The first Crop Production Clinic of 2026 will be held Jan. 7 at the Hampton Inn & Suites, Conference Center in Scottsbluff. The clinics will be held across Nebraska at eight locations, with the first one in Scottsbluff.
The clinics have been serving ag producers across Nebraska since 1974, when they were known as Crop Protection Clinics. Around 2009, the name changed to Crop Production Clinics but still provides producers with updated information and education.
“They'll feature live presentations about research updates and information that's specifically tailored to regional crop issues and grower interests,” said Joshua Villazana, Nebraska Extension Educator and a coordinator for the event. “It’s also an opportunity for them to recertify for commercial, non-commercial, and private pesticide applicator licenses.” He added that this year, the only locations with second room presentations will be Norfolk, Kearney, and York.
Cost is $110, which includes lunch and a weed guide.
Crop Production Clinics Locations:
January 8 - West Central Research, Extension and Education Center, North Platte
**January 13 - Northeast Community College, Norfolk
January 14 - Eastern Nebraska Research Extension and Education Center, Ithaca
January 16 - Holiday Inn Express, Beatrice
January 21 - Lochland Country Club, Hastings
**January 22 - Holthus Convention Center, York
**January 27 - with Nebraska Agri-Business Assoc. Exposition, Younes Conference Center, Kearney
** Denotes second room presentations
Scottsbluff Clinic agenda:
8 a.m. Registration/Check-in / 8:50 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
9 a.m. Insect Management
- Managing Wheat Stem Sawfly using Bracon parasitoids – Pin-Chu Lai
- Research Update on Thrips in Dry Bean – Pin-Chu Lai
- Alfalfa Weevil Management: challenges and research initiatives – Pin-Chu Lai
10 a.m. Disease Management
- Specialty Crops Diseases Update – Kyle Broderick
- Wheat Diseases Update – Kyle Broderick
- Corn Diseases Update – Kyle Broderick
11 a.m. Weed Management
- Herbicide-resistance: What, when, where, and why – Nevin Lawrence
11:50 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Pesticide & Environmental Safety
- Pesticides: Human Health, the Environment, and the Law – Joshua Villazana
- Tank contamination: Why does proper sprayer cleanout matter? What are tank contamination issues? – Milos Zaric
1:50 p.m. What’s new in plant protection
- What’s new in Entomology: Spider mites and wheat curl mites, Armyworms and Western Bean Cutworm – Julie Peterson and Pin-Chu Lai
- What’s New in Plant Pathology – Kyle Broderick
- What is good herbicide program for the Panhandle? – Nevin Lawrence
3:30 p.m. Survey and Pesticide License Recertification
