The annual Northwest Research and Demonstration Farm Field Day will be held Wednesday, July 12, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the farm, 6320 500th St., Sutherland. For the second year, an optional Corn Rootworm Field Day will follow lunch at 1 p.m.
The field day will focus on timely topics, including updated phosphorus and potassium guidelines, weather forecasts, Mesonet tools, how drought impacts northwest Iowa soils and more.
“Farmers and agronomists can plan for a full day of learning at the research farm,” said Gentry Sorenson, field agronomist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. “We are offering two field days in one day in an effort to maximize education and networking time.”
Registration opens at 9 a.m., with the program beginning at 9:30 a.m. with “Updated Phosphorous and Potassium Guidelines,” led by Antonio Mallarino, soil fertility specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.
Following Mallarino, in-field learning will address:
“Weather Forecasts and Mesonet Tools,” led by Daryl Herzmann, Iowa Environmental Mesonet representative.
“Soil Changes Across the Landscape: How Drought Impacts NW Iowa Soils,” led by Amber Anderson, assistant teaching professor at Iowa State. “Timely Agronomic Topics of the 2023 Growing Season,” led by Gentry Sorenson and Leah Ten Napel, field agronomists with ISU Extension and Outreach One SW, 2 CM and 1 NM CCA credits will be available for the morning field day.
At the completion of the morning field day, a complimentary noon lunch will be served.
Following lunch at 1 p.m., the Corn Rootworm Field Day will begin. ISU Extension and Outreach entomologists Erin Hodgson and Ashley Dean will provide in-field education using a corn-on-corn demonstration plot.
Source: iastate.edu
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