International Crops Expo Returns to Grand Forks
Feb. 20-21

The second annual International Crops Expo returns to the Alerus Center, February 20th & 21st.  The Expo combines a premier farm equipment show with educational programming focused on production and marketing of potatoes, dry beans, soy beans and small grains.

The International Crop Expo will feature keynote speaker Orion Samuelson,  February 20, 2002, at noon. 

Programming will include new potato cultivars & 2001 test results, potential Insect concerns for 2002 and weed control in row crops.  Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) credits will be offered for most program topics.

Following is the complete program:

Wednesday, February 20

Potato Program

•  New Potato Cultivars and 2001 Test Results

•  Sugar End Development in Processing Potatoes

•  Pink Eye – Causes and Concerns

•  SFA and Chipping Cultivar Trial Results – 2001

•  Influence of Disease on Sugar End Problems

•  Potato Certification Programs

Other Crops

•  Small Grains Weed Control Update

•  Crop Marketing Strategies

•  Soil Fert. Impacts on Wheat Protein

•  Potential Insects Concerns for 2002

•  Corn Harvest/Storage Management

•  Iron Chlorosis in Soybean

•  Soybean Aphids/Cyst Nematodes

Thursday, February 21

•  Weed Control in Row Crops

•  GPS/New Technology

•  The Anthracnose Threat to Dry Beans

•  Storage to Maintain Pinto Bean Quality

•  Marketing Tools for Corn & Soybeans

•  2002 Farm Program Provisions