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Field days coming up near Loma and Turner

MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center (NARC) and MSU Extension will be hosting two field days near Loma and Turner, Montana on Monday, July, 11. The Loma field day will begin at 9:00 a.m. north of Loma near the Terry Mckeever farm at 2088 Houston road. The Turner field day will begin at 5:00 p.m. near the Max Cederberg farm north of Turner. A barbeque hosted by CHS Big Sky will follow the Turner field day.

Dr. Luther Talbert (MSU agronomist/spring wheat breeder) will educate producers about spring wheat varieties. Ed Davis (MSU agricultural specialist in cropland weed research) will discuss options of pre and post weed management in winter wheat. He will also discuss herbicide resistance management strategies. Peggy Lamb (MSU NARC agronomist) will share research data and evaluate winter wheat varieties seeded at the MSU NARC test plot. Lastly, Roger Hybner, NARC Research Associate will be available to talk about cover crops at Loma and Turner.

For additional information, please contact Ben Hauptman, MSU Blaine County Extension Agent at (406) 357-3200 or Tyler Lane, MSU Chouteau County Extension Agent at (406) 622-3751.

Highwood Bench Field Day

MSU Central Agricultural Research Center (CARC) and MSU Extension will be hosting a field day on the Highwood Bench on Wednesday, July 13, at 9:00 a.m. The field day will take place approximately one mile east of the Long Farm on 1221 Shonkin Road.

The field day will begin with a tour of the CARC cereal variety plots, which have been seeded in low pH soil to determine tolerance to soil acidity.

Dr. Clain Jones (MSU Soil Fertility Specialist) will discuss the process of soil acidification which is resulting in crop failure in Chouteau County. Dr. Rick Engel (MSU Associate Professor) will outline his research goals for soil acidity management of long-term no-till fields. In addition, Drs. Jones and Engel will present some regional research results on the effects of management practices on soil acidity and crop yield”.

Jane Holzer and Scott Brown from Montana Salinity Control and Dr. Roger Ondoua from Western Triangle Research Center will talk about saline seep research on the Highwood Bench.

Montana State University U.S. Department of Agriculture and Montana Counties Cooperating. MSU Extension is an equal opportunity/affirmative action provider of educational outreach.