ISU Research and Demonstration Farms

2009 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 2009 Field Days Brochure (pdf)

Location	Research Farm	Subject	Date
Nashua	NERF	Crops	June 18 @ 1:30 pm
Rhodes	Rhodes	Cattle Grazing	June 18 @ 5:15 pm
Crawfordsville	SERF	Crops	June 24 @ 12:00 pm
Kanawha	NIRF	Crops	June 25 @ 9:30 am
Sutherland	NWRF	Crops	June 30 @ 9:00 am
Lewis	Armstrong	Crops	July 2 @ 9:30 am
Ames	Horticulture Station	All Hort Day	August 6 @ 8:00 am
Greenfield	Neely-Kinyon	Crops	August 27 @ 4:00 pm
Ames	AEA	Crops	August 27 @ 8:30 am
Hawarden	NWRF	Crops	August 27 @ 6:00 pm
Nashua	NERF	Borlaug Learning Center Dedication	September 2 @ 4:30 pm
Crawfordsville	SERF	Crops	September 17 @ 1:00 pm
Castana	WRF	Livestock, Forages	TBA
Chariton	McNay	Crops, Livestock	TBA

2009 Demonstration Home Garden Field Days

Location	Research Farm	Date
Rock Rapids	Lyon Co Fair Grounds	July 14 @ 6:00 pm
Fruitland	Muscatine Island Research Farm	August 4 @ 6:00 pm
Kanawha	NIRF	August 5 @ 6:30 pm
Ames	Horticulture Station	August 6 @ 6:00 pm
Nashua	NERF	August 8 @ 4:00 pm
Chariton	McNay	August 10 @ 6:00 pm
Lewis	Armstrong	August 11 @ 6:30 pm
Sutherland	NWRF	August 12 @ 6:00 pm