The Wallace Foundation and ISU Research and Demonstration Farms will hold a Field Day July 18th, from 9-a.m. until 1-p.m., at the ISU Research Farm near Lewis. The field day will feature the latest information on crop production and crop management practices.This is a free field day and is open to the public. CCA credits will apply to those in attendance.

This year’s program will begin with an informal gathering at 9:00 with Dr. Daniel Robison, ISU Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Guest speakers will begin at 10:00. Dr. Erin Hodgson, Associate Professor, ISU Entomology, will discuss soybeans insects and soybean gall midge. Dr. Chad Hart, Associate Professor, Grain Markets Specialist, will give his best understanding of today’s markets and how to help incorporate them into your grain marketing plan. Dr. Lie Tang, Associate Professor Agricultural Engineering, will present on the Global status of robotic weeding. Free lunch will be served at 12:00. Weather permitting, a tour of a gall midge test plot will take place following lunch.

The ISU Armstrong Research Farm is located approximately 12 miles southwest of Atlantic on Highway 6, south on 525th Street, east on Hitchcock Avenue. For more information contact the Wallace Foundation at 712-769-2650 or raelynb@iastate.edu