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The mission of the WWMA is to promote and facilitate collaboration and education on weed management issues among all interested parties in Wyoming.

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

 

Annual Membership      $25.00       Expires December 31, 2009

5 Year Membership       $125.00     Expires December 31, 2013

Lifetime Membership    $300.00     Valid for life

 

Make check payable/send to: Wyoming Weed Management Association

                                                   P.O. Box 1778

                                                   Laramie, Wyoming 82073

 

 

 

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The Wyoming Weed Management Association, in conjunction with the University of Wyoming Pesticide Applicator Recertification is pleased to announce its third annual conference (the 3rd Rendezvous) to be held on January 20 - 22, 2009 in Casper, Wyoming at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel.

 

This is the Tentative 2009 Agenda. The items marked in Red are not confirmed.

Updated 1/6/09

2009 Wyoming Weed Management Association

Commercial Pesticide Applicator Recertification

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, January 19, 2009

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Wyoming Weed Management Association Executive Meeting

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Meeting Registration & Booth Setup

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

 

7:00am – 9:00 am

Trade Show Open

Registration and Vender Setup

9:00 am – 9:30am

Welcome – Rich Bayers

9:30 -

Bayer Chemical – Charlie Hicks

 

 

DuPont Chemical – John Cantlon

 

 

Motomco – Tim Guest

 

 

Alligare – Ryan Cammack

 

 

DowAgro Science - Jerome Otto

 

 

BASF – Joe Vollmer

 

 

 

NuFarm – George Telesz

 

 

 

 

UAP / Loveland – Jim Gordan

 

 

 

Van Diest Supply – Richard Lake

 

 

 

 

Helena Chemical – Brooks Hammel

 

 

 

Scimetrics LTD - Pam Swerer

 

 

 

Warne Chemical – Timm Johannesen

 

 

 

PAM-12 Erosion Control Product– Rich Bayers, Back Country Sprayers

 

 

 

Red’s Fix Shop - Vince Thomas

 

 

 

 LUNCH (on your own)

 

         

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 21, 2009     General Session – Main Ball Room

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Registration – Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:15 am

Welcome – Janelle Gonzalez, WWMA President, Buffalo BLM Field Office

8:15 am - 8:30 am

Wyoming Department of Agriculture Update - Hank Uhden, Technical Services Manager

8:30 am - 9:30 am

Pesticide Issues and Pesticide Education Program – Sandra McDonald, CSU Cooperative Extension

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Wyoming Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey – Hilary Eastman, State Survey Coordinator

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Morning Break

 

 

 

 

Session A-Main Ball Room

Regulatory

Session B-Theatre

Federal Agency

10:30 am – 10:45am

The Future - Computerized Pesticide Applicator Training Program - Hank Uhden

Agricultural Research Service Update – John Gaskin

10:45am - 11:00 am

Continued

APHIS Update – Bruce Shambaugh

11:00am - 11:15 am

Container / Containment – Barbara Barron, EPA

Bureau of Land Management Update – Mike Phillips

11:15 am - 11:30 am

Continued

Forest Service Update – Kent Houston

11:30am - 11:45am

Section 18 and 24C Labels - Polly Cross

 National Park Service - TBA

11:45 am – 12:00 am

Continued

Bureau of Indian Affairs Update – Ernie Evans

12:00 pm – 1:30pm

Lunch (Buffet Style) WWMA Business Meeting

 

Wednesday, January 21, 2009               Afternoon Breakout Session

 

Trade Show Open

Session A-Main Ball Room

Weed Identification

Session B-Theatre

Rights-of-Way

Session C-Teton Room

Pest Management 101

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Rangeland Weeds – Steve Dewey, Utah State University

Why are ROW applications needed – Kevin Gallagher, UAP

Entomology Update - Alex Latchininsky, UW

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Continued

Certified Weed Free Gravel – Adrianne Peterson, Sublette County WP

Proper Use of PPE –Sandra McDonald, CSU Cooperative Extension

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Aquatic Weeds - Scott Nissen, CSU Crop Specialist

