Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Eastern Ag Research Center Field Day July 24

On Thursday, July 24th, the Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC) will hold their annual field day.  The field day will begin at 8:30 AM with refreshments and a welcome and at 9:15 participants will board the wagons to the various stops that are part of the field day.  Topics/stops on the tour include

  • MSU Spring Wheat Stay-Green Characteristic Study by Roshan Achary, MSU Graduate Student
  • MSU Spring Wheat breeding program by Dr. Luther Talbert, MSU Spring Wheat breeder
  • Durum breeding for Montana by Dr. Joyce Eckhoff, EARC Agronomist
  • Sugarbeet varietied by Duan Peters of Sidney Sugars
  •  Sugarbeet phosphorous study by Dr. Bart Stevens, USDA-ARS Agronomist
  • Wheat, Barley, and pulse crop diseases by Dr. Mary Burrows, MSU Extension Plant Pathologist
  • Integrated control of Beet Cyst Nematodes by Dr. Hans Schneider, director of EARC
  • USDA-ARS Soil Microbiology research by Dr. TheCan Caesar, USDA-ARS Soil Microbiologist
  • Integrated control of Rhizoctonia Solani by Dr. Hans Schneider, director of EARC
  • Integrated control of Ascochyta Blight of Chick Pea by Sherry Turner, EARC Research Associate
  • Safflower varieties and management by Dr. Jerry Bergman, NDSU-WREC Director
  • The Sidney Community Garden by Tim Fine, Richland County Extension Agent
The field day is free and open to anyone.  Montana private pesticide applicators will receive 3 credits toward their re-certification and Montana commercial  pesticide applicators will receive 2.

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