Learn about the latest University of Wisconsin–Madison crop and soils research at the annual UW Agronomy and Soils Field Day. The field day is set for Wednesday, Aug. 30 at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station. This free event runs from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and features field tours with presentations along the way. Pre-registration is appreciated. Register by August 17 at https://go.wisc.edu/agronomysoilsregister or by calling (608) 262-0485.
Check-in starts at 8:00 a.m. Attendees will begin loading onto wagons for field tours at 8:30 a.m. The wagons will make a total of four stops, spending approximately 40 minutes at each. While at each stop, attendees will listen to short presentations followed by a Q&A session. The topic areas of the stops are as follows:
Stop 1: New technologies in field crops
Presentations will cover short corn, grain and fiber trial updates from Midwestern Hemp Research Collaborative, and work from the UW Bean Team.
Stop 2: Integrating new technologies for pest management
Presentations will cover insect detection with smart traps, weed detection maps with drones and smart sprayers, and fungicide application with drones.
Stop 3: Alfalfa interseeded into corn silage
Presentations will cover alfalfa interseeded into corn systems and expanding the use of intercropping on Wisconsin dairy farms.
Stop 4: Nutrient management tech
Presentations will cover manure-based products’ impact on corn nitrogen and environmental footprint, in-season nutrient management and remote sensing of nutrient-specific deficiencies, reducing phosphorus in run-off, and cover crops.
A lunch meal, available for $10 after the field tours and presentations, will be provided by the Wisconsin Association of Professional Agricultural Consultants.
The Arlington Agricultural Research Station is located off Hwy 51 at N695 Hopkins Road near Arlington, Wisconsin. For more information about the event, contact superintendent Mike Bertram at [email protected] or (608) 846-3761 x102.
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