Each December, researchers, educators and growers gather to talk about the latest information on the fight against fusarium head blight, or scab, and the toxins it generates in wheat and barley.

This year the National Fusarium Head Blight Forum is online, so you have the chance to join the event without the cross-country travel.

Registration for the whole conference is free. Producers and consultants can earn certified crop adviser credits with an FHB management session from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 9. Two credits in the Integrated Pest Management category  are available for talks delivered by Extension pathologists from across the country.

The session will feature four speakers:

Learn about the research supported by the U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative. Go to scabusa.org to register.

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