Business : Spring Field Day Tour at ISU SE Iowa Research Farm on June 26

Farmers and those who advise farmers about crops will want to attend the annual spring field day for the Iowa State University Southeast Iowa Research Farm near Crawfordsville on June 26 beginning at 1:00 p.m. One of the features on the tour will be Elwynn Taylor’s presentation on “Crop Weather Outlook & How New Weather Stations Will Benefit Iowa Farmers.” Taylor is an Extension Climatologist with Iowa State University. Also highlighted on the tour will be “Making Fungicide Application decisions” by Darren Mueller, Extension Plant Pathologist; “Soil Drainage Update”by Matt Helmers, ISU Extension Ag Engineer; and “Crop Season Review” by Myron Rees, Farm Superintendent.

Certified Crop Advisor continuing education credits will be available for the afternoon tour. Those wishing to obtain additional CCA credits can come at 9:00 a.m. for a morning training session with a focus on soil and water management. The credit fee for Certified Crop Advisors attending the morning session is $50.00 and includes lunch. There is no fee for the afternoon tours. Please register by June 24 for the morning CCA session and the noon lunch at https://isuext.typeform.com/to/ekWgkd or by calling the Muscatine County Extension Office at 563-263-5701.

To reach the farm, follow U.S. Highway 218 one and three quarters miles south of Crawfordsville, then two miles east on county road G-62, then three quarters mile north. Signs will be posted to guide you to the event.