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August 18, 2000 Field day gives visitors glimpse of agricultural researchWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Today's agricultural research leads to better crops tomorrow. That theme runs throughout this year's Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center Field Day. Field day is Aug. 31, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no charge and lunch is provided. The research center is located at 4425 E. County Road 350N, near Butlerville in Jennings County. "We're featuring some of the Purdue researchers who are doing work at the Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center," said Don Biehle, the center's superintendent. The speakers, and their research topics, include: • Bob Nielsen, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service corn specialist – seed "double-drop" in corn production. • Phil DeVillez, agronomist – corn performance testing. • Merrill Ross, professor of plant physiology – Johnsongrass control in corn and soybeans. • Greg Willoughby, director of the Purdue Crop Diagnostic Training Center – crop diagnostics. • Sylvie Brouder, agronomist – capturing residual nitrogen from corn and soybeans. • Greg Shaner, professor of botany and plant pathology – disease control in corn, soybeans and wheat. During lunch, Purdue agricultural economist Chris Hurt will present a fall crop and commodity prices outlook. In addition, field day visitors can tour about 60 corn and soybean herbicide demonstration plots, comparing herbicides in side-by-side tests. Another area will be devoted to a replant corn demonstration, Biehle said. "We've planted corn too deep, too shallow, too high a population and too low a population," Biehle said. "We've tried to simulate planter problems farmers may experience, and what happens as a result." Farmers also are invited to bring plant samples for diagnosis. CONTACT: Biehle, (812) 458-6977, djbiehle@seidata.com Compiled by Beth Forbes, (765) 494-2722, bforbes@aes.purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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