Agronomy Field Day
Thursday, August 27, 1998
Montsma and Boelk Farms
Hwy. 151 and Co. Rd. TC,
Lamartine
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 pm
Field Day Highlights:
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Corn and Soybean Hybrid/Variety Plots
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Herbicide Field Plots
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Narrow Row Corn and Soybean Research Plots
Session A: Weed Control
- offered at 11 am and 12:15 pm
1. Overview of herbicide plots - Jeff Laufenberg, DuPont and
other Ag Chemical reps
2. Herbicide Management for Roundup Ready Soybeans - Chris
Boerboom, UW Extension Weed Specialist
3. Pigweed with an Attitude - Mike Rankin, Crops and Soils
Agent
Session B: Corn and
Soybean Management - offered at 11 am and 12:15 pm
1. Corn Management Update - Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn Agronomist
2. Soybean Management Update - Ed Oplinger, UW Extension
Agronomist
3. Keep Your Harvest Losses to a Minimum - Ron Schuler, UW
Extension Ag Engineer
Session C: Grain Marketing
Decisions - offered at 12:15 and 1:30 pm
1. Corn and Soybean Market Update - Tex Long, Manager, Golden
Grains LLC
2. Capturing Load Deficiency Payments this Fall - Gary Terlinden,
Fond du Lac Co. FSA
3. Are Value Added Crops in Your Future? - Tim Harbaugh,
Regional Mgr., Optimum Quality Grains
Session D: 1999 Variety
and Hybrid Selection Decisions - offered at 1:30 pm
1. Soybean Variety Performance and Selection - Ed Oplinger, UW
Extension Agronomist
2. Corn Hybrid Performance and Selection - Joe Lauer, UW
Extension Corn Agronomist
3. Winter Wheat Variety Peformance and Selection - Ed
Oplinger, UW Extension Agronomist
...................Lunch gratefully provided by AgriLand
Co-op
Look forward to seeing you there!.................
For more information contact Mike
Rankin