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Sustaining Barley Webinar Series

Threats to No-Till Progress: Examining threats to progress on no-till adoption in barley production systems

January 8, 2025 @ 1 pm CT

Watch the recording here. 

Speakers:

Dr. Charles Geddes | Research Scientist | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Presentation: Herbicide resistant weeds and threats to no-till management Download slides

Bio: Dr. Charles Geddes is a Weed Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada located in Lethbridge, Alberta. Charles grew up on a mixed farm near Pilot Mound, Manitoba. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Agroecology and a Ph.D. in Plant Science from the University of Manitoba. Charles leads the prairie herbicide-resistant weed surveys, and research on the discovery, characterization, monitoring, and management of herbicide-resistant weeds in western Canada. Charles has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, and among other roles, serves as associate editor of the scientific journals: Canadian Journal of Plant Science and Weed Technology.

Dr. Alan Dyer | Professor of Cereal Pathology | Montana State University

Presentation: Technical Debt: The Risks and Need for Change Download slides

Bio: Alan T. Dyer is a Professor of Plant Pathology at Montana State University in the Department of Plant Science and Plant Pathology, with a 75% research, 15 percent teaching and 10% outreach appointment.  Alan is based in Bozeman, Montana and is responsible for conducting research on diseases of spring and winter wheat as well as for Montana’s hay, feed, and malting barleys.  Alan has responsibilities for teaching an introductory class “Concepts in Plant Pathology” BIOM 421, Plant Disease Control AGSC 450, and managing the Crop Science Program at Montana State University.  Alan’s research focuses on ecology root and seed-borne pathogens as well as applied research that will help alleviate disease problems for Montana growers.  He has conduct research on sugar beet, potatoes, and cereal diseases as well as forest pathology. Alan’s degrees were earned at the University of Minnesota (Ph.D. in 2002 and M.S. 1999 both in Plant Pathology) and Cornell University (B.S. in 1989 in Plant Biology).