to you. CCA credit is available. ISU expects 250 attendees per location. The IA Soybean Association is underwriting the cost of the meeting with a nominal $20 at the door.
Protocol for detection and reporting of potential Rust Cases are the primary topic of discussion.
NOTE: This meeting is open to ALL to better explain the detection process; however, only CCA or CPAg will qualify to be First Detectors.
Check your Snail Mail and make note of the Dates. For more information contact Dan Eklund 515-597-2873
The IICCA is being sought to provide sound quality professionals to participate in this program.
NOTICE (10-31-02). The IICCA Fall Tech Update will be held on 3 December 2002 (the day before the ICM conference) from 8:30 - 4:00 at the Gateway Center in Ames. Registration information and the meeting agenda will be posted soon.
NOTICE (10-31-02). 2002 Crop Yield Data is available from www.ksu.edu/kscpt/nccec/index.html and www.agsci.com/First/first.cfm.
NOTICE (10-31-02). The Crop Advisor Institute website is www.cai.iastate.edu.
NOTICE (7-25-02). Shannon has information from Dr. Hoeft, U of Illinois, on their nitrogen test that Dr. Mulvaney has started. If you are interested in participating, contact Shannon Gomes.
NOTICE (6-23-02) Kirk Leeds of Association Insights is now the IICCA Executive Director. Contact information is
NOTICE (4-4-02): Third Party Vendor Meeting April 17 in Des Moines Click here for a printable list of topics for public comment.
IOWA
BULLETIN NO. IA 180-2-9
SUBJECT:
CPA – THIRD PARTY VENDOR ASSISTANCE
PURPOSE:
To inform all offices of a Third Party Vendor public meeting.
EXPIRATION
DATE. September 30, 2003
The new Farm Bill will likely authorize individuals outside of USDA to provide conservation technical assistance. This is called Third Party Vendor assistance in the Farm Bill.
In order to receive public input, we will hold a public meeting about the possible impacts of third party vendors April 17 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Des Moines. Invitations have been sent to groups and individuals, and a news release and newspaper ad will be prepared. We will also accept written comments at the meeting or by mail until April 17.
Field personnel need take no action related to Third Party Vendors at this time. If asked about Third Party Vendors, field personnel should explain about the April 17 meeting or direct questions to Tom O’Connor, State Forester, at (515) 323-2224 or email tom.oconnor@ia.usda.gov. Tom is Iowa’s Third Party Vendor contact.
Attached
are topics for public comment that offices may distribute if asked about Third
Party Vendors.
/s/
Leroy Brown
State
Conservationist
NOTICE (2-4-02): Force 2ee - 3/4 rate for 1st Year Corn - Extended Diapause Area NW IA, W MN, SD. Click here for entire paper.
NOTICE (2-4-02): URL for New BMP Information Sheets (NMEP 1-11).Several
of you have contacted me regarding your inability to access the 11 new
Best Management Practice information sheets (NMEP 1 - 11). The URL I gave
you last month was a temporary directory, and has been discontinued.
For quick access, please use and bookmark http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pubs/wa.htm/.
The complete list is posted at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pubs/catalog.htm.
John
John L. Creswell, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Nutrient Management Education Project
Iowa State University Extension, 10861 Douglas Avenue, Suite B, Urbandale,
IA 50322-2042
515-727-0656; Fax 515-727-0657; Email creswell@iastate.edu
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Knowledge
http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/NPKnowledge/
NOTICE (1-9-02): Revised Summer Newsletter with corrected Soil Quality Field Result is now available. Newsletter
NOTICE (12-27-01): Syngenta Crop Protection US link
http://www.syngentacropprotection-us.com/ quickly gets you to current local info re: Fall Dual, FarmAssist grower record keeping program, Labels, a Rep Finder etc.
NOTICE (12-27-01): Click HERE to view the updated label for Callisto including additional weeds such as Canada Thistle, Dandelion, Hemp, Mustards etc as well as the recropping interval changes to Sugar Beets, Alfalfa, Dry Beans, Peas etc. Also available is a 2 page Quick Reference for Post applications: PAGE 1 and PAGE 2.
VERY OLD NOTICE!
RE: Member Profile Form for Voting and Provisional IICCA Members.
Voting and Provisional IICCA members who have not already done so, should fill out the member profile form. You have your choice of filling it out online (click here for online form) or printing out the form and mailing it to the address on the form (click here for a printable form)
NEW 12-14-01!
RE: CropCheck--For an overview of CropCheck click here.
December 5, 2001
Dear Independent Crop Consultant:
The Iowa Soybean Association and the North Central Soybean Research Program, are pleased to announce the introduction of Crop CheckTM a Web based grain production and financial analysis program. We are very excited about the services Crop Check will provide to you as a professional crop consultant and your clients. This new software will enable you to easily analyze your customer’s production costs and practices and compare them to other Crop Check users. Crop Check is being offered to soybean and corn growers at NO COST because its development was partially funded through the national checkoff program.
The December issue of Soybean Digest has a series of articles discussing Crop Check and its value to soybean and corn producers. Grower interest in this program has been quite strong during its development and promises to be even stronger after reading these articles.
Please take a few moments to go the Crop Check Web site, download the software and see how easy it is to start entering your customers information. Without a doubt, Crop Check has immense value. As a crop consultant, we know that you recognize the importance of evaluating management practices from both a production and financial basis.
Give Crop Check a try! We’re sure you will agree that it is one of the most useful tools available today and we feel that it will be another tool that can offer additional value to you clients. If you have any questions give us a call at 1 800 383-1423.
Sincerely,
David L. Wright, Ph.D. Grant Kimberley
Director, Production Technologies Project Leader
Iowa Soybean Association Iowa Soybean Association
RE: CALLISTO label (6/7/01)
(Click here for CALLISTO details)
Attached is the latest Technical Information for Callisto. Product will be available in limited quantities within the next few days. Both Iowa and Minnesota have given state approvals for the label.
Re:
CIDETRAK label modification
(Click here for CIDETRAK details)
We have modified the label for the CIDETRAK application. I have
attached
the updated label for your information. The changes include: (1)
Application instructions now include CP nozzles, and, (2) Application
instructions changed to allow inclusion filters that are 6 mesh or greater
in size. We have purchased boom strainers for the applicators and plan to
give them away. If you need any, just let us know what you need and we
will
send them to you.
Best regards,
Suzanne
Barry
Customer Service Representative
Trece, Inc
Direct Tel: 916-632-8070
Direct Fax: 916-632-8073
custserv@trece.com
www.trece.com