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    The WWMA/WABA Rendezvous and Convention will be held January 15-17, 2013 at the Ramkota Inn, Casper, Wyoming. 

The mail-in registration form is available here.
The online registration form is available at this link.

You must make reservations at the Ramkota Inn by phone at 307-266-6000, by January 7, 2013 to receive the convention rate.

Also, "Defining and Refining Your Reclamation Success" will follow the Rendezvous and Convention, and will continue until noon on January 18.  Please see the agenda below.

2013 Wyoming Recertification Rendezvous Agenda
Casper Ramkota Best Western
January 15 - 17, 2013
All Participants Main Ball Room and Trade Show Area
Main Ball Room Breakout Sessions
Theatre Breakout Sessions
Teton Room Breakout Sessions
 
January 15th, Tuesday - GENERAL SESSION - Main Ball Room    
10:00-12:00 WWMA BOARD MEETING/VENDOR SET-UP/REGISTRATION
1:00-1:05 WELCOME: WWMA President - Stephan Shahan, WABA President - Joe Bridges
1:05 - 1:30 Wyoming Department of Agriculture Update - Hank Uhden
1:30-2:00 WYPDES Permitting of Pesticide Applicators, Marcia Porter, WYDEQ
2:00-2:30 Wyoming's Section 18 & 24c Registration Process and Approved Pesticide Product List
  Shane Howe, WDA
2:30-3:00 Break - Trade Show Area  
3:00-3:30 Wyoming's Online Testing Program  
  Scott McDonald, WDA & Jeff Edwards, UW  
3:30-4:15 4R Nutrient Management  
  Terry Tindall, JR Simplot Co.  
4:15-5:30 Rozol Prairie Dog Bait-Proper Labeled Use and Monitoring
  Michael Brownell, Liphatech  
DINNER (ON YOUR OWN)
January 16th, Wednesday - Morning Breakout Sessions
7:00-8:00 Continental Breakfast for all-Main Ball Room    
Location Session A - Main Ball Room - Noxious Weeds Session B - Theatre - Crop Pests Session C - Teton Room - Public Health
8:00-8:30 Weeds to watch for, weeds on the move Developments in Nitrogen and Phosphorus Management Wolf Management Update
  Shayla Burnett, UW Terry Tindall, JR Simplot Co Kent Drake, WDA
8:30-9:00 Brian Mealor, UW - Rangeland Weed Research  Continued (to 8:46) Rabies and Other Wildlife Diseases
  Update Use of Agrotain in Nitrogen Management Mike Pipas, USDA-WS
9:00-9:30 Continued Jeff Perotti or Tom King, Agrotain Continued
    Continued (to 9:32)  
9:30-10:00 Brandon Greet, UW - Duncecap Larkspur Weed Control in Sainfoin Continued
  Control: Efficacy and Economics Andrew Kniss, UW  
10:00-10:30 Break - Trade Show
 
10:30-11:00 Aerial Herbicide Application - Dean McClain, Drift Reduction and Wind Tunnel Research Aquatic Invasives
  Ag Flyers Ryan Henry, University of Nebraska Sherrill Rahe, WY Game and Fish
11:00-11:30 Aerial Application - Technology & Considerations Continued Monitoring Pesticides in WY Water
  Alan Corr, University of Nebraska   Cheryl Miller, USGS
11:30-Noon Continued Weed Control Options for Corn with Flexible Rotations  
    Jared Unverzagt, UW  
Noon-1:00 LUNCH BUFFET
1:00-1:30 WWMA Business Meeting WABA Business Meeting  
1:30-2:00 Managing Weeds and Pests in Turf -  Environmental Impact of Conventional and Round Ready  M-44 Training for Coyote Control 
  Chris Hilgert, UW Sugarbeet - Carl Coburn, UW Kent Drake,WDA/Craig Acres,USDA-WS
2:00-2:30 Continued Disease Management Update and Psyllid Management Continued
    Bill Stump, UW  
2:30-3:00 IPM for Weed Control at Three Crowns Golf Course Continued Continued
  Sarkis Michail, Supt., Three Crowns Golf Club    
3:00-3:30 Break - Trade Show
 
3:30-4:00 Variable Effectiveness of Herbicide Treatments Glyphosate Resistant Kochia Update Continued
  Across Sites - TBA, UW Andrew Kniss, UW  
4:00-4:30 Continued Continued (to 4:16) Continued
    Weed Control in Dry Beans  
4:30-5:00   Louise Lorent, UW (to 5:02)  
       
