Event
Western Agronomy Field Day, July 15
Jul 15, 2015 | 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Date/Time
Date(s) - July 15, 2015
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at Ohio State University will hold a Western Agronomy Field Day on July 15, offering farmers, farm managers, certified crop advisors and other industry professionals an opportunity to learn more about new agronomic technologies.
Pre-registration required for meal count by July 10, payable at the door $20. Register by email or phone to: Harold Watters ([email protected]), 937 599-4227 or Joe Davlin ([email protected]), 937 462-8016.
Program
8:30 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. Morning In-field Sessions
Three one-hour talks and visits in the field at the research plots presented by:
• Anne Dorrance – Reducing questionable inputs for increased profits
• John Fulton – Plant response with precision planters – seedling depth and hydraulic down pressure
• Laura Lindsey – Micronutrient Foliar Applications on Soybeans
Noon Lunch (BBQ box lunch)
1 p.m. Afternoon Wagon Tour
Four ½-hour stops will feature:
• Steve Culman – P and K Fertilization Trials in Ohio Over Nine Years
• Alex Lindsey – Cover Crop Interseeding into Emerged Corn
• Andy Michel & Ron Hammond – Issues with Seed corn maggot and Corn Rootworm
• Peter Thomison – Exploiting Hybrid x Management Interactions for Higher Yields