By SROC staff and Liz Stahl, Extension Educator - Crops
Join us on June 16, at the Southern Research & Outreach Center in Waseca (35838 120th St.) for the 2026 SROC Agronomy Field Tour. The SROC Agronomy Field Tour will provide research-based information for farmers, crop consultants, agribusiness staff, farm managers, Extension educators, government agency personnel, and anyone involved in agricultural crop production.
Registration will open at 8:00 AM, with the field tour running from 8:30 - 11:30 AM followed by lunch. The event will be held rain or shine: If conditions don’t allow going out to the field, the program will be held in the SROC Administration Building.
This event is free for farmers to attend thanks to support from the Minnesota Corn Growers Association and Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council! There is a $40 registration fee for Ag Professionals (cash or check only please).
For questions, please reach out to Jeff Vetsch at jvetsch@umn.edu or Stephanie Schnoor at schno088@umn.edu.
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Registration will open at 8:00 AM, with the field tour running from 8:30 - 11:30 AM followed by lunch. The event will be held rain or shine: If conditions don’t allow going out to the field, the program will be held in the SROC Administration Building.
This event is free for farmers to attend thanks to support from the Minnesota Corn Growers Association and Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council! There is a $40 registration fee for Ag Professionals (cash or check only please).
For questions, please reach out to Jeff Vetsch at jvetsch@umn.edu or Stephanie Schnoor at schno088@umn.edu.
Event Topics & Speakers:
“Precision high-speed planting and sensing nutrient content in manure”Jeff Vetsch (Research Supervisor, SROC) and Darby Martin (Research Professional 4 Supervisor, RROC)
Darby will discuss the accuracy and economics of high-speed corn planters while Jeff will share some preliminary data on the accuracy of a manure nutrient sensor
“Erosion and Nitrogen Loss: What Cover Crop Planting Rates Pay Off?”
Darby will discuss the accuracy and economics of high-speed corn planters while Jeff will share some preliminary data on the accuracy of a manure nutrient sensor
“Erosion and Nitrogen Loss: What Cover Crop Planting Rates Pay Off?”
Robert Fowler (SW&C Graduate Student)
Bob will discuss how the environmental benefits of cover crops are affected by seeding rates and cover crop species
“Corn and Soybean Weed Management”
Bob will discuss how the environmental benefits of cover crops are affected by seeding rates and cover crop species
“Corn and Soybean Weed Management”
Ryan Miller (Extension Educator)
Ryan will highlight the latest research results around corn and soybean weed management trials
“Short Corn Agronomics”
Ryan will highlight the latest research results around corn and soybean weed management trials
“Short Corn Agronomics”
Jeff Coulter (Professor and Extension Corn Agronomist)
Jeff will discuss short corn hybrids and how their growth characteristics and agronomics differ from standard corn hybrids
“Fine-Tuning Cover Crop BMPs”
Jeff will discuss short corn hybrids and how their growth characteristics and agronomics differ from standard corn hybrids
“Fine-Tuning Cover Crop BMPs”
Axel Garcia y Garcia (Associate Professor, SWROC) and Liz Stahl (Extension Educator)
Axel and Liz will discuss the latest results from a multi-site, multi-year trial looking at cereal rye seeding rates and termination timing
“Nitrogen Availability in Manure as Affected by Manure Source and Application Timing”
Axel and Liz will discuss the latest results from a multi-site, multi-year trial looking at cereal rye seeding rates and termination timing
“Nitrogen Availability in Manure as Affected by Manure Source and Application Timing”
Melissa Wilson (Associate Professor and Extension Specialist) and Samuel Strack (SW&C Graduate Student)
In this session, learn about the latest research and information when using manure as an N source
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