More than a dozen field days will be held again this year at the various University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural Research Station locations.
The events are designed to share research updates and educational information with agricultural professionals, home gardeners and other interested individuals.
Dates, locations and topics include:
** July 20 - O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility, 2502 Highway M, Verona, WI. This field day, organized by the Wisconsin Turfgrass Association and the station, features morning sessions on general turfgrass management and lawn care. After a lunch break, the focus shifts to golf turf management.
** July 21 - Hancock Agricultural Research Station, N3909 County Road V, Hancock, WI. This field day features updates of interest to the state’s potato industry on variety trials; disease, insect and weed management field experiments; and crop storage research.
** August 7 - Hancock Agricultural Research Station, N3909 County Road V, Hancock, WI. This garden open house is a family-friendly event, offering tours of the station’s babbling brook, vegetable garden and many other new additions. There will be activities for kids including an alphabet adventure and bingo.
** August 23 - Kemp Natural Resources Station, 9161 Kemp Road, Woodruff, WI. Landowners have legal “duty of care” for the trees on their properties, including responsibility to obtain expert assistance when appropriate. During this workshop, attendees will learn how qualified arborists assess tree risk by estimating likelihood of tree failure and impact, and the consequences to property and people. For more information, visit https://kemp.wisc.edu/outreach/ or contact kemp@cals.wisc.edu.
** August 24 - Arlington Agricultural Research Station, N695 Hopkins Road, Arlington, WI. This field day will highlight organic research conducted at UW–Madison, as well as information about best practices for organic production. Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is required. To register, send email to emsilva@wisc.edu.
** August 25 - Arlington Agricultural Research Station, N695 Hopkins Road, Arlington, WI. This field day will feature field plot tours and UW research updates on soil fertility and management; pest management; Kernza® production and other grain production systems; and many other topics. Please register by calling (608) 262-0485. More info at: https://go.wisc.edu/agronomysoilsfd.
** September 2 - West Madison Agricultural Research Station, 8502 Mineral Point Road, Verona, WI. Attendees will take a walk through the station’s vineyards with UW-Madison experts and learn about cold-hardy table grape varieties, the Petite Pearl wine grape variety, disease resistance evaluations, insect monitoring efforts, and general vineyard management.
** September 11 - Kemp Natural Resources Station, 9161 Kemp Road, Woodruff, WI. At this festival, attendees can join a morning foray to gather fungi in the forest at Kemp Station. After a break to enjoy self-brought lunches, festivities resume with learning stations staffed by fungi experts who will share information and greater details on identifications, and other fungi-related topics. For more information, visit https://kemp.wisc.edu/outreach/ or contact kemp@cals.wisc.edu.
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