Supporting local growers.
Illinois Extension is excited host their annual Agronomy Field Day at Ewing Demonstration Center on Thursday, July 24, at 9 a.m. with a lunch to follow. The event will feature various educators and campus faculty as they provide best management practices for local growers.
Ewing Demonstration Center has served the agricultural community of southern Illinois since 1910. Research at the center includes various trials for corn, soybeans, sorghum, wheat, and cover crops. The center has featured no-till research and demonstration plots for more than 50 years as it offers representative growing conditions for southern Illinois.
9 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Dane Hunter, Talon Becker, Andy Fisher, and Jaqueline Kellerman
9:30 a.m. Concurrent presentations (field stations)
- Cover crops for forage and livestock feed
Travis Meeter, Extension beef specialist - Insect management in corn and soybeans
Nick Seiter, Extension field crops entomologist - Evaluating best management practices on yield, erosion, and nutrient losses through surface runoff
Mariana Gomez-Botero, PhD candidate, University of Illinois Crop Sciences - General analysis and updates
Ryan Batts, FarmDoc
11:30 a.m. Lunch
Ewing Demonstration Center is about 20 minutes south of Mt. Vernon, located at 16132 N. Ewing Rd in Ewing, IL. The center is on the north edge of the village of Ewing, north of the Ewing Grade School. Additional signage will be posted near the center.
Field day is free, and lunch will be provided. Certified Crop Advisor CEUs will also be offered. To register, visit go.illinois.edu/EwingFieldDay or call (618) 439-3178.
