ISU McNay Research Farm to host annual field day August 23
7/26/23
CHARITON, Iowa — The 2023 annual field day at Iowa State University’s McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm will be held August 23 at the farm located southwest of Chariton. The program is free and open to the public, and no preregistration is required. ISU extension field agronomist Clarabell Probasco said the program has a wide array of topics that will provide valuable insight to livestock and crop farmers.
“Attendees will learn the latest updates on research-based information and hear what cropping and forage outlooks for the fall are shaping up to be,” she said. "We're also offering corn nitrate testing at the end of the day."
Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. and the program opens at 4 p.m. with a research farm update by farm co-manager Logan Wallace.
Program topics, speakers and their affiliations follow.
- Iowa Beef Center Updates by Randie Culbertson, ISU extension cow-calf specialist.
- SmartFeed System Studies by Beth Reynolds, Iowa Beef Center program specialist.
- Swath Grazing by Garland Dahlke, Iowa Beef Center research scientist.
- Rathbun Watershed Update, Project Funding, & Programs by Velvet Buckingham and Brian DeMoss, Iowa NRCS environmental specialists.
- 60-in Corn with Interseeded Cover Crops by Mike Witt, ISU extension field agronomist.
- Fall Forage and Crop Update by Chris Clark, ISU extension beef specialist, and Probasco, ISU extension field agronomist.
For the nitrate testing, farmers are encouraged to bring two or three sample plants from the field they'd like checked. See event details in the flyer.
A free ribeye steak sandwich meal will be provided during the program. The McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm is located at 45249 170th Avenue, Chariton. Directions will be posted near the farm.
For more information, contact Probasco by phone at 641-664-2730 or by email.
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The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University was established in 1996 with the goal of supporting the growth and vitality of the state’s beef cattle industry. It comprises faculty and staff from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, and works to develop and deliver the latest research-based information regarding the beef cattle industry. For more information about IBC, visit www.iowabeefcenter.org.
Contact:
Clarabell Probasco, Iowa State University Extension field agronomist, 641-664-2730, caknapp@iastate.edu.
