July 9, 2009
Issues and Needs for the next 3-5 years
- Economic Competitiveness (Inspect/Scout, Identify, Evaluate, Determine Prognosis, Action/Treatment)
- Water Management
- Drought Tolerance
- Best Use and Efficiency
- Conservation (soil and water)
- Herbicide Issues
- Herbicide Resistance
- Mare’s Tail
- Russian Thistle
- Non-Target Issues
- Volunteer Crops
- Roundup Ready Crops
- Crop Selection
- Varieties (Yield and Disease Management)
- Alternate Crops
- Safflower
- Sesame
- Canola
- Drought Tolerance
- Crop Rotation (profit, pest and disease management)
- Verticillium Wilt
- Root Knot Nematodes
- Input Optimization/Reduction
- Pesticide
- Fertilizer
- Fuel
- Environmental Issues
- IPM Education
- Scouting, Problem Identification and Evaluation
- Protecting and Preserving Beneficial Arthropods
- Interpretation/Response to Changing Information/Situations
- Conservation Soil/Water Systems
- CRP Changes
- Carbon Management
- Input Optimization/Reduction
- Pesticide
- Fertilizer
- Fuel
- Agriculture Interaction with Urban Expansion