1. Diagnostic Training & Research Center
Corey K. Gerber
Agronomy Department
Purdue University

2. Diagnostic Training & Research Center
WHAT (WHO) WE ARE:
Established 1985/1986
Created to be an “outdoor laboratory” that utilizes the “hands-on” approach for teaching the art and science of accurately diagnosing agricultural crop problems.
Purdue University Faculty & Staff
Agronomy, Botany & Plant Pathology, Entomology, Others

3. Diagnostic Training & Research Center
WHAT WE DO:
Training Workshops
“Open”
“Corporate”
Field Guides
2005 Company/Organization Days
ISTA, IAPCC, Pioneer, Beck’s Hybrids,
Unity Seeds, the Anderson’s, Syngenta,
GROWMARK Cooperative, Diener Seeds

4. Diagnostic Training & Research Center
Training Workshops by Year ( )

5. Diagnostic Training & Research Center
Enrollment by Year ( )

6. Diagnostic Training & Research Center
Corn & Soybean and Forage Field Guide Sales

7. Diagnostic Training & Research Center
Future
We will continue to:
Develop innovative workshops for training
Revise current field guides and develop new ones
Beck Agricultural Center