2026 Crop Scout School
The Crop Scout School equips participants with foundational crop scouting skills—ideal for beginners or for those seeking a refresher before the growing season. Attendees will learn how to identify and assess common crop issues in corn and soybeans through both classroom and field-based sessions.
Dates, Locations, & Agendas
Registration
Cost is $150, and includes lunch, refreshments, and course materials including a clipboard, hard copies of the ISU Corn and Soybean Field Guide, Field Crop Insects Guide, Corn Disease Guide, and Soybean Disease Guide; digital version of the ISU Weed ID Guide; and additional materials.
Register for 2026 Crop Scout School (Registration is full for the May 26 Crop Scout School, but there are still spots for the May 20 Crop Scout School.)
Pre-registration is required to attend at the deadline listed above. No walk-in registrations accepted. Space is limited to 60 at each location and registration will close either by the registration deadline or when capacity is reached.
Questions
- Registration-related questions, contact Registration Services at 515-294-6222, or registrations@iastate.edu
- All other questions, if attending at the Southeast Research Farm contact Rebecca Vittetoe, extension field agronomist, at 712-540-3319, or rka8@iastate.edu or if attending at FEEL contact Rebekka Van Alstyne, event planner, at 515-294-4008 or rjvan@iastate.edu.