Iowa State University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

ISU Research and Demonstration Farms

2008 Farm Field Days

Field days give farmers and the public a chance to see research projects in progress and talk with the researchers involved in the experiments. But they also provide the opportunity to view the latest in modern agriculture. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Topics of field days in the summer typically cover corn and soybean production, including insect and weed management, soil fertility, tillage systems, water quality, planting dates, crop population, manure management and value-added crops.

Those visiting Iowa State farms with livestock (locations are marked in bold) are asked to take several precautions if they have been at another livestock operation. Those who have recently returned from a trip abroad are asked to wait five days before visiting Iowa State farms with animals. Visitors to farms with livestock are asked to change clothing and footwear after being in any livestock operation, foreign or domestic; and to refrain from bringing any food items to the research farm. If you have any questions, please call the Research and Demonstration Farms office at (515) 294-5045 or read the Foot and Mouth Advisory (135K PDF).

Directions to the farms are on the farm pages.

Download the 2008 Field Days Brochure (pdf)


Location Research Farm Subject Date
Nashua NERF Crops June 19 @ 1:30 pm
Sutherland NWRF Crops June 25 @ 9:00 am
Crawfordsville SERF Crops June 26 @ 12:00 pm
Lewis Armstrong Crops June 27 @ 9:30 am
More Info... More Info... Summer Vegetable/Fruit Field Day Jun 30 @ 9:00 am
Kanawha NIRF Crops July 1 @ 9:30 am
Lewis Armstrong High Tunnel July 15 @ 6:30 pm
Doon NWRF Crops August 4 @ 6:00 pm
Greenfield Neely-Kinyon Crops, Grazing August 20 @ 4:00 pm
Sutherland NWRF Crops September 2 @ 6:00 pm
Kanawha NIRF Crops September 3 @ 9:30 am
Nashua NERF Crops September 4 @ 1:30 pm
Crawfordville SERF Crops September 10 @ 1:00 pm
Castana WRF Livestock, Forages TBA
Chariton McNay Crops, Livestock TBA
Newell Allee 50th Anniversary September 16 @ 9:30 am
Fruitland MIRF Sugar, Beets September

2008 Demonstration Home Garden Field Days

Location Research Farm Date
Rock Rapids Lyon Co Fair Grounds July 15 @ 6:00 pm
Chariton McNay July 17 @ 6:00 pm
Sutherland NWRF July 26 @ 9:00 am
Nashua NERF August 2 @ 4:00 pm
Fruitland Muscatine Island Research Farm August 4 @ 6:30 pm
Ames Horticulture Station August 5 @ 6:30 pm
Lewis Armstrong August 6 @ 6:30 pm
Kanawha NIRF August 7 @ 6:30 pm