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Pythium, Fusarium, wireworm, oh my!

CEU Credits: 0.5 |
Crop Management
*CHS Agronomy has submitted this course and is awaiting approval from the Agronomy Society of America. Once approval is received, your transcript will automatically update and if your CCA number is included on your profile your credits will automatically be reported in 4-6 weeks.x
Published 07/26/2023
| Course Duration: 30:23

For growers facing insect, fungal, nematode and adverse environmental conditions, starting with a solid winter wheat crop protection strategy is important to realizing full wheat yield potential. Take this course to help growers select seed treatment and pest control measures to meet their needs.

After successful completion of this course, you will be able to share with customers:

  • The components of a seed treatment
  • Seed treatment rates and rate equivalents
  • Why seed treatments are worth the cost
  • The economic impact of Pythium, Fusarium and wireworm
  • Methods to control pest and diseases

Instructors

Andrew Fillmore

Andrew Fillmore

CHS Agronomy, Technical Specialist

Andrew Fillmore is a native of Minnesota and attended North Dakota State University where he received a bachelors degree in Agriculture. For 5 years he represented West Central Distribution, LLC as a technical specialist in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon with a focus in specialty micronutrients. Andrew has been with CHS Agronomy for over 1 year as a Technical Representative.

Jeff Kaiser

Jeff Kaiser

Nufarm, Technical Services and Product Manager, US Seed Treatments

Jeff Kaiser joined Nufarm in Fall of 2019 to the Tech Service/product manager for seed treatment business. Prior to Nufarm Jeff worked at Rosen’s developing the seed treatment business segment in the Midwest for 7 years. Before Rosen, Jeff worked a 17 year career at Syngenta while launching several new products in the seed treatment group and working in the crop protection business prior to that.  Jeff holds a degree in agribusiness from Western Illinois University.