Montana Pulse Day December 1, 2017 Best Western Heritage Inn
The 2017 Montana Pulse Day will take place on December 1, 2017 at the Best Western Heritage Inn. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Notable Educational programs of importance to producers:
10:30 – 11:30 am Importance of Rotations and Disease Prevention Mary Burrows, MSU Plant Pathology Specialist.
11:30 – 12:00 Platinum Sponsor Update Johnson Seed Inc., JM Grain, AGT Foods, Hinrich’s Trading, ITC Grain.
1:30 – 2:00 pm MSU Pulse Crop Breeding Kevin McPhee, MSU Plant Breeder.
2:00 – 2:30 pm Weed Update – How to get Chemical Rotation to work with your Pulse Rotation Ed Davis, MSU Agricultural Specialist – Cropland Weed Research.
2017 Montana Grain Growers Convention List of Educational Workshops
The 2017 Montana Grain Growers Convention will take place on November 28-30 at the Best Western Heritage Inn. Agenda information is below.
11-28 at 1:00 p.m. Positioning Your Farm Business for Successful Transition: Dick Wittman from Wittman Consulting.
11-29 at 7:30 a.m. Building World Markets for US Wheat: Vince Peterson, President of U.S. wheat Associates.
11-29 at 2:00 p.m. MSU Research Presentations:
• Integrated pest management of wheat stem sawfly – David Weaver
• Identifying & developing improved barley varieties for MT – Jamie Sherman
• Using warm-season crops to enhance wheat cropping systems – Pat Carr
• Durum varietal improvement & quality testing – Mike Giroux
• Assessment/management of preharvest sprout – Bob Stougaard
11-29 at 3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions Room 1:
• Pre-Biotic Technology & Soil Health – Ross Nielson, Business Dev., AgriGro
• Organic Transitioning Q & A – Roy Benjamin, Shelby
• Food Processing – Sam Schmidt, Montana Milling
• What the MT Climate Assessment Has To Say About Ag – Bruce Maxwell, MSU
11-29 at 3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions Room 2:
• Wheat Quality & the Milling Industry…and it’s Downstream Effects – Chris Labbe, President,
Kerr Pacific
• Census of Agriculture – Eric Sommers, State Statistician, MT NASS
• Disease Management in Field Crops – Mary Burrows, Plant Pathology, MSU
• Stockman Exchange Deferred Payment Contracts – Powell Becker, Stockman Bank
There are many other educational workshops taking place on November, 30th including a hands on grain grading workshop and an alternative crop producer panel. Please search the Montana Grain Growers website for the complete agenda and registration details.
