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July 30, 1999
Field days provide latest information in agricultureWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University will hold four field days in August to showcase the latest research in agriculture through workshops, demonstrations, tours and seminars.The field days will be conducted at four of the eight Purdue Agriculture Centers, where researchers carry out projects of a regional nature, help identify and solve production problems, and explain and demonstrate the results of sophisticated research. Visitor to the field days will learn how various crops are progressing in 1999, including what kinds of yields to expect, weather impacts and insect pressures. They also will be presented with new developments in agriculture, such as learning how to use a portable Global Positioning System to find problem spots in a field. Several of the field days will include tour/discussion segments, such as a forestry tour at the Southeast Purdue Ag Center that will take participants to established woodlands and plantations while discussing woodlot management practices and economic considerations. Each field day, sponsored by the Purdue Office of Agricultural Research Programs and the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, is free and open to the public, with sponsored meals included. The schedule:
In addition to tours, this field day will include displays and presentations inside the shop and office building. The tours will focus on alternative botanicals, pest control, field crops, and management practices and economic considerations of established woodlands and plantations. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m., and tours will begin at 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 5 p.m. A sponsored meal will be provided at 6:30 p.m., followed by a final farm overview tour and forestry tour at 7:30 p.m. The Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center is five miles east of North Vernon off U.S. Highway 50. CONTACT: Don Biehle, SEPAC superintendent, (812) 458-6977, djbiehle@seidata.com
Purdue Extension specialists will share their knowledge of site-specific farming, soybean cyst nematode, controlling the Canadian thistle, and reducing pesticide drifts. There also will be tours of herbicide demonstration plots. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the program begins at 9 a.m. The field day will conclude after a sponsored lunch at noon. The Davis Purdue Agricultural Center is five miles north of Farmland on State Road 1. CONTACT: Jeff Boyer, Davis superintendent, (765) 468-7002, jeffb@netdirect.net
Demonstration plots of corn and soybeans treated with more than 30 herbicides will be open for tours at the Northeast Purdue Ag Center Field Day. There will also be activities that involve using Global Positioning Systems to find problem spots in a field and a discussion of GPS by Purdue agronomist Bob Nielsen. Following a sponsored lunch, U.S. Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind., will discuss farm issues at the federal level. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the event will conclude about 1:30 p.m. The Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center is at Whitley County Roads 400 South and 500 East. CONTACT: Rolla Parsons, Whitley County Extension educator for agriculture and natural resources, (219) 358-4826, Rolla.Parsons@ces.purdue.edu
Beginning at 8 a.m. with registration, the Pinney Purdue Ag Center Field Day schedule includes agricultural exhibits and health screenings until 9:30 a.m., followed by field tours. Six Extension specialists will talk about advances in agriculture: Bob Nielsen on corn development; Ellsworth Christmas on soybean development; Tom Bauman on new herbicides; Larry Bledsoe on insecticides and insect damage; Jim Simon on specialty and alternative crops; and Dirk Maier on grain handling. A sponsored lunch will be served at noon, followed by a talk by WGN radio host Max Armstrong, which will end about 2 p.m. The Pinney Purdue Agricultural Center is five miles east of Valparaiso on the Porter-LaPorte county line, off U.S. 30. CONTACT: Jon Leuck, Pinney superintendent, (219) 733-2379, ppa@netnitco.net
Sources: Don Biehle, (812) 458-6977, djbiehle@seidata.com Jeff Boyer, (765) 468-7022, jeffb@netdirect.net Rolla Parsons, (219) 358-4826, Rolla.Parsons@ces.purdue.edu Jon Leuck, (219) 733-2379, ppa@netnico.net Writer: Naomi J. Haley, (765) 494-8396, news_students@aes.purdue.edu
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