ISU Research and Demonstration Farms

2011 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.

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Location	Research Farm	Topics	Date
Crawfordsville	Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm	Corn fungicides, cover crops, nematodes and grain marketing	June 15 @ 1:00 p.m.
Kanawha	Northern Research and Demonstration Farm	Preemergence weed control, foliar fertilizer on soybeans, land rolling of soybeans and current crop topic	June 28 @ 9:30 a.m.
Sutherland	Northwest Research and Demonstration Farm	Weed management, trees as a biomass source, surface water runoff, crop management and grain handling	June 29 @ 9:00 a.m.
Nashua	Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm	Farm and weather review, weather and crop forecast, field drainage issues, corn soybean disease management and nematodes	June 29 @ 1:00 p.m.
Ames	Horticulture Research Station	All Hort Day $30 registration fee	July 19, registration begins @ 8:00 a.m.
Lewis	Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm	Corn fungicides, corn nematodes and soybean management	Aug. 9 @ 9:30 a.m.
Boone	Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy Research Farms	Corn management research, corn fungicides and diseases, precision ag tools and strip tillage	Aug. 25 @ 9:00 a.m.
Sioux Center	Northwest Research and Demonstration Farm	On-farm trials	Aug. 31 @ 6:30 p.m.
Crawfordsville	Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm	Crops	Sept. 8 @ 1:00 p.m.

2011 Demonstration Home Garden Field Days

Location	Research Farm	Date
Rock Rapids	Northwest (Lyon Co Fair Grounds)	July 26 @ 6:00 pm
Lewis	Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm	July 28 @ 6:30 pm
Nashua	Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm	July 30 @ 4:00 pm
Fruitland	Muscatine Island Research Farm	August 2 @ 6:30 pm
Kanawha	Northern Research and Demonstration Farm	August 4 @ 6:30 pm
Creston	Southwestern Community College	August 5 @ 6:30 pm
Ames	Horticulture Station	August 11 @ 6:30 pm

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