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SMSU Agronomy Field Day set for Sept. 11

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The annual SMSU Agronomy Field Day is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11, from 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the SMSU Agronomy Field Trials Farm site at 2927 265th Avenue, Marshall, Minn.

The day will include lunch, tours, and presentations highlighting SMSU field-trial research, as well as other related programs and projects. Join us at the farm site at 11:45 a.m with the program and lunch starting at noon Plot tours will follow lunch until 1:30 p.m. Take a short walk out to the field plots and view firsthand the progress of SMSU's research efforts. Please RSVP at www.smsu.edu/go/agfieldday.

 

The schedule includes:

• Introductions

• Dr. Raphael Onyeaghala, dean, College of Business, Education, & Professional Studies

• Dr. Ross Wastvedt, provost and vice president for Academic & Student Affairs

• Nathan Polfliet and/or Rustin Buysse, SMSU Foundation

• Dr. David Jones, president of SMSU

 • Welcome to the 8th annual Agronomy Field Day

• Dr. David Jones, president of SMSU

• Agriculture, Culinology and Hospitality Management (ACHM) Department news:

Dr. Kristin Kovar, new ACHM Department chair; Sarah Jacobs, new Agriculture and Business outreach coordinator; Matt Tiffany, president of the SMSU Agriculture Advisory Council

• SMSU Demonstration Plots and Field-Trial Site Management

Dr. Adam Alford, associate professor of Agronomy; Kirsten Brichler, SMSU researcher, greenhouse manager and adjunct professor

• MN Soybean Research and Promotion Council (MSRPC) presentation 

Dr. Sergio Cabella Leiva, director of research, MSRPC (Topic: TBD)

•Alternative Weed Control Treatments and the Impacts on Soybean Health and Yields

Andrew Lueck, Next Gen Ag researcher and consultant 

• Ralco presentation

Andy Lanoue: "The Importance of Hay Preservatives."

• AURI presentation

Ben Swanson: "Changing the Field: Unlocking Value Across Agriculture Sectors"

Plot tours will follow the program.

The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP for lunch by Tuesday, Sept. 8 at www.smsu.edu/go/agfieldday. Please indicate any accommodations or dietary needs in the RSVP form.

The farm site is located at 2927 265th Avenue, Marshall, Minn. 

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