2025 Field Day Schedule

 

Note: We’re actively updating the schedule as new sessions and events are confirmed — check back regularly for the latest updates!

  • 7:00 – 4:00 Field Demos; Ride & Drive; Exhibitor Booths; Kid Zone
  • 7:05 – 7:30 Morton Center – Grain Marketing – Tommy Grisafi – Nesvick Trading Group
  • 7:30 – 8:20    Inside the main south entrance to the Field Day – Meet & Greet with Brian & Darren Hefty
  • 7:40 – 8:10 UPL – Herbicides & Soybeans – Kevin Matthews, Temple Rhodes
  • 7:40 – 8:10 Morton Center – Farm4Profit
  • 8:30 – 10:30 Brian & Darren take you on a guided tour of Ag PhD Research Plots.
    • Plot tour moves east to west, new product premieres announced during plot tour.
    • Four 15-minute sessions (8:30, 9:05, 9:40, 10:15) with 20-minute breaks
  • 9:25/10:50/12:40 Malek’s Fishermen Band
  • 10:30   National Anthem – Tara Faber
  • 10:35 Vanguard Squadron Aerial Show
  • 10:35 – 1:45   Lunch
  • 11:00 – 11:30 Morton Center – Live Shark Farmer Radio Show & guests
  • 11:00 – 11:30 UPL – Topic to be announced soon – Kelly Garrett
  • 11:00 – 11:30 AcresTV – Farmer Jeopardy
  • 11:35 – 12:00 Morton Center – Live Ag PhD Radio Show (2 show segments)
  • 12:05 – 12:30 Learning Sessions
    • VRAFY (Tent 1) – Soil Testing, Satellite Imagery, and More – Brian Hefty
    • Case IH – Titan Machinery (Tent 2) – Topic to be announced soon – Darren Hefty with Case IH Experts
    • C&B (Tent 6) – Topic to be announced soon – C&B Experts
    • Corteva (Tent 7) – Can I Make Cover Crops Pay? – Matt Griggs
    • UPL (Tent 8) – Managing Resistant Weeds and the importance of Pre’s – Dr. Aaron Hager, Kelly Garrett, UPL Expert
    • Hefty Naturals (Tent 9) – Building a Weather-Proof Nitrogen Plan for an Unpredictable Growing Season – Chris Abbott, Dr. Ryan Van Roekel, Matt Thompson
    • Morton Center – Entity Planning for Farmers: LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships and Trusts – Bobbi Thury & Jayna Voss, Legacy Law Firm, P.C.
  • 12:45 – 1:10 Learning Sessions
    • Case IH – Titan Machinery (Tent 2) – Topic to be announced soon – Case IH Experts
    • Bayer (Tent 3) – Maximizing ROI with Timely Disease Protection – Eric Reed, Riley Anderson
    • FMC (Tent 4) – Improve Tar Spot and Crown Rot Control in Corn – Kevin Matthews, Jacob Gubbels
    • AgroLiquid (Tent 5) – Precision Fertility for Corn and Soybeans – Brian Hefty
    • C&B (Tent 6) – Topic to be announced soon – Darren Hefty with C&B Experts
    • Morton Center – HarvestMoreProfit: Through Smart Grain Loss Management – Marcel Kringe, Bushel Plus
  • 1:00 – 2:00 Flag Family Media Tent – WDAY Weather and Ag in Focus Live Broadcast
  • 1:25 – 1:50 Learning Sessions
    • VRAFY (Tent 1) – What’s ACTUALLY Driving Yield on Your Farm? – Darren Hefty, Rob Fritz
    • Bayer (Tent 3) – Ag Myths – Brian Hefty
    • FMC (Tent 4) – A Better Way to Use Residuals to Fight Resistant Weeds – Josh Watson, Jacob Gubbels
    • C&B (Tent 6) – Topic to be announced soon – C&B Experts
    • UPL (Tent 8) – The Future of Wheat Production – Eric Reed, Lee Lubbers, Andrew Friskop, Rob Sharkey
    • Hefty Naturals (Tent 9) – How Did 200-bushel Soybeans Happen Multiple Times? – Caleb Traugh, Glenn Herz, Matt Thompson
    • Morton Center – Ag’s Next Big Threat Isn’t Weather: It’s Cyber – Chris Sherman, Tech Support Farm
  • 2:00 – 2:25 Learning Sessions
    • VRAFY (Tent 1) – Optimize Every Acre – Rob Fritz, Sawyer Hanson, Lauralee Eaton
    • Case IH – Titan Machinery (Tent 2) – Topic to be announced soon – Case IH Experts
    • FMC (Tent 4) – Drought-Proof Your Crop – Brian Hefty
    • AgroLiquid (Tent 5) – From Soil to Stalk: Soil Health and Balanced Nutrition in Corn – Drew Haines, Kelly Garrett
    • Corteva (Tent 7) – More Tons, Better Quality: Hay and Grass Management – Darren Hefty, Kayla Wieczorek, Cole Sonne
    • Morton Center – Topic to be announced soon
  • 2:35 – 3:00 Learning Sessions
    • Bayer (Tent 3) – Clean Fields, Big Yields: Josh Watson, Drew Haines, Jacob Gubbels
    • AgroLiquid (Tent 5) – Managing N, P, K, and Sulfur needs: Kevin Matthews, Temple Rhodes
    • Corteva (Tent 7) – Brian’s Top 10 Tips for Higher Yields – Brian Hefty
    • UPL (Tent 8) – SCN in Your Soil: How to Detect, Prevent, and Control – Darren Hefty
    • Hefty Naturals (Tent 9) – Thinking About Robbing a Bank to Pay for Your Phosphorus Bill? Solutions So You Don’t Have To – Shawn Semones (NewLeaf Symbiotics), James Patterson (AgroTech USA), Matt Thompson
    • Morton Center – Topic to be announced soon
  • 3:05 – 4:00 Brian & Darren take you on a guided tour of Ag PhD Research Plots.
    • Plot tour moves east to west, new product premieres announced during plot tour.
    • Four 15-minute sessions (8:30, 9:05, 9:40, 10:15) with 20-minute breaks
  • 4:00 Field Day concludes