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2011 Program

61st Washington State Weed Conference
November 2-4, 2011 - Yakima Convention Center
Yakima, Washington

NOVEMBER 3rd
Thursday - Crop Session
8:00 a.m. Chemical Fallow Herbicide Application, Aaron Esser, Washington State University, Ritzville, WA
8:30 a.m. Herbicide X, What Is It? What I Can Talk About? Scott Cook, Kootenai Valley Farm & Research, Post Falls, ID
9:00 a.m. Injury Symptoms: What Do They Really Mean? Bill Cobb, Cobb Consulting Services, Kennewick, WA
9:30 a.m. Strategies For Characterizing and Managing Herbicide Resistant Populations of Italian Ryegrass, Dr. Andy Hulting, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
10:00 a.m. Morning Break - Sponsored by Monsanto - Visit the Exhibits
10:30 a.m. Herbicide and Fungicide Tank Mixes in Winter Wheat, Mary Corp, Oregon State University, Pendleton, OR
11:00 a.m. Biological Control of Insects on Weeds, Dr. Silvia I. Rondon, Oregon State University, Hermiston, OR
11:30 a.m. Weed Control in Small Seeded Vegetables, Dr. Timothy Waters, Washington State University, Pasco, WA
Noon Lunch
NOVEMBER 3rd
Thursday - Aquatic Session
1:30 p.m. New Tools for Aquatic Weed Control: Tradewind and Clipper Herbicides, Todd Mayhew, Valent Professional Products, Gilbert, AZ
2:00 p.m. Weed Management in Wetlands, Dr. Sarah Spear Cooke, Cooke Scientific, Seattle, WA
3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break - Sponsored by Wilbur-Ellis - Visit the Exhibits
3:15 p.m. Cascade and Teton Aquatic Herbicide Use in Irrigation Canals. What We?ve Learned, Dale Carpenter, United Phosphorus, Inc., Kuna, ID
3:45-4:45 p.m. Update on SePRO's Aquatic Line of Herbicides, Mike Pearce, SePRO Corporation, Kennewick, WA
5:00 p.m. Social Hour- Sponsored by DuPont Crop Production

NOVEMBER 3rd
Thursday - Vegetation Management Session
8:00 a.m. Leci-Tech Adjuvants and How They Work, Moe Finke, Loveland Products, Inc., Fairview Heights, IL
8:30 a.m. Wilbur-Ellis Proprietary Product Update, Joel Fields, Wilbur-Ellis Company, Spokane Valley, WA
9:00 a.m. Esplanade 200 SC: The Upcoming Bayer Introduction of Indaziflam into the US Industrial Vegetation Market, Matt Nespeca, Bayer Environmental Science, Mount Pleasant, SC
9:30 a.m. Acid Chemistry- What Is It and How It Fits Into Your Vegetation Management Program, Jim Jahr, Helena Chemical, East Wenatchee, WA
10:00 a.m. Morning Break - Sponsored by Monsanto - Visit the Exhibits
10:30 a.m. Common Crupina a Class “A” Weed Trials and Tribulations, Julie Sanderson, Chelan County Noxious Weed Board/Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, and Brigitte Ranne, Chelan County Noxious Weed Board/Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
11:00 a.m. Update On the National Pesticide General Permit (PGP), Dirk Helder, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Boise, ID
NoonLuncheon
1:30 p.m. purge Flax EDRR Impacts-Control Challenges/Herbicide Labels, Anna Lyon, Okanogan County Noxious Weed Board, Okanogan, WA.
2:00 p.m. Label and Product Updates: Edict, Aquasweep and Clean Sweep D, Mike Biscieglia, Nufarm Americas, La Center, WA
2:30 p.m. Frequency Herbicide Update, Jon Storr, Crop Production Service; Timberland Division, Greenacres, WA
3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break - Sponsored by Wilbur-Ellis
3:15-4:00 p.m. uPont Land Management Update on Aminocyclopyrachlor, Kent Pittard, DuPont Land Management, Kalama, WA
4:00-4:45 p.m. pdate on Aminopyralid-Based Herbicides, Bob Stewart, Dow AgroSciences, Albany, OR
5:00 p.m. Social Hour - Sponsored by DuPont Crop Production

NOVEMBER 3rd
Thursday - Turf and Ornamental Session
8:00 a.m. Granular Options for Turf and Ornamental Weed Control, Ed Price, The Andersons, Dalton Gardens, ID
8:30 a.m. Crabgrass Control with Dimension Herbicide, Greg Webster, Dow AgroSciences, Vancouver, WA
9:00 a.m. Changes to the 2012 Noxious Weed List and Id of New Noxious Weeds, Wendy DesCamp, Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board, Olympia, WA /td>
10:00 a.m. Morning Break - Sponsored by Monsanto - Visit the Exhibits
10:30 a.m. Invasive Species Prevention Practices, Wendy Brown, Washington Invasive Species Council, Olympia, WA /td>
11:00 a.m. Bareground Options in Turf and Ornamental Settings, Tim Magney, Wilbur-Ellis, Spokane, WA
11:30 a.m. PBI Gordon Herbicide Update, Trevor Radford, PBI Gordon, Nampa, ID
NoonLuncheon
1:30 p.m. SureGuard & BroadStar Herbicide – Product Review and Uses Around the Landscape, Drew Hunter, Valent Professional Products, Salem, OR.
2:00 p.m. TBD
2:30 p.m. mprelis Herbicide Update, Nick Grisafe, Dupont Professional Products, Yucaipa, CA
3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break - Sponsored by Wilbur-Ellis Company
3:15 p.m. Spraying Equipment Technology Update, Steve Castro, A & L Supply, Othello, WA
3:45 p.m. Proper Spray Nozzle Selection, Scott Zielski, Spray Center Electronics, Spokane, WA
4:15-4:45 p.m. Using the Proper Adjuvants to Maximize Herbicide Performance and Safety, Bob Eccles, Wilbur-Ellis, Filer, ID
5:00 p.m. Social Hour

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