The Becker Irrigation and Nutrient Management Field Day will take place on Wednesday, August 21st at the Becker Sand Plain Research Farm. Register online by August 15th at z.umn.edu/BeckerFieldDay2019.
On the day of the event, registration begins at 4:30pm, with the tour and presentations starting at 5pm. Dinner is served at 6:35pm.
Speakers and research topics include:
Assistant Extension professor-irrigation specialist Vasu Sharma: Irrigation management for corn production and water qualityExtension soil fertility specialist Fabian Fernandez: Nitrogen management for irrigated corn and water quality Soil scientist Jeff Vetsch: Potassium fertilization of corn and soybean on irrigated sandsPost-doctoral associate Emerson de Souza: Urea applied with nitrification and urease inhibitors and microbial enhancers to corn and potato crops Directions to the Becker Sand Plain Research Farm: From the intersection of Highway 10 and Minnesota County Road 11, proceed south to 157th Street SE an…
On the day of the event, registration begins at 4:30pm, with the tour and presentations starting at 5pm. Dinner is served at 6:35pm.
Speakers and research topics include:
Assistant Extension professor-irrigation specialist Vasu Sharma: Irrigation management for corn production and water qualityExtension soil fertility specialist Fabian Fernandez: Nitrogen management for irrigated corn and water quality Soil scientist Jeff Vetsch: Potassium fertilization of corn and soybean on irrigated sandsPost-doctoral associate Emerson de Souza: Urea applied with nitrification and urease inhibitors and microbial enhancers to corn and potato crops Directions to the Becker Sand Plain Research Farm: From the intersection of Highway 10 and Minnesota County Road 11, proceed south to 157th Street SE an…