You won’t want to miss any of the upcoming field days hosted at the outlying Iowa State University Research Farms this summer. These field days will feature the latest information on crop production and management practices. Below is a list of the upcoming field days that will take place as well as what topics will be featured at each field day. All field days are of no cost to attendees and open to the public.
More information about all the upcoming events and field days hosted at the research farms can be found on the ISU Research and Demonstration Farms website.
We hope to see you at one of these events!
June 17, 2025 - Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm (3115 Louisa-Washington Rd, Crawfordsville, IA)
Check-in for this field day starts at 1:00 p.m. with the field day kicking off at 1:30 p.m. Topics to be featured include:
- Research Farm Update and Farm Tour* – Cody Schneider, farm superintendent
- Herbicides and Weeds– Wes Everman, ISU Extension Weed Scientist
- Fungicides and Fungicide Applications – Doug Houser, Extension Digital Ag Specialist and Jose Gonzalez, ISU Plant Pathology Research Scientist
No pre-registration required. Certified Crop Advisers can earn 1.0 Pest Management and 0.5 Crop Management and 0.5 Nutrient Management CEUs.
*Projects to be highlighted: Sulfur in Corn and Soybeans, Nitrogen x Sulfur Rate, Relay and Double Cropping with Soybeans, and others
Click for more information on the Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm Summer Field Day
June 18, 2025 – Northeast Research Farm (3321 290th St, Nashua, IA)
This field day starts at 11 a.m. and will feature the following topics:
- Accelerating Conservation through Partnerships and Cost-Share – Mike Naig, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
- Nitrogen Management for the 2025 Growing Season – Richard Roth, extension nitrogen science specialist
- 2025 Weed Management Update – Wes Everman, extension weed specialist
A complimentary lunch is being provided by Innovative Ag Services. In order for us to get an accurate head count for the meal, please RSVP us at neira@iastate.edu by Monday, June 16th.
Certified Crop Advisers can earn 1.0 nutrient management and 1.0 pest management CEU credits. For more information included on this field day flyer.
Please contact Josh Michel at (563) 581-7828 or jjmichel@iastate.edu, or Terry Basol at 641-426-6801or tlbasol@iastate.edu if there’s any questions!
June 26, 2025 - Northern Research Farm (310 S. Main Street, Kanawha IA 50447)
Open House celebrating the new Research and Extension Facility at the Northern Research Farm and the 95th Anniversary of the farm.
Order of events:
4 p.m. Facility and Farm Tours
5 p.m. Comments from Invited Guests
6 p.m. Dinner
Special comments from invited guests:
Wendy Wintersteen, President, Iowa State University – video greeting
Dan Robison, Endowed Dean’s Chair, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Jason Henderson, Vice President for Extension and Outreach, ISU
Jay Harmon, Associate Dean and Director, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension
Kendall Lamkey, Associate Dean of Facilities and Operations, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
North Central Iowa Research Association and Farm Updates
Greg Guenther, President, North Central Iowa Research Association
Matt Schnabel, Research Farm Superintendent
A complimentary dinner will be served. To help plan we require that you RSVP by June 19th to northernrf@iastate.edu or call 641-762-3247.
June 26, 2025 – Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm (53020 Hitchcock Ave, Lewis, IA)
Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. with the field day officially starting at 10 a.m. A complimentary lunch will be provided thanks to our generous sponsors. The field day will feature the following topics:
- Integrated weed management strategies – Wes Everman, Iowa State University Extension weed specialist
- The bottom line of grazing: crunching the numbers on cover crops – James Holz, Iowa Farmer and Co-Owner of Iowa Cover Crop
- Assessing soil function: is your soil working for you? – NRCS Field Office Staff
- Water resource management for climate resilience and the Daily Erosion Project – Rick Cruse, Director of the Iowa Water Center, and Iowa State University Professor of Agronomy
- Corn and soybean disease management to maximize profitability – Daren Mueller, Iowa State University Extension Plant Pathologist
While this event is free and open to everyone, pre-registration is requested. Please RSVP by June 23rd to Cass County Extension for an accurate meal count 712-243-0082 or email Aaron Saeugling @ clonz5@iastate.edu.
July 2, 2025 – Iowa State University Weed Science Field Day, Curtiss Farm (2219 State Avenue, Ames, IA 50014)
Join us for the much anticipated and long-awaited Weed Science Field Day! At this event you will hear the latest on weed management practices, demonstrations of herbicide programs, and information on new technologies.
The field day starts at 8:30 a.m. with registration, followed by field plot tours from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This field day is available at no cost to attendees due to the generous support of the ISU Weed Science Program. A complimentary lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by June 25 to Meaghan Anderson at mjanders@iastate.edu or 319-331-0058.
Please contact Wesley Everman at weverman@iastate.edu or 515-294-3700, or Meaghan Anderson at mjanders@iastate.edu or 319-331-0058 for more information.
July 9, 2025 - Northwest Research and Demonstration Farm (6320 500th St. Sutherland, IA)
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:
- Present and Future Corn Yields – Sotirios Archontoulis, Iowa State University Agronomy Professor
- 2025 Weed Management Update – Wes Everman, extension weed specialist
- Timely Agronomic Topics of the 2025 Growing Season, Gentry Sorenson and Leah Ten Napel- Extension Field Agronomists
There will be a complementary lunch served at noon. Following lunch there will be an optional roundtable on weed resistance and the EPA Herbicide Strategy lead by Wes Everman, extension weed specialist. We hope to have both farmers and industry partners present. Please consider attending!
Registration is not required. For more information contact Gentry Sorenson at (641-430-6715) or Leah Ten Napel at (712-541-3493).
July 23, 2025 - Field Extension and Education Laboratory (FEEL) (1928 240th St, Boone, IA 50036)
ISU Extension and Outreach Entomologists Erin Hodgson and Ashley Dean are hosting a field day on European corn borer, an old pest that might pose new problems to farmers. They plan to review identification, scouting and management with interactive demonstrations. This is a half-day (morning) event. Cost is $25/person.
Registration will open soon! For assistance with registration or questions about the program, please contact Erin Hodgson (ewh@iastate.edu or 515-294-2847).
July 24, 2025 – Northeast Research Farm (3321 290th St, Nashua, IA)
The Northeast Research Farm will host a Drone Workshop on July 24th from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Classroom instruction in the morning with hands on flying in the afternoon - Details to follow!
July 30, 2025 - Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm (3115 Louisa-Washington Rd, Crawfordsville, IA)
ISU Extension and Outreach will host a Strip-Till Field Day on July 30, 2025 at the Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm.
Click for more information on the Southeast Research and Demonstration Strip-Till Field Day
August 29, 2025 – Northeast Research Farm (3321 290th St, Nashua, IA)
Date set for fall field day. More information coming soon!
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