Wednesday, July 19th 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
LeMere Farms; 4140 Cty. Hwy. J; Abrams, WI
1.5 miles north of Hwy. 41 on Cty. J, or take Liegeois Road east from Hwy. 141 to J, turn north onto J and look for Parking signs.
Featuring Dr. Shawn Conley, Winter Wheat and Soy Agronomist; Dr. Damon Smith, Field Crops Plant Pathologist; Dr. Brian Luck, Biological Systems Engineer; Jamie Patton, NRCS Soil Scientist; Dan Marzu, UW Nutrient & Pest Management Program; and Kevin Jarek & Scott Reuss, Regional Crop/Soils Educators.
10 a.m. Registration (NOTE: topic order & timing may change.)
10:15 a.m. Cover crop and forage crop opportunities and realities after wheat
11 a.m. Winter Wheat agronomics & Disease Management – Dr.’s Conley & Smith
Noon Lunch – provided by Seed Concepts, Inc. and possible other sponsors.
12:45 Drones in Agriculture – Dr. Luck
1:30 Wheat nutrient management research and current rec.’s. View nitrogen rate, nitrogen timing, and sulfur rate research plots, and fungicide demonstration plots.
Topics will include wheat agronomics; disease identification and management; cover crop and after-wheat forage options; drone usage in agriculture; nutrient management; and Q & A opportunities throughout with each presenter.
Free to attend, with lunch provided by Seed Concepts, Inc.
Registration requested to ensure adequate supplies and food available. Register by July 17 if possible, by contacting Scott Reuss via email at scott.reuss@wisc.edu or call/text him at 715-701-0966. You can also contact him for more information.