5:00-6:00 Adjourn - Social Hour, Cash Bar in Trade Show Area
  Viewing of Auction Items and Gun Raffle in Ball Room
6:00-???? Banquet and Live Auction
  Benefits WWMA & WABA Scholarship Programs
  Mark Stenson - Auctioneer
       
January 17th, Thursday - Morning Breakout Sessions      
7:00-8:00 Continental Breakfast - Main Ball Room
  Session A - Main Ball Room - Safety Session B - Theatre, Structural Pest and Mosquito Control Session C - Teton Room - Pesticides 101
      Jeff Edwards, UW - Extension
8:00-8:30 Tom Muhlbach - WDA, Worker Protection  Structural Pest Control Reading the Label
  Standards (WPS) "Train-the-trainer" Bret Shahan & Richie Skaggs, Warrior Services Jim Schild, UNL - Extension
8:30-9:00 Tom Muhlbach - Continued…. Mice Control and Hantavirus Personal Protection Equipment
    Bret Shahan & Richie Skaggs, Warrior Services Sandy Frost, UW - Extension
9:00-9:30 Chemical and Technology Industry  Bed Bugs and Home Inspections Pesticides 101 - Donna Quin, UW
  Updates Bret Shahan & Richie Skaggs, Warrior Services  
10:00-10:30 Continued Cockroach Control Chemical Formulations - Jeff Edwards
    Bret Shahan & Richie Skaggs, Warrior Services  
10:30-11:00 Mock Inspection by WDA Mosquito Control Aquatic Weed Control - Bill Stump, UW
  Tom Muhlbach, Dixie Carter Richard Lake, Van Diest Supply  
11:00-11:30 Forest Pest Update    
  Les Koch, WY State Forestry Division    
11:30-12:00 License Recertification - Bring Check or Money Order for Wyoming Department of Agriculture
  Adjourn-Have a Safe Trip Home!
1:00-2:00 WWMA Board Meeting - Side Meeting Room    

 

“Defining and Refining Your Reclamation Success”
Reclamation Workshop – 2:00 pm January 17- 12:00 noon January 18
Best Western Ramkota Inn in Casper, Wyoming
This workshop will begin with series of brief presentations regarding how success is defined in reclamation programs and an open panel discussion for evaluating reclamation success. The Friday morning session will consist of presentations and discussion on tactics and techniques to enhance reclamation practices including: soil handling practices, bare ground herbicides and considerations for future reclamation, selecting plant materials for seeding, seeding-herbicide-weed interactions, and other topics.

Thursday
2:00-2:15
Introduction to workshop - Pete Stahl, UW
2:15-2:35
WYDEQ Reclamation - Anna Waitkus and Robin Jones
2:35-2:55
Pinedale area Reclamation - Windy Kelley, UW
2:55-3:15
Break
3:15-3:35
Kemmerer area reclamation - Deej Brown, BLM
3:35-4:15
An Evaluation of Reclamation Criteria in Wyoming - Michael F. Curran and Benjamin J. Wolff, UW
4:00-5:00
How do we know when we have achieved successful reclamation? - Panel discussion
Friday
8:00-8:45
It Starts with the Soil - Brenda Schladweiler, BKS Environmental
8:45-9:30
Bareground Management with Herbicides - Current efficacy and future considerations - Scott Votaw, Field Services
9:30-10:15
Herbicide Resistant Plants - Current Status and Potential Problems - Brian Mealor, Andrew Kniss, UW
10:15-10:30
Break
10:30-11:00
Developing Weed Management Strategies to Improve Reclamation Success - Beth Fowers, UW
11:00-11:30
Choose Wisely - How Plant Materials Selection May Affect Success - TBA
11:30-12:00
Monitoring for Reclamation Success, Rachel Mealor, UW

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WWMA Officers
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WWMA Officers: - Wednesday, October 31, 2012

President: Steve Shahan, Bear River, WY

Past President, Brent Nelson, Sheridan, WY


President Elect: Rich Bayers, Buffalo, WY


Vice President: Jerome Otto


Secretary: Jarrod Glanz, Worland, WY


Treasurer: Mike Wille, Riverton, WY

Wyo. Weed & Pest Council Director: Bruce Hagstrom, Riverton, WY

Director at Large: Richard Lake

Director at Large: Janelle Gonzalez, Buffalo, WY

 

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