December 9–10, 2026 · The Meadows Events Center, Altoona, Iowa
Integrated Crop Management Conference
Conference attendees pre-select the workshops they will attend during the registration process. Select one topic in each session. It is helpful to print the workshop program and worksheets to make your selections prior to beginning online registration.
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Registration
General Session
General Session A – Endangered Species Act: Label Changes Versus Practical Changes on the Farm
Bill Chism
General Session B
General Session B – Panel Discussion about the Endangered Species Act
Bill Chism, Mike Kelly, Wesley Everman, & Gretchen Paluch
Breakout Session C
Session C1. Equipping Yourself for Cover Crop Success: Cover Crop Equipment Considerations
Ethan Thies
Session C2. Forecast Fundamentals: Understanding Weather, Climate, and Forecasting
Madelynn Wuestenberg
Session C3. Bushels Ahead: Corn Management Strategies
Luke Fuhrer & Doug Houser
Session C4. Managing P and K with High Removal, Low Crop Prices, and Increasing Fertilizer Prices
Antonio Mallarino
Session C5. Processing and Storage Quality of the 2025 Crop in Iowa
Charlie Hurburgh
Lunch & Exhibits
Breakout Session D
Session D1. Equipping Yourself for Cover Crop Success: Cover Crop Equipment Considerations
Ethan Thies
Session D2. Bushels Ahead: Corn Management Strategies
Luke Fuhrer & Doug Houser
Session D3. Managing P and K with High Removal, Low Crop Prices, and Increasing Fertilizer Prices
Antonio Mallarino
Session D4. The Tall and Short of Corn Silage
Shelby Gruss
Session D5. Processing and Storage Quality of the 2025 Crop in Iowa
Charlie Hurburgh
Session D6. Back to Basics: Iowa’s Water Quality and Agriculture
Laurie Nowatzke & Catherine DeLong
Breakout Session E
Session E1. Should I Spray or Should I Go (Fishing)?
Alison Robertson
Session E2. Meet N-Fertilizer Needs in 2026
Sotirios Archontoulis & Mitchell Baum
Session E3. Forecast Fundamentals: Understanding Weather, Climate, and Forecasting
Madelynn Wuestenberg
Session E4. Strategies to Minimize Dissolved P Losses in No-Til
Antonio Mallarino
Session E5. The Tall and Short of Corn Silage
Shelby Gruss
Session E6. Back to Basics: Iowa’s Water Quality and Agriculture
Laurie Nowatzke & Catherine DeLong
Break & Exhibits
Breakout Session F
Session F1. Should I Spray or Should I Go (Fishing)?
Alison Robertson
Session F2. Exploring Relay Intercropping in Iowa: Impacts on Diversity, Soil Health, Water Quality, Economics and Social Norms
Elizabeth Ripley, Mark Licht, & Matthew Helmers
Session F3. Cybersecurity and Crisis Response: Protecting Farms and Ag Retail Connections
Ryan Drollette
Session F4. IPM 101: The Pinnacle of Pest Management Quizzes
Meaghan Anderson, Ashley Dean, & Chelsea Harbach
Session F5. Aren’t You Glad Southern Rust Does Not Affect Soybean?
Daren Mueller
Breakout Session G
Session G1. Meet N-Fertilizer Needs in 2027
Sotirios Archontoulis & Mitchell Baum
Session G2. Exploring Relay Intercropping in Iowa: Impacts on Diversity, Soil Health, Water Quality, Economics and Social Norms
Elizabeth Ripley, Mark Licht, & Matthew Helmers
Session G3. Cybersecurity and Crisis Response: Protecting Farms and Ag Retail Connections
Ryan Drollette
Session G4. IPM 101: The Pinnacle of Pest Management Quizzes
Meaghan Anderson, Ashley Dean, & Chelsea Harbach
Session G5. Aren’t You Glad Southern Rust Does Not Affect Soybean?
Daren Mueller
Registration desk open
General Session H
Ag Market Outlook for 2026
Chad Hart
Breakout Session I
Session I1. Drainage Water Recycling for Economic and Environmental Benefits
Matthew Helmers
Session I2. Timber is a Crop: Grow it Right, Sell it Right!
Billy Beck
Session I3. Manure: A Complete, But Uncertain Fertilizer
Daniel Andersen
Session I4. Sulfur in Corn and Soybean: What We Know and are Learning from the Iowa SulfURNET
Larousse Dorissant & Richard Roth
Session I5. Corn Rootworm Management in Iowa: Available Tactics, Current Challenges and Future Prospects
Aaron Gassmann
Break & Exhibits
Breakout Session J
Session J1. Drainage Water Recycling for Economic and Environmental Benefits
Matthew Helmers
Session J2. Timber is a Crop: Grow it Right, Sell it Right!
Billy Beck
Session J3. Whose Land? Market Trends, Corporate Influence, and Foreign Investment
Rabail Chandio
Session J4. Navigating Weather, Weeds, and Regulations to Optimize Weed Management
Wesley Everman
Session J5. Sulfur in Corn and Soybean: What We Know and are Learning from the Iowa SulfURNET
Larousse Dorissant & Richard Roth
Session J6. Corn Rootworm Management in Iowa: Available Tactics, Current Challenges and Future Prospects
Aaron Gassmann
Breakout Session K
Session K1. 2025 Crop Year in Review: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Mark Licht & Sotirios Archontoulis
Session K2. Manure: A Complete, But Uncertain Fertilizer
Daniel Andersen
Session K3. Whose Land? Market Trends, Corporate Influence, and Foreign Investment
Rabail Chandio
Session K4. Managing Soil and Water: Where and When to Use Cover Crops
Rick Cruse
Session K5. Battle for the Belt: Corn vs. Soybean –Which Crop Should have Planting Priority in the Spring?
Laura Lindsey
Breakout Session L
Session L1. 2025 Crop Year in Review: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Mark Licht & Sotirios Archontoulis
Session L2. Managing Soil and Water: Where and When to Use Cover Crops
Rick Cruse
Session L3. Navigating Weather, Weeds, and Regulations to Optimize Weed Management
Wesley Everman
Session L4. Battle for the Belt: Corn vs. Soybean –Which Crop Should have Planting Priority in the Spring?
Laura Lindsey
Session L5. From Bin to Bottom Line: Managing Inputs and Maximizing Returns
Eric Weuve
Breakout Session M
Session M1. Perennial Groundcover for Corn and Beans: Risk Factors, Groundcover Selection, Equipment Needs, and Operational Impacts
Raj Raman, Daniel Andersen, Brent Wilson, & Sara Lira
Session M2. From Bin to Bottom Line: Managing Inputs and Maximizing Returns
Eric Weuve
Session M3. From Field Sample to Farm Decision: Making Sense of Nitrogen Tests
Richard Roth
Session M4. Corn Leafhopper and Corn Stunt Disease: IPM for a Re-Emerging Threat
Ashleigh Faris
Session M5. Drone Fungicide Application, Recapping 2025
Doug Houser
Breakout Session N
Session N1. Perennial Groundcover for Corn and Beans: Risk Factors, Groundcover Selection, Equipment Needs, and Operational Impacts
Raj Raman, Daniel Andersen, Brent Wilson, & Sara Lira
Session N2. From Field Sample to Farm Decision: Making Sense of Nitrogen Tests
Richard Roth
Session N3. Corn Leafhopper and Corn Stunt Disease: IPM for a Re-Emerging Threat
Ashleigh Faris
Session N4. Drone Fungicide Application, Recapping 2025
Doug Houser
Session N5. Ag Pest and Seed Treatment Continuing Instruction Course
Betsy Danielson