Announcing the Small Grain Disease Management Clinic and Plot Tours across Minnesota

Are you worried about a repeat of last year’s season when Fusarium Head Blight caused problems across Minnesota and not even oats escaped this disease’s wrath? University of Minnesota Extension will hold seven hands-on small grain disease management clinics across the state before any decisions need to be made about fungicide applications in the coming month. These clinics will be held at the on-farm small grain trials near Rochester, LeCenter, Benson, Fergus Falls, Oklee, Humboldt, and Strathcona and will focus on which fungicides to use and when and how to apply them, including updated nozzle recommendations.

The date, times, and location details are as follows:

• Rochester – Tuesday, June 10th from 10:00-noon at the Lawler Research Farm northwest of the intersection of Collegeview Road NE and 70th Ave NE (Google Plus code - 2MF4+CWH, Chester, MN)
• LeCenter – Wednesday, June 11th from 10:00-noon at the Ruth Hoefs and Ron Pomnji Farm northeast of intersection of Lexington Road and 201st Ave (Google Plus code - F83M+F8Q, Lexington, MN)
• Benson – Thursday, June 12th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Lee Seed Farm northwest of intersection of Co Rd 26 and 50th Ave NE (Google Plus code - 9FXH+6F9, Benson, MN)
• Fergus Falls – Monday, June 23rd from 10:00-noon at the Walkup Farm northeast of the intersection of Co Rd 26 and Co Rd 15 (Google Plus code - 4R78+JV2, Western, MN)
• Oklee - Tuesday, June 24th from 10:00-noon at the Swenson Seed Farm northwest of the intersection of MN Hwy 92 and Co Rd 8(Google Plus code - Q4HR+J73, Oklee, MN)
• Humboldt - Tuesday, June 24th from 3:00-5:00 pm at the Mark & Neil Wiese Farm 3 miles east of Humboldt along Co Rd 6 (Google Plus code - WXCC+2XV, Humboldt, MN)
• Strathcona – Thursday, June 26th from 3:00-5:00 pm at Jim Kukowski Seed Farm located just southwest of the intersection of Co Rd 6 and 210th Ave (Google Plus code -HVC2+X38, Strathcona)