6/5/01
Contacts:
Dennis Shannon, ISU
Research and Demonstration Farms, (515) 294-1608
Ed Adcock, Agriculture
Communications, (515) 294-2314
RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION FARM FIELD DAYS BEGIN JUNE 12
AMES, Iowa &emdash; A sheep production program will kick off this year's field days for the Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms on June 12 at the McNay Sheep Facility near Chariton.
A highlight of the field day season will be a 25th anniversary celebration June 26 of the founding of the Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm near Nashua. Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug will be the featured speaker at a day-long event marking the milestone.
The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease around the globe has changed policies for visiting Iowa State farms with livestock. Those who have recently come to the United States or returned from a trip abroad are asked to participate in a precautionary five-day waiting period prior to visiting ISU farms with animals (marked with an asterisk). Visitors also are asked to change clothing and footwear before visiting ISU farms with livestock if they have been in any livestock operation, foreign or domestic, and to refrain from bringing any food items.
Field days take place rain or shine. The public is welcome. Program information is available for the summer field days, but details are subject to change.
County extension offices have a limited supply of field day brochures, which also are on the ISU Research and Demonstration Farms Web site at: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/farms/fielddays.html
Field day details follow:
McNay Research and Demonstration Farm*
June 12, 5:30 p.m. Grilled lamb burgers will be served after the program. The field day is located near Lucas, 4 miles south on Highway 65 from the intersection of highways 65 and 34, then 2.5 miles east on a gravel road and north .75 mile.
Program topics: Sheep parasite control, lamb finishing and pasture lambing.
Northern Research and Demonstration Farm
June 20, 9:30 a.m. Lunch at noon, followed by a weed management tour at the farm at 1 p.m. The field day will be 1 mile south of Kanawha on County Road R-35.
Program topics: Corn fertility, corn breeding, crop development and new sprayer nozzle demonstration.
Western Research and Demonstration Farm*
June 21, 6 p.m. The farm is located 4 miles east of Castana on County Road E-34.
Program topics: Herbicide trials and current crop topics.
Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm
June 26, 10 a.m. The farm is located 1 mile south and 1.5 miles west of Nashua.
25th Anniversary Celebration
Northwest Research and Demonstration Farm
June 27, 9 a.m. Lunch at noon. The farm is located 11 miles north of Cherokee on U.S. Highway 59 and .25 mile east on County Road B-62.
Program topics: Weed management, in-season nitrogen fertilization of soybeans, water table monitoring and soil quality and pest management.
Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm*
June 28, 3 p.m. Meal at 6 p.m. Special program at 7 p.m., titled Rural Opportunities: practices and policies. The farm is located 11 miles southwest of Atlantic on Highway 6, .5 mile south and .75 mile east.
Program topics: Carbon sequestration, wetland demonstration, manure odor treatments, grazing with pasture rotation and managing wildlife habitat.
Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm
June 28, 1 p.m. Certified crop adviser credit program at 10 a.m. The farm is located 1.75 miles south and 2 miles east of Crawfordsville on the Washington/Louisa county-line road.
Program topics: Field tours, conservation tillage, bean leaf beetle and bean pod mottle virus, low-cost alternatives for weed management in corn, and nitrogen management with the late spring nitrate test.
Rhodes Research and Demonstration Farm*
July 10, 4 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge will speak at 6:20 p.m. The farm is located .5 mile north of the intersection of Highway 330 and Binford Avenue in Marshall County.
Program topics: Heifer nutrition and management, livestock judging, feed lot registration and runoff management, pasture runoff/buffer strip evaluation and biosecurity issues related to livestock diseases.
Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm
July 19, programs at 4 and 6:30 p.m. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. The farm is located at 111 North St. in Fruitland.
Program topics: Vegetable research trials.
Fall field days are scheduled at many farms. The tentative schedule is:
Acreage and Home Garden Field Days
Various gardening topics will be discussed at these research and demonstration farms. The gardens at each of these farms include examples of plantings and production techniques for home gardeners. The field days are open to the public at no cost.
Range-fed chicken will be featured at the field days. There will be a plastic mulch trial, comparing black, silver, red and yellow plastic mulch on the growth of tomatoes and peppers. There also will be plantings of celosia, compact vines, decorative foliage and All-America Selections.
The Allee garden demonstrates organic gardening techniques.
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Farm/Location |
Date |
Time |
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Southeast at Crawfordsville |
Aug. 2 |
6:30 p.m. |
|
Rhodes at Rhodes |
Aug. 3 |
6:30 p.m. |
|
Muscatine Island at Fruitland |
Aug. 7 |
6:30 p.m. |
|
Northwest at Sutherland |
Aug. 8 |
6:30 p.m. |
|
Allee at Newell |
Aug. 11 |
2 p.m. |
|
Northeast at Nashua |
Aug. 18 |
4 p.m. |
|
Armstrong at Lewis |
Aug. 22 |
6:30 p.m. |
|
Western at Castana |
Aug. 23 |
6:30 p.m. |
|
Northern at Kanawha |
Aug. 25 |
4 p.m. |
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