Six spring and summer field days are planned at Iowa State University research and demonstration farms throughout Iowa.

The field day programs focus on results of current research conducted at the farms, including performance of newly introduced resistant varieties and management strategies. Researchers are scheduled to give seminars on various topics, and the farm superintendents will provide a crop and weather update.

All field days will take place rain or shine. Due to the weather and other factors, program details are subject to change. The programs are free and open to the public; no registration is required.

ISU operates 12 research and demonstration farms across the state and a number of them in central Iowa to assess the influence of soil differences and climate on agricultural practices. The research also provides clues to the potential of new crops and practices that may diversify the agricultural base. For more information about a research and demonstration farm, contact 1-800-532-2354.

The spring and summer field days are as follows. (Additional programs are planned for a series of fall field days at some of the farms.)

Northeast

• Tuesday, June 11
• Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm -- 1 mile south and 1 1/2 miles west of Nashua
• Program: Identical programs at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m.
• Overview of research and season--Ken Pecinovsky, farm superintendent
• Woolly cupgrass and wirestem muhly management--Bob Hartzler, extension weeds specialist
• Corn rootworm trials and the NC Iowa "Hotspot"--Jon Tollefson, extension entomologist
• Nitrogen management recommendations--Randy Killorn, extension agronomist
• Corn management: Planting date, population and row spacing--Garren Benson, extension agronomist

Northern

• Wednesday, June 12
• Northern Research and Demonstration Farm--south of Kanawha on County Road R-35
• Program: 9:30 a.m. (Lunch will be available.)
• SCN-resistant soybean variety evaluation--Greg Tylka, extension nematologist
• Corn and soybean weed management--Bob Hartzler, extension weeds specialist
• Sprayer clinic--Mark Hanna, extension agricultural engineer
• Soybean management--Keith Whigham, extension agronomist

Southeast

• Tuesday, June 18
• Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm--1 3/4 miles south and 2 miles east of Crawfordsville on the Washington/Louisa county-line road
• Program: Identical programs at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. (Dinner will be served.)
• High-speed row-crop cultivation--Mark Hanna, extension agricultural engineer
• P&K placement for no-till crop production-- Antonio Mallarino, agronomist, and Roger Borges, research associate
• Postemergence herbicide programs for drilled or narrow-row soybeans--Bob Hartzler, extension weeds specialist
• No-till tillage research--Greg Brenneman, extension agricultural engineer

Northwest

• Wednesday, June 19
• Northwest Research and Demonstration Farm--11 miles north of Cherokee on U.S. 59 and 1/4 mile east on County Road B-62
• Program: 9 a.m. to noon
• Crop and weather update--Dave Haden, farm superintendent
• Weed management--Mike Owen, extension weeds specialist
• P&K deep banding in no-till corn and soybeans--Antonio Mallarino, agronomist
• Soybean management--Keith Whigham, extension agronomist
• Ag liming--Paul Kassel, extension crops specialist

Southwest

• Thursday, June 20
• Neely-Kinyon Research and Demonstration Farm--2 miles south of Greenfield on Highway 25, 1 mile east and 1/2 mile north
• Program: 4 p.m. (Free noon meal provided; co-sponsored by the Practical Farmers of Iowa.)
• Pasture weed control--Wayne Pews, field representative, DowElanco
• Specialty corn demonstration--to be announced
• Specialty soybeans--Keith Whigham, extension agronomist
• Dairy heifer development--Bill Wunder, dairy scientist

Southeast

• Tuesday, July 16
• Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm--111 N. Street, Fruitland
• Program: Identical programs at 4:30 and 7 p.m. (Dinner available for $5.)
• Vegetable cultivar trials and production--Vince Lawson, farm superintendent, and Henry Taber, extension vegetable specialist