Mixes for Annual and Noxious Weeds Control - Tim D’Amato, Larimer County

Reading the Label and MSDS Sheet - Sandra McDonald, CSU Cooperative Extension

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Break – Trade Show Area

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Crop Weeds – Andrew Kniss, UW

 

Safety in ROW treatments – Stephen Shahan, Shahan WP

Laws Affecting Pesticides – Hank Uhden, WY Department of Agriculture

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Continued

Zonal Implications for Noxious ROW – Richard Lake, Van Diest Supply Compnay

Example Pesticide Violations – Cindy Fulton, Pesticide Compliance Specialist, WDA

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Turf Weeds – Donna Cuin, Natrona County Extension

Combating Herbicide Resistance –Kevin Gallagher, UAP

Important Terms in Pesticide Applications – Mark or Sandra

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

      Adjourn - Social Hour, Cash Bar - Trade Show & Dining Area

6:30 pm –??

Dinner followed by WWMA Live Auction to benefit the Scholarship Program

 


Thursday, January 22, 2009                 Morning Breakout Session

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast - Main Ball Room

 

Trade Show Open

Session A-Main Ball Room

Western Threats

Session B-Theatre

Public Health

Session C-Teton Room

Crop Pests

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Dyer’s woad and other new invaders in Utah – Steven Dewey, Utah State University

Bird Control, Feedlots, and Products – Mike Pipas

Forest Pest Management – Les Koch, Wyoming State Forest

8:30am - 9:00 am

Rush skeletonweed, tall buttercup and hawkweeds in Montana – Dave Burch, Montana Department of Agriculture

Rabies and Skunk Control – Wade Jones

Crop Pests - Andrew Kniss

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Wildlife Disease –Mike Pipas

Crop Pests - Andrew Kniss

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Japanese knotweed – Rita Beard, National Park Service

Rodent Control – Hank Uhden, WY Department of Agriculture

Crop Pests - Andrew Kniss

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Morning Break – Trade Show Area

10:30 am – 11:00 am

African rue, garlic mustard and other EDRR Invaders in Colorado – Kelly Uhing, Colorado Department of Agriculture

Invasive Species Management on Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioned Lands – Scot Kofron, WGFD

Crop Pests - Andrew Kniss

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Aquatic Invasive Species, Can We Keep Em’  Out - Al Condor, WGFD

Crop Pests - Andrew Kniss

11:30 am – Noon

NEW UW Weed Specialist – J and Ruth and Wyoming EDRR Committee

Deer Mice and Disease Transmittion – Pam Swerer, Scimetrics LTD

Crop Pests - Andrew Kniss

Noon – 1:00 pm

      LUNCH Committee metings (Buffet in Trade Show area)

Thursday, January 22, 2009                 Afternoon Breakout Session

 

Trade Show Open

Session A-Main Ball Room

Yellow Starthistle Workshop

Session B-Theatre

Turf and Ornamental

Session C-Teton Room

M-44 Training

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Biology, Ecology and Impacts of yellow starthistle – Timothy Prather, University of Idaho

Weeds Affecting Small Acreages – Ashley Garrelts, Converse County Sustainable Management of Rangelands Resources Educator

Coyote Control, Rod Krischke and Craig Acres, WY Dept of Ag

 

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

High Plains Landscapes for Sustainability of Trees and Shrubs– Tom Heald, Small Acreage Extension Educator

Continued

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Herbicide Research on YST – Jerome Otto, Dow AgroScience

Continued

Continued

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Combating YST in Northern Colorado – Tim D’Amato, Larimer County

Disease and Insect Control in Trees, Shrubs and Perennials - Donna Cuin,  Natrona County Extension

Continued

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

EDRR projects on YST in Colorado - Kelly Uhing, Colorado Department of Agriculture

Continued

Continued

4:00pm

      License Recertification & payment ($25 Check or Money Order, please no cash)

4:00 pm