Sugar Beet, Barley Symposium Planned

Registration is now open for the 2022 Montana and Wyoming Sugar Beet and Malt Barley Symposium, which will be held Jan. 12-13 in Billings. The event is hosted by the Mountain States Crop Education Association.

Presentations the first day will cover topics including precision agriculture and disease, nutrient and weed management. Featured speakers include Lester Jones from the National Beer Wholesalers Association; Raj Khosla with Kansas State University; and Clain Jones and Uta McKelvy, both with MSU Extension.

The second day will focus on sugar beet topics, with Scott Herndon, vice president and general counsel of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, serving as the keynote speaker. Other presentations will highlight soil fertility, soil microbiome improvement and pest management.

A complete agenda can be found on the MSCEA website at mountainstateag.org.

The symposium will also feature nationally known ag commentator and agriculturalist Damian Mason. Mason will discuss trends and issues impacting the future of food and agriculture.

Symposium registration and other details are available online at mountainstateag. org.