Southern Research & Outreach Center
35838 120th St. Waseca, MN 56093
Registration opens at 8:00 AM
Field Tour 8:30-11:30 AM
This event is free for farmers to attend thanks to the support from the Minnesota Corn Growers Association and Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council! There is a $40 registration fee for Ag Professionals.
For questions, please reach out to Jeff Vetsch at [email protected] or Stephanie Schnoor at [email protected].
Jeff Vetsch (Research Supervisor, SROC) and Darby Martin (Research Professional 4 Supervisor, RROC)
Title: Precision high speed planting and sensing nutrient content in manure
Summary: Darby will discuss the accuracy and economics of high-speed corn planters. Jeff will share some preliminary data on the accuracy of a manure nutrient sensor.
Robert Fowler (SW&C Graduate Student)
Title: Erosion and Nitrogen Loss: What Cover Crop Planting Rates Pay Off?
Summary: Bob will discuss how the environmental benefits of cover crops are affected by seeding rates and cover crop species.
Ryan Miller (Extension Educator)
Title: Corn and Soybean Weed Management
Jeff Coulter (Professor and Extension Corn Agronomist)
Title: Short Corn Agronomics
Summary: Discuss short corn hybrids and how their growth characteristics and agronomics differ from standard corn hybrids
Liz Stahl (Extension Educator) and Axel Garcia y Garcia (Associate Professor, SWROC)
Title: Fine-tuning cover crop BMPs
Hear the latest results from a multi-site, multi-year trial looking at cereal rye seeding rates and termination timing.
Melissa Wilson (Associate Professor and Extension Specialist) and Samuel Strack (SW&C Graduate Student)
Title: Nitrogen availability in manure as affected by manure source and application timing.