2026 Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm Summer Field Day
Field Day Agenda
Registration for the field day will start at 9:30 AM.
Welcome
Effects of sulfur on corn and soybeans
Richard Roth, Assistant Professor and Extension Nitrogen Specialist
Fungicide efficacy and disease pressure update
Alison Robertson, Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and Extension Field Crops Pathologist
Soybean herbicide demo
Wesley Everman, Assistant Professor and Extension Weed Scientist
Lunch
A systems approach to adopting cover crops
Mark Licht, Associate Professor and Extension Cropping Systems Specialist
Best herbicide management practices
Bill Backhaus, BASF Ag Solutions Senior Agronomic Service Representative, and Nate Quam, BASF Ag Solutions Technical Service Representative
Logistics
Open to the public at no cost thanks to the support of ISU Extension and Outreach, ISU Research Farms, and the Wallace Foundation. Pre-register to help with a head count for lunch by contacting Aaron Saeugling, field agronomist at 712-254-0082 or clonz5@iastate.edu