Events and Activities : June Field Day to Highlight Elwynn Taylor and Crop Development

ISU Extension specialists will highlight in-season crop development and pest problems on Wednesday June 29 at the Annual June Field Day of the Northeast Iowa Ag Experimental Association (NEIAEA).

The afternoon program runs from 1:00 to 4:30 and will feature five speakers. Ken Pecinovsky, ISU Research Farm Superintendant will review crop progress. Elwynn Taylor, Climatologist, will discuss weather and crop yield predictions. Alison Robertson, Plant Pathologist, will talk about corn and soybean diseases. Matt Helmers, Ag Engineer, will cover tile and field drainage issues. Greg Tylka, Nematologist, will explain nematode pest management in corn and soybeans.

The field day is free and open to the public. It starts at the Borlaug Learning Center on the Northeast ISU Research Farm near Nashua. Directions: From Nashua at the Jct of Hwy 218 (Exit 220) and Co. Rd. B60, go west on B60 1.1 miles to Windfall Ave., then south 1 mile to 290th St., then east 0.2 miles to the farm. For more information about the event, call Brian Lang at 563-382-2949.