Presentations
W8
Crop Management
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
8:00am to 8:50am
W1
Crop Management
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
1:00pm to 1:50pm
Is Smoke from Wildfires Affecting Crop Yields?
The past several years have been marked by an increase in the frequency and severity of wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada. In the Corn Belt region, noticeable levels of smoke in the air during summer and fall have now become commonplace. The increased frequency of smoky days in agricultural areas raises the question of what impact the smoke might be having on crop productivity. This presentation will address some of the primary factors associated with wildfire smoke with the capability impact crop growth and yield.
Speaker
Mark Jeschke
Mark earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Ph.D. in Agronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mark joined the Pioneer Agronomy Sciences group in 2007. Currently, his primary role is development and delivery of useful and timely agronomy information based on Pioneer and university agronomy research. Mark has authored or coauthored over 300 agronomy articles, many of which are components of the Agronomy Essentials training curriculum for Corteva Agriscience employees. Individual articles have been translated into over a dozen different languages for use globally. A print compilation of new agronomy materials is published each year and distributed to over 40,000 growers in the U.S. and Canada. Current agronomy articles are publicly available in the Agronomy Library at www.pioneer.com.