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Register for the Irrigation and Nutrient Management Field Day - July 10th at the Sand Plain Research Farm!

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University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Area II Potato and Research Council are hosting an Irrigation and Nutrient Management Field Day on Thursday, July 10th, 2025 from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Sand Plain Research Farm (SPRF) in Becker, MN. This free field day will include a complimentary dinner. 

Location

Sand Plain Research Farm - Operations Building 15003 157th St. SE Becker, MN 55308

Directions for the self-guided tour: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

Cost

This free field day will focus on advanced practices and research conducted at the SPRF featuring researchers from the University of Minnesota and North Dakota State University. This event will include a complimentary dinner.

Presentations

  • 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Self-Guided Field tour (use your own vehicle and stop by at any study plots. See the plot map for study locations)
  • 4:30 pm – 4:45 pm: Reach the SPRF building for presentations (15003 157th St SE, Becker, MN 55308)
  • 4:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Potato Extension Update - Andy Robinson, Associate Professor/ Agronomist- Potatoes, NDSU
  • 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm: Developing Integrated Precision Potato Management Strategies to Optimize Nitrogen, Irrigation and Disease Management in Minnesota - Carl Rosen, Professor, UMN and Yuxin Miao, Professor, UMN
  • 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Irrigation Management in Central Sands Region - Vasudha Sharma, Assistant Professor, Extension Irrigation Specialist, UMN
  • 5:30 pm – 5:45 pm: Potato Breeding at UMN - Laura Shannon, Associate Professor, UMN
  • 5:45 pm – 6:00 pm: Using Beetles' Behaviors Against Them - Ian MacRae, Professor & Extension Entomologist, UMN
  • 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm: Defending Potatoes: Insights into Verticillium Wilt Resistance and Pathogen Variation - Ashish Ranjan, Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology, UMN
  • 6:15 pm – 6:30 pm: Nitrogen Management for Corn Production in Irrigated Sands - Fabian Fernandez, Professor and Nitrogen Management Specialist, UMN
  • 6:30-7:30 Dinner and Conversation
Complimentary dinner provided by Minnesota Area II Potato Research and Promotion Council and University of Minnesota Extension.

Register: https://extension.umn.edu/event/sand-plain-research-farm-field-day

For planning purposes, registration is required.

Contacts:

  • Vasu Sharma, UMN Extension 612-626-4986, vasudha@umn.edu
  • Jocelyn Schlichting, MN Potato Growers, 320-333-4291, Jocelyn@SchlichtingFarms.com
  • Tim Gieseke, UMN Extension, 507-766-9495, tgieseke@umn.edu
  • Jackie Estrem, UMN Extension, 763-515-1023, estre060@umn.edu
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