2011 Crop Injury Diagnostic Clinic

July 12-13, 2011

Complete brochure as PDF. Contains detail of program sessions and registration form.

Purpose of Clinic

This clinic is designed to train or update agricultural professionals in the management of crop health and field crop diagnostics. Participants will have the opportunity to fine tune their skills in diagnosing crop production and pest problems. In addition, the Crop Injury Diagnostic Clinic will focus on hands-on training in the following areas:

Program Fee

Cost of the two-day clinic is $150 per person. This registration fee includes instruction, reference materials, noon lunches, refreshment breaks and a dinner on the evening of the first day of the clinic.

Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Continuing Education Units (CEU)

CEU credit has been applied for under the CCA Program.

Registration

Early registration is encouraged because attendance is limited to 80 people. Please rank your preference for all ten sessions with (1) as your first choice and (10) as your least desired choice.

Assignment of sessions will be made on July 6, 2011. Registrations postmarked after July 5, 2011, will be charged a $20 late-registration fee. On-site registrations can only be accommodated if space permits.

Lodging

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Ramada Inn, 901 Conley Road, for participants of the clinics. Call the hotel directly at (573) 443-4141 and identify yourself with the MU Crop Injury Diagnostic Clinic to receive the special $64.95 rate. Call soon to reserve your room as the block will be released on June 30, 2011. The Ramada Inn is located on the southwest corner of the 63 & I-70 interchange.

Program Outline for The Two-Day Clinic

Seven two-hour sessions will be held for groups of 15–20 people for sessions selected by the participants. Participants will receive a three-ring binder containing reference material. Enrollment for the clinic will be limited to 80 people. *Session G will be a four hour session that will include a field trip to the MESA sites near Centralia on the afternoon of July 12.

Cancellations

All registration fees will be refunded if the Crop Injury Diagnostic Clinic is canceled by the University of Missouri. Written cancellation requests postmarked before July 6, 2011, will be refunded minus a $20 processing fee. If you fail to attend the program and do not notify Thresa Chism at the Bradford Research & Extension Center at (573) 884-7945, you are liable for the entire fee.

Directions to the Bradford Research & Extension Center

From Highway 63 south of I-70, take the Broadway and Route WW exit. Go east on Route WW for 6.5 miles. Turn right on Rangeline Road (look for the sign), and go south for 2 miles. The Bradford Research & Extension Center is on the right at 4968 Rangeline Road South. Look for the Crop Injury Diagnostic Clinic sign at the entrance. For alternative routes check our web site: http://aes.missouri.edu/bradford/contact.php

More Information

For additional registration information, please contact Thresa Chism at the Bradford Research & Extension Center, (573) 884-7945 or by e-mail at ChismT@missouri.edu.

For information on the content of the clinic sessions — not registration — please contact Tim Reinbott, Superintendent of the Bradford Research & Extension Center, at (573) 884-7945 or by e-mail at ReinbottT@missouri.edu.

Complete brochure as PDF. Contains detail of program sessions and registration form.

This program is sponsored by University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and University Outreach and Extension