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.