Extension Crop News
The following crop news items are from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
- Midwest commercial vegetable growers can access two new resources from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach on Napa cabbage and eggplant production.
- The horticulture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will hold the 2026 Fruit and Vegetable Field Day on Wednesday, July 29.
- The annual Iowa State Fair Weed Identification Contest will return to the Iowa State Fair on Friday, Aug. 14, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in front of the Agriculture Building.
- Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the ISU Digital Ag Innovation Lab will host the ISU Hay Day, an educational event for hay producers, on July 13. The event is designed to help hay producers improve the health of their fields and the reliability of their equipment.
- The Agricultural Engineering team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will hold the Iowa Drainage School Aug. 25–27. The three-day program will focus on the design, installation and maintenance of drainage systems.
- Crop farmers and agronomists looking for the latest in herbicide and crop production are invited to join the Summer Field Day at the Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm on June 25.
- The Iowa State University Northern Research and Demonstration Farm will host a summer field day on Thursday, June 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Farmers, crop scouts and agricultural professionals looking to improve their in-season crop diagnostics and scouting skills are encouraged to register for the Crop Diagnostics In-Season Training on June 23 at the Iowa State University Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm near Crawfordsville.
- The annual Spring Field Day at the Iowa State University Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24. The field day is available at no cost and is open to the public.
- Farmers and agriculture-related professionals in southeastern Iowa are invited to attend the Summer Field Day at the Iowa State University Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm on June 16.
- Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop and soil health field day as part of their “Beyond the Basics: Advanced Cover Crop Series” in rural Sumner on Wednesday, June 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- The science of weed control will be the main topic at the July 1 Weed Science Field Day at Iowa State University’s Curtiss Farm. Crop producers, consultants and others involved with the crop industry are encouraged to attend and learn research-backed methods to improve weed management on the farm.