Twin Falls, Idaho
January 2, 2008
Managing Roundup Ready® sugarbeets
will be the focus of the
University of Idaho's 2008 Snake River Sugarbeet Conference
Jan. 11 in Twin Falls. Participants will learn about the
technology underlying these sugarbeets, the critical period for
weed control, tank mixes with other pest-control products, drop
nozzles for under-the-canopy weed control, the value of
cultivation, and what not to do with Roundup.
"This will be the first year that growers will be able to plant
Roundup Ready® sugarbeets," says Don Morishita, University of
Idaho weed scientist. "Just about everybody has used Roundup but
not always in a crop system, so we want to provide growers with
as much information as possible about this new technology."
Slated for the Fine Arts Auditorium of the College of Southern
Idaho, the free program will begin with registration at 8 a.m.
and conclude at 4:25 p.m. In addition to the University of
Idaho, it will be presented by Amalgamated Sugar Co. LLC, Idaho
Sugarbeet Growers, Nyssa-Nampa Beet Growers and Elwyhee Beet
Growers.
Other topics will include irrigating when water is short and the
impacts of plant population on sugarbeet yield, sugar content
and water-use efficiency. University, federal and private
industry representatives will also discuss nematode management,
fertilizer usage, strip tillage, canopy management and the
influence of Poncho on pests and curly top control.
A three-hour Spanish-language workshop, scheduled for 9 a.m. to
noon in Fine Arts Room 83, will cover Good Agricultural
Practices, weed identification, proper soil sampling procedures
and sugarbeet diseases.
For more information, contact Tamie Keeth at (208) 736-3623 in
Twin Falls.
Founded in 1889, the University of Idaho is the state's
flagship higher-education institution and its principal graduate
education and research university, bringing insight and
innovation to the state, the nation and the world. University
researchers attract nearly $100 million in research grants and
contracts each year; the University of Idaho is the only
institution in the state to earn the prestigious Carnegie
Foundation ranking for high research activity. The university's
student population includes first-generation college students
and ethnically diverse scholars. Its high academic performers
include 42 National Merit Scholars and a 2006-07 freshman class
with an average high school grade point average of 3.42.
Offering more than 150 degree options in 10 colleges, the
university combines the strengths of a large university with the
intimacy of small learning communities. |
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