The annual fall field day at Iowa State University’s Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm will feature presentations on how drought and smoke have impacted crops, corn rootworm and short stature corn.
The event will be held Aug. 31, beginning with a complimentary meal at noon, sponsored by the Iowa Soybean Association, and run until 4:30 p.m.
Sotirios Archontoulis, Iowa State University associate professor of agronomy, will provide his insights on what the effects of drought and smoke have on corn and soybean, at 1 p.m.
Lee Burras, Iowa State University Morrill professor of agronomy, will discuss how the soil profile affects rooting depth and yield by the utilization of a soil pit. Company representatives from Bayer and Pioneer will provide updates and management considerations on short stature corn.
Erin Hodgson, professor in entomology and extension specialist in entomology at Iowa State, will give a corn rootworm research and management update.
Source: iastate.edu
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