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Crop Adviser
Institute at Iowa State University releases revised soybean rust
training module |
Ames, Iowa
June 29, 2005
The Crop Adviser
Institute (CAI) at Iowa
State University has released a revised soybean rust
training module for Certified Crop Advisers and soybean
producers.
Tom Schultz, agronomy CAI instructional development
specialist, said the interactive module offers new
information about how to scout for the disease and includes
updates.
"This course module includes updated distribution maps of
soybean rust, comparisons which point out the differences
between rust and look-a-like diseases and information about
chemical management of the disease," Schultz said.
The module, available on CD-ROM, contains an optional exam
that may be completed for two continuing education unit
(CEU) credits with the American Society of Agronomy. Brent
Brueland, agronomy CAI instructional development specialist,
co-authored the module with Iowa State plant pathologist
X.B. Yang and ISU Extension field crops pathologist Alison
Robertson.
The course is available in two versions. The version for CEU
credit is $30 and the noncredit version is $5 (plus
shipping). CAI is a partnership between departments within
the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Iowa State
University Extension. The institute offers a variety of
course modules for CEU credit.
To order a copy of the module or view a complete list of
available courses visit
http://www.cai.iastate.edu
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