SROC Agronomy Field Tour

June 16, 8:30 - 11:30 AM

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]

Event Speaker

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.