Presented by: Todd Dingler, ProValue Insurance

A closer look to determine if the priority of your current program is to check the box or focus on how the fumigation process is being done.

Todd Dingler graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Agricultural Economics. He has worked for ProValue Insurance since 2014 and has the current title of Safety & Compliance Area Manager.

Presented by: Mike Morgan, M&M Specialty Services

Presentation will cover sanitation/housekeeping to remove harborage for insects, loading bins properly to ensure proper air flow, aeration to cool grain and slow/stop insect activity, monitoring of grain to enable quick response before economic damage is done, bin and facility treatment to maximize control, proper pesticide usage to avoid over application, and modes of action differences to help reduce resistance.Mike Morgan served over 21 years in the US Army in rocket and missile systems. He has been with M&M Specialty Services LLC since 2015 and his current duties as a Sales and Service Associate include but are not limited to: Gran Protectant Application Systems Specialist, Gas Detections Specialist, certified applicator in multiple states, & travels nationwide helping clients solve stored product pest problems.

Presented by: Mike Morgan, M&M Specialty Services

Mike will discuss Aluminum Phosphide properties and best practices for using the most widely used fumigant in the grain industry safely and effectively. Mike will also discuss Stored Grain Protectants, how they work, where and when to use them, and what they can and cannot do. He will also go over commercially available products individually.

Mike Morgan served over 21 years in the US Army in rocket and missile systems. He has been with M&M Specialty Services LLC since 2015 and his current duties as a Sales and Service Associate include but are not limited to: Gran Protectant Application Systems Specialist, Gas Detections Specialist, certified applicator in multiple states, & travels nationwide helping clients solve stored product pest problems.

Presented by: Jeff Ochampaugh, Agrilead, Inc.

This presentation will cover the emergence of new seed applied technologies, application considerations for new technologies, understanding and communicating treatment plans, pre-season planning and operational readiness, and pos-season wrap up and stewardship practices. Ochampaugh will answer questions about dew product types that have and are emerging in the market and answer questions about new operational capabilities that will be required to offer the new technologies to customers. Ochampaugh will focus upon being prepared to do a good job treating seed which includes the understanding purpose of the products, being operationally ready to correctly execute treatment plans, and ultimately to deliver the most value possible for the business and grower customers. The presentation will also include subject matter on the use of insecticides applied for the purpose of protecting seed during storage and how that is different than applying insecticide to the seed to protect from pests when planted. Ochampaugh will also incorporate good stewardship practices for storage of seed and discuss seeds that are suitable for carry over from one year to the next, those that are not, and the implications of storage upon seed and seed treatment quality.

Jeff Ochampaugh is a 1987 graduate of Kansas State University and grew up on a diversified dairy and farming operation in Rooks County Kansas. He is a 31-year veteran of the crop protection industry where his career experiences have included sales, marketing, and product and business development. For the past 13-years Jeff has served as President of Agrilead, Incorporated; a company started by Jeff and his business partner in 2005. Jeff’s industry focus for more than a decade has been substantially upon seed care where Agrilead has developed innovative products and services aimed at elevating performance levels of crop protection delivered through seed care. Notable commercial developments for which Jeff has contributed to the industry includes the Novo Seed Care Prescription Management system, two patents involving seed rate calculation methods to deliver consistent levels of active ingredient on a per-seed-basis, patent pending IMPRESS to manage treated seed dust-off with wheat application, and most recently the dry seed finisher products including PIXY and patent pending PIZAZZ.

Presented by: Dr. Siliveru Kaliramesh

In the presentation I will be talking about grain properties, closed loop fumigation, the temperature and moisture conditions that lead to insect and mold growth.
• Learning on why it is important to manage grain to reduce any potential quality loss during storage.
• Understanding the variables of grain that affect grain storage.
• Understanding the external factors that affect grain during storage in silos and warehouses.
• Learning about pests that affect grain during storage.
• Learning about the different strategies and practices to maintain grain quality during storage to overcome and control any of the external factors that affect it.
• Learning about mycotoxins:
o How they are produced
o Their effect on grain quality
o How to mitigate mycotoxin levels during grain storage
• Summary on how to manage quality during storage in silos and warehouses.

Dr. Kaliramesh (Kali) Siliveru is the associate professor of grain processing in the KSU Department of Grain Science and Industry. He teaches courses over particle technology, advanced grain processing technology, and grain handling. Along with teaching, Siliveru conducts research related to grain processing and storage. He has ample experience with research, having worked as a research assistant in the department of Biosystems Engineering while working on his master’s at the University of Manitoba, and then as a research associate for the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. During his career, Siliveru has authored or co-authored 23 refereed journal papers and more than 65 conference papers. Since starting his academic and professional career at K0State, Siliveru has been honored with 13 awards in the department, college, university, national and international levels. A few of these awards include the 2021 Early Career Engineer of the Year of ASABE, The Andersons Early-in-Career Award of Excellence from the U.S. Quality Grains Research Consortium, and the Gamma Sigma Delta Early Career Reward from Gamma Sigma.

Presented by: Dr. Tom Phillips

Presentation will cover when to fumigate, available fumigants and application labels, challenges with fumigants, and fumigant alternatives. Phillips will also cover a bit of on insect biology and monitoring.

Dr. Tom Phillips has been Professor of Entomology at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS since 2007, where he holds the Don Wilbur Endowed Professorship for Stored Product Protection. Tom has a Ph.D. (1984) and M.S. (1981) in Entomology from the S.U.N.Y. College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY, and a B.S. (1978) in Biology from Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA. Prior to KSU Dr. Phillips held positions at the University of Florida, the USDA ARS in both Madison, WI and Hilo, HI and Oklahoma State University. Dr. Phillips has taught classes in General Entomology, Insect Chemical Ecology, Forest Insects and Stored Product Entomology. Phillips has authored over 160 peer-reviewed journal articles, numerous book chapters and one co-edited book on stored product protection.

Presented by: Dr. Subramanyam Bhadriraju

This presentation will cover identification, life history traits, host range, and temperature-dependent development for economically important insects associated with stored products. Understanding biology and ecology is important in the management of these insects.

Dr. Subramanyam (Subi) Bhadriraju is recognized nationally and internationally for his expertise and leadership in applying integrated pest management to the protection of dry, durable commodities and their products from the farm to the fork. He was a scientist and researcher in the field of stored-product entomology and food protection before he came to K-State in May 1999. Upon his arrival he immediately began a new fundamental and applied research program in the ecology and management of insects in stored grains and grain-based products, on farms, in flour and feed mills, food warehouses and retail outlets. Recently he was appointed as the Donald A. Wilbur Endowed Professor in Stored-Product Protection. Dr. Subramanyam has published 60 extension fact sheets, bulletins and popular articles in trade magazines since 1985, and 38 of those have been published while at K-State. He has a regular column in the Milling Journal. He is an active member and scientific resource person of the Food Protection Committee of the International Association of Operative Millers.