Description:
A University of Nebraska Extension crop scout training course will provide crop scouts an opportunity to enhance their skills.

The training is designed for entry level scouts who will be working for crop consultants, industry agronomists or farm service centers across Nebraska and neighboring states, said Keith Glewen, UNL Extension educator.

The course is from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. with registration at 8:30 a.m. May 12 at the university's Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead, Neb.

Past participants have given the training high marks, Glewen said. In fact, 95 percent of last year's participants rated the program as above average or one of the best programs of its type available.

Some of the benefits registrants stated the training provided included practical/working knowledge and better accuracy in field scouting, Glewen said. Other participants appreciated the hands-on, practical format.

For more information or to register, contact the ARDC, CMDC Programs, 1071 County Road G, Ithaca, Neb., 68033, call (402) 624-8000, fax (402) 624-8010, e-mail cdunbar2@unl.edu or visit the Web at http://ardc.unl.edu/cmdc.shtml.

The training is part of the UNL Extension Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics and is sponsored by Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Additional diagnostic clinics include at this time include Mid-Summer Diagnostic Clinics on July 22 and 23.