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33 2018AGRONOMYFIELD TOUR

at theUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Southern Research and Outreach Center

west edge of Waseca, MN(across from Loon Lake)

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 • 8:00 a.m. Registration

8:30 - 11:30 Field Tour • Lunch to Follow

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Research at theSouthern Research and

Outreach Center is:

Producing high-quality,high-yield crops for foodand energy with minimalenvironmental impact.

Producing animals forhuman nutrition andhealth with minimalenvironmental impactwhile improvingproduction efficiency.

Managing growthenvironments andextending the season to increase anti-cancerphytonutrientconcentrations invegetables.

Studying dairy calfnutrition andmanagement for healthand productivity.

Looking at ways toproduce alternativecrops for energy andother bioproducts.

Managing animal wastes to minimizeenvironmental impactand also produceenergy.

Registration Fee: $35.00 • Cash or check only please

College of Food, Agriculturaland Natural Resource Sciences

Southern Research and Outreach Center

DIRECTIONS TO THE SROC:Waseca is located 13 miles west of Owatonna and27 miles east of Mankato. The SROC is on the westedge of Waseca (across from Loon Lake).

The Agronomy Field Tour will provide research-basedinformation for crop producers, crop consultants,agribusiness staff, farm managers, Extension educators,government agency personnel and anyone involved inagricultural crop production.

The tour will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will NOTbe repeated, so it is important to arrive prior to 8:30.The field tour will conclude at approximately 11:30 a.m. with a picnic lunch and time for Q&A. The tour will beheld rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather,the program will be held in the SROC AdministrationBuilding.

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 • 8:00 a.m. Registration • 8:30 - 11:30 Field Tour • Lunch to FollowRegistration fee: $35 (includes tour, handout materials, morning refreshments and lunch)

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. To request disability

accommodations, please contact Deanne Nelson, SROC, 507.835.3620 or nelso191@umn.edu.

Visit the SROC web site for more information on events at: http://sroc.cfans.umn.edu.

To inform you of upcoming events electronically, please send an email to:nelso191@umn.edu. In the subject of your email, simply write: Please add me to the SROC events listserve.

2018 AGRONOMY FIELD TOUR

TOPICS & SPEAKERSAg Outlook

Kent Thiesse, Vice President,MinnStar Bank, Lake Crystal, MN

Soybean AphidBob Koch, Extension Entomologist

U of M, Department of Entomology

Cover Crops in a Corn and Soybean Cropping SystemAxel Garcia Y Garcia, Assistant Professor/Cropping Systems

U of MN, Southwest Research & Outreach Center, Lamberton

Manure Research/ManagementMelissa Wilson, Assistant Professor

U of MN, Department of Soil, Water and Climate

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Potassium Fertilization of Corn and SoybeanJeff Vetsch, Soil Scientist

U of MN, Southern Research and Outreach Center

Weed Management ResearchTom Hoverstad, Scientist

U of MN, Southern Research and Outreach Center

2018 July 5 Crop Management Field Tour (Rochester)Sept 13 U of MN, Southern Research & Outreach

Center OPEN HOUSE

2019March 2 Horticulture Day (Pre-registration

required)

U of MN OPEN HOUSE

Thursday, Sept 13