Iowa State University Extension is hosting a field crop scouting school March 30 at the Field Extension Education Lab at Boone. The daylong program is designed for beginning crop scouts to ensure they are ready for success when they get out in the field.

“The main goal of crop scouting is to identify problems in the field so they can be treated before causing major yield loss,” says Warren Pierson, Iowa State University Extension program specialist. “To do this well, crop scouts need to know how to look, where to look and what to look for. We’ll cover all of this and more in our field crop scout school.”

Learn what you need to know
The course features sessions on corn and soybean growth and development; weed, disease and insect identification; and scouting methods and techniques. Attendees will rotate through classes and have the opportunity for one-on-one interactions with ISU Extension specialists and agronomists throughout the sessions. Five field guides are included in course registration:

With field guides in hand, course participants will have the opportunity to apply new knowledge and skills to living crops.

Preregister before March 26
Registration is limited to 75 people to ensure small, interactive groups and more hands-on experience. The course begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 3:15 p.m., with check-in starting at 8:30 a.m. Preregistration must be made before midnight March 26.

The registration fee of $100 covers cost of the course, field guides, course materials, lunch and refreshments. FEEL is located at 1928 240th St. in Boone. More information, directions and online registration are available at aep.iastate.edu/scout.

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