Agronomy Field Day

Tuesday, August 26

Montsma and Boelk Farms
Hwy. 151 and Co. Rd. TC, Lamartine
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 pm

Field Day Highlights:

Session A: Weed Control - offered at 11 am and 12:15 pm

1. Overview of herbicide plots - Jeff Laufenberg, DuPont
2. What's New for Herbicides in 1998 - Ag Chemical Company Representatives
3. Timing Post-emerge Weed Emerge Control - Chris Boerboom, UW Extension Weed Specialist

Session B: Soybean Management Decisions - offered at 11 am and 12:15 pm

1. Soybean Inoculants and Seeding Rates - Ed Oplinger, UW Extension Agronomist
2. Think Phytophthora When Selecting Varieties - Craig Grau, UW Extension Plant Pathologist
3. Soybean Row Spacing and Seeding Rates - Ed Oplinger, UW Extension Agronomist

Session C: Corn Management Decisions - offered at 12:15 and 1:30 pm

1. Corn Row Spacing - Is there a best one? - Mike Rankin, Crops and Soils Agent
2. Bt and Herbicide Resistant Corn Performance - Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn Agronomist
3. Corn Starter Fertilizer - When Does it Pay? - Larry Bundy, UW Extension Soils Specialist

Session D: Winter Wheat Management Decisions- offered at 1:30 pm

1. Nitrogen Management - When and How Much - Larry Bundy, UW Extension Soils Specialist
2. Winter Wheat Variety Performance and Selection - Ed Oplinger, UW Extension Agronomist
3. Planting and Selling "Home-grown" Seed - Mike Rankin, Crops and Soils Agent

...................Lunch gratefully provided by AgriLand Co-op

Look forward to seeing you there!.................

For more information contact Mike Rankin
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