Crop production changes at a rapid pace. New products, label revisions, regulatory requirements, soil nutrient recommendations--just some of the items you need to stay up to date on to better serve your customers. The Ag Chemical Dealer Updates are designed to do just that.

The Ag Chemical Dealer Updates are intended to deliver the latest crop production recommendations, news, and information directly from Iowa State University Extension. Each location features updates on weed, insect, crop disease, and soil nutrient management brought to you by Iowa State University experts. Meetings will review the positives and negatives of the 2004 growing season and prepare seed, chemical, and fertilizer dealers, crop consultants, farm managers, and agronomists for the challenges of the 2005 crop production year.

Each of the 11 meetings is also a convenient way to obtain continuing education units for Certified Crop Advisers, as well as recertification for commercial ag pesticide applicators in categories 1A, 1B, 1C, and 10.

The registration fee is $40 for each location until 7 days before the meeting date. Late registration or registration at the door is $60. There is an additional $10 fee for those needing applicator recertification credits.

Brochures will be mailed out October 15. You can also view the brochure and register online with your credit card at http://www.aep.iastate.edu. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to be notified of Agribusiness Education Program events, e-mail your information to aep@iastate.edu or call our office at (515) 294-6429.

Iowa City--November 22 | 9:00 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Highlander Conference Center
Hwy 1 and I-80 (exit 246)

Mt. Pleasant--November 22 | 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Time Out Sports Bar & Grill
1106 East Baker Street
North of town off Hwy 218

Denison--November 29 | 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Denison Country Club
0.5 mile south of Hwy 30 on Donna Reed Road

Lewis--November 29 | 8:30 a.m.-3:10 p.m.
Armstrong Farm
53020 Hitchcock Avenue

Mason City--December 6 | 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
4-H Learning Center
North Iowa Fairground, Hwy 122 West

Calmar--December 7 | 9:00 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Wilder Learning Resource Center, Auditorium 220
Northeast Iowa Community College

Waterloo--December 7 | 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Hawkeye Community College-Tama Hall
1501 East Orange Road

Ames--December 9 | 8:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
Quality Inn Starlite Village
13th & Dayton Road

Paullina--December 10 | 9:00 a.m.-3:20 p.m.
Paullina Legion Hall
5621 460th Street

Spencer--December 10 | 9:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
Clay County Regional Events Center
800 West 18th Street

Osceola--December 17 | 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Eagles Club
Highway 69 North
 
ICM Conference--December 1-2, 2004
Development of this year's ICM Conference 
program is underway. Registration materials will 
be mailed in late October and on-line registration 
at http://www.aep.iastate.edu will open at that time. 
Be sure to mark your calendars and register early!