Spring Field Day Tour at SE Iowa Research Farm set for June 22

Farmers and those who advise farmers are invited to attend the annual spring field day for the Iowa State University Southeast Iowa Research Farm near Crawfordsville on June 22, beginning at 1 p.m.

Registration for the field day begins at 12:30 p.m., with the tour starting at 1 p.m., with a ?Farm and Crop Update? by Myron Rees, Farm Superintendent.

The field day will feature the following stops: dicamba injury plots hosted by Schmitt; managing seedling diseases in corn by Rebecca Vittetoe, ISU Extension Field Agronomist; and monarchs, pollinators and the farm: an unlikely friendship by Seth Appelgate, ISU Agricultural Specialist.

Those wishing to obtain additional CCA credits can come at 9 a.m., for a morning training session with a focus on soil and water management and pest management. Matt Helmers, ISU Extension Agricultural Engineer, will provide an update on the progress and outlook of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy. Meaghan Anderson, ISU Extension Field Agronomist, will also provide an update on Palmer amaranth and a discussion of identification and management of this problem weed.

The afternoon tours are free. For more information or to register by June 16, call the Johnson County Extension Office at 319-337-2145.

For further information, contact Virgil Schmitt at 563-263-5701 or vschmitt@iastate.edu.