Jul 10

Northeast Research Farm Field Day

Thursday, July 10

Attend the Northeast Research Farm field day on Thursday, July 10, from 4:00 p.m. CDT to dusk at the Northeast Research Farm (15710 455th Ave., South Shore, SD). The farm is located 2.5 miles west of Interstate 29 off exit 193.

There will be several tours focused on crop management, including weed management, crop diseases and insects, small grains variety trials, soil fertility, and soybean planting dates.

Tours

Weed Management

  • Weed Management in 2025: New Year, New Problems: Eric Jones, Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Weed Management Specialist

Small Grain Variety

  • Spring Wheat Varieties and Advanced Breeding Lines: David Karki, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Crop Production Specialist
  • Oat Varieties and Advanced Breeding Lines: Melanie Caffe, Associate Professor and Oat Breeder.

Diseases and Insects

  • Insects Pests update: Adam Varenhorst, Associate Professor & SDSU Extension Field Crop Entomologist
  • Tar Spot in Corn and other important diseases: Madalyn Shires, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Specialist

Agronomy

  • Nutrient Stratification in the topsoil: Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist 
  • Starter Fertilizer in Corn: Peter Kovacs, Associate Professor and Precision Cropping Systems
  • Soil Fertility in Corn: Jason Clark, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist
  • Effects of Maturity Group & Planting Date on Soybean Performance: David Karki, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Crop Production Specialist

Indoor Presentations

  • Disease Diagnostic Lab booth: Connie Tande, SDSU Extension Plant Diagnostician.
  • Precision Management for Field Variability booth & presentation: Ali Nafchi, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Precision Agriculture Specialist

Registration

Please use the form below or visit Eventbrite to register for any of this summer's South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station field days. Contact David Karki, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Crop Production Specialist, for more information.

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