This event is geared toward high school and college students, as well as any farmers under 30 years old, but anyone with a desire to learn more about agronomy is welcome to attend! Plus, we will be awarding a number of college scholarships to attendees that will be enrolled in any post-secondary school in the fall.*
*Must bring proof of student status, i.e., college student ID card or, if a student starting freshman year has not received a student ID yet, please bring a letter or email from attending school showing you will be attending in the fall.
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, June 25th, 2022
9:30am – 3pm
In-field breakout sessions will provide hands-on education, including the following topics:
- How to pull a soil sample.
- Using root pits to understand soil health, compaction, crop root growth and development, and more.
- How to pull plant tissue tests and interpret the data to improve crop health.
- Soil and crop health benefits of drainage tile.
- The impacts of using natural soil microbes in production agriculture.
We will also provide a guide to effective field scouting, including:
- Staging crops, plant growth and development.
- How to determine planting depth.
- What you can learn by digging up plant roots.
- Weed, insect, and disease identification.
- How to compare and evaluate seed variety performance.