Events Archive
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12 locations across the state
The Meadows Events Center, Altoona, Iowa
Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm (3115 Lousia-Washington Rd., Crawfordsville, IA)
Marie Ketelsen Learning Center 200th Ave Delmar, IA 52037
1040 James Ave. Kanawha, Iowa
Mark Schleisman’s Farm 1532 365th St. Lake City, IA 51449
Bill Hammitt's Farm 3620 240th Street Portsmouth, IA 51565
The annual Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Iowa State Fair Weed Identification Contest will be held on Friday, Aug. 9, from 9-11:30 a.m. in front of the John Deere Agriculture Building.
Registration: 8:30am
Join Iowa State University and Kirkwood Community College in partnership with Cargill RegenConnect® on Thursday, August 8 for a conservation field day to:
Check-in begins at 8:30 am.
Research to Rows is a series of workshops offered jointly with Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach and the ISU Digital Ag Innovation Lab. Planter University was the first workshop offered, and now we are adding a drone workshop.
Join us for a field day focused on European corn borer, an old pest that might pose new problems to farmers. We plan to review identification, scouting, and management with interactive demonstrations.
Agenda
Morning Session
Join us for a Crop Walk near Gilmore City that will focus on the basics of mid-season scouting, an update crop conditions, and review weed control effectiveness.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own crop samples for evaluation.
This field day kicks off with morning refreshments at 9 a.m. and the program begins at 9:30 a.m. featuring the following topics:
Check-in beings at 12:30 PM
Brought to you by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Southeast Iowa Agricultural Research Association.
Check-in begins at 8:30 AM.
A meeting for growers who experienced hail damage to their crops from storms that took place on 6/12/2024. We will cover educational materials and discuss options for growers going forward. Main Iowa counties affected- Woodbury, Monona and Harrison.
Check-in begins at 9:30 AM.
Hay Day at McNay is an event designed to allow producers across the state to see live, in-person demonstrations from local equipment dealers over different pieces of haying equipment.
Join local equipment dealers at the McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm as they perform live demonstrations of haying equipment. Be sure to walk through the equipment trade show featuring hay, feeding, and livestock working equipment from additional local suppliers.
Check-in begins at 8:30 AM.
The Iowa State University Extension Crop Scout School prepares individuals with little or no previous crop scouting experience, providing a foundation of basic skills for crop scouting in the Midwest. Correctly identifying pests in the field is critical for selecting the correct tools to economically manage the issue.