Tuesday, 04 Jun 2019
Agronomy in the Field
Three series workshop offered to women landowners, farmers, conservationists and other women interested in learning more about agronomy.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2019
Agronomy in the Field
Second in a series of three workshops offered to women landowners, farmers, conservationists and other women interested in learning more about agronomy.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2019
MS Agronomy Defense Seminar
Title: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum impacts on host crops; Speaker: Abby Ficker; Creative Component type: Literature review; Major Professor: Allan Ciha; NOTE: this is a distance defense only - it will not be in 3022 as listed in the AGRON newsletter. Please use the Zoom link.
Thursday, 20 Jun 2019
Northern Iowa Research Farm Field Day
Daniel J. Robison, holder of the Endowed Dean's Chair in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will speak. Throughout the day, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach experts will discuss weeds, herbicides, cover crops and soybean gall midge.
Southeast Iowa Research Farm Spring Field Day
Farmers and farm businesses in southeastern Iowa can learn about the latest crop production research and trends during the Iowa State University Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm spring field day June 20.
Wednesday, 26 Jun 2019
Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm
Speakers include: Dennis Todey, director of the USDA's Midwest Climate Hub; Angie Rieck-Hinz, field agronomist with ISU Extension and Outreach; Stefan Gailans, research and field crops director with Practical Farmers of Iowa; Ed Zaworski, plant pathologist for the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic at Iowa State. CCA credits are available (2 CM, 1 PM, 0.5 SW)
Thursday, 27 Jun 2019
Muscatine Island Research & Demonstration Farm
Speakers include: Clayton Carley, ISU graduate student talking about nodule formation on roots; Ajay Nair, associate professor and vegetable extension specailist; Dominic Snyder, ag specialist Muscatine Island Research & Demonstration Farm; Virgil Schmitt, extension field agronomist CCA credits are available (2 CM, 1 PM, 0.5 SW)
Friday, 28 Jun 2019
Graduate Student Defense Seminar
"Planting date, cultivar maturity, and environment effects on soybean yield and crop stage" by Ashlyn Kessler, Crop Production and Physiology MS candidate (Sotirios Archontoulis and Mark Licht)