Iowa State University
Southeast Iowa Research & Demonstration Farm
Crawfordsville
Fall Field Day
September 9, 2014
Tours Begin at 1:30 p.m.
Tour Stops Include:
¨ Crop Season Review– Myron Rees , Farm Superintendent
¨ Upgrading your Wind Break – Jesse Randall, ISU Extension Forester
¨ Cover Crop Selection and Establishment – Mark Carlton, ISU Extension Field Agronomist
¨ Corn Stalk Utilization
– Patrick Wall, ISU Extension Beef Specialist (Nutrients for Animals)
– Ryan Drollette, ISU Extension Farm Management Specialist (Market Value)
– Virgil Schmitt, ISU Extension Field Agronomist (Nutrients for Crop Production)
¨ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Crop Scouting – Chris Murphy and Zach Vanderleest, ISU Ag Engineers
Certified Crop Advisors – CCA Credit Available at no charge
Fall Field Day Tour at ISU SE Iowa Research Farm on September 9
Farmers and those who advise farmers about crops will want to attend the annual fall field day for the Iowa State University Southeast Iowa Research Farm near Crawfordsville on September 9 beginning at 1:30 p.m. One of the features on the tour will be “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Crop Scouting” by Chris Murphy and Zach Vanderleest, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers with Iowa State University.
Also highlighted on the tour will be “Upgrading Your Windbreak” by Jesse Randall, ISU Extension Forester; “Cover Crop Selection and Management” by Mark Carlton, ISU Extension Field Agronomist; “Corn Stalk Utilization” by Ryan Drollette, Patrick Wall, and Virgil Schmitt, Extension Farm Management Specialist, Beef Specialist, and Field Agronomist, respectively; and “Crop Season Review” by Myron Rees, Farm Superintendent.
Certified Crop Advisor continuing education credits will be available at no charge.
To reach the farm, follow U.S. Highway 218 one and three quarters miles south of Crawfordsville, then two miles east on county road G-62, then three quarters mile north. Signs will be posted to guide you to the event.
For further information, contact Virgil Schmitt at (563) 263-5701 or .
Myron Rees, SE Iowa Research Farm, 319-658-2353,