The Annual Northwest Iowa Research Farm Field Day will be held Wednesday, July 13 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the farm, 6320 500th St., Sutherland. New this year, an optional Corn Rootworm Field Day will also follow lunch at 1:00 p.m.
The field day will focus on timely topics, including tar spot, nitrogen management, weed control, carbon and renewable energy, and more.
“Farmers and agronomists can plan for a full day of learning at the Research Farm,” said Joel DeJong, field agronomist with ISU Extension and Outreach. “This year we are offering two field days in one day in an effort to maximize education and networking time.”
The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. with ISU Extension and Outreach Crop Markets Specialist Chad Hart discussing “Outlooks: Ag, Carbon and Renewable Energy.”
Following Dr. Hart, in-field learning will address:
Tar Spot, led by Alison Robertson, plant pathologist with ISU Extension and Outreach
Nitrogen Management, led by Antonio Mallarino, soil fertility specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach
Timely Agronomic Topics, led by Gentry Sorenson and Joel DeJong, field agronomists with ISU Extension and Outreach
At the completion of the morning field day, a complimentary noon lunch will be served.
Following lunch at 1:00 p.m., the Corn Rootworm Field Day will begin. ISU Entomologists Erin Hodgson and Ashley Dean will provide in-field education using a corn-on-corn demonstration plot.
“The demonstration plot will have non-Bt rootworm corn, SmartStax corn and SmartStax Pro corn with the new RNA-i trait, all with and without insecticides,” DeJong said. “Roots will be rated so everyone can see the differences in person.”
Attendance at the morning and/or afternoon field day is free and open to the public. Registration is not needed. Complimentary morning refreshments are sponsored by Security State Bank, with lunch sponsored by O’Brien County Ag Supply, J&K Insurance, C-S Agrow, and 5th Gen Ag.
For more information, contact DeJong at 712-546-7835 or jldejong@iastate.edu.