USU Extension Crops Virtual Field Day 2020
Event Information
When: Tuesday, July 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. & Wednesday, July 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed to you)
Cost: FREE
Registration: Click here to register by July 27
Four CEU credits will be offered. Check-in and verification will be required.
Please Join Us for:
Seven main sessions with 40 tours/presentations by over 30 speakers
Session Topics Include:
- Dryland Cropping Systems
- Cover Crops and Soil Health
- Water Optimization
- Hemp Production
- Agronomy, Weeds, and Pests
- Pasture Management
- Nutrient Management
Learn about current research from many places in the state
- Logan
- Lewiston
- Cornish
- Wellsville
- Blue Creek
- Tremonton
- Brigham City
- Vernal
- Delta
- Richfield
- Beaver
- Beryl-Enterprise
- Fillmore
- Loa
- Bicknell
- Cedar City
Virtual Field Day Agenda
Day 1: Tuesday, July 28th |
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| Track 1 – Dryland Cropping Systems (1 Pesticide Use CEU available) | ||
| Moderator – Mike Pace | ||
| 9:00-9:05 a.m. | Matt Yost and Earl Creech | Welcome and Overview |
| 9:05-9:20 a.m. | Earl Creech | Compost For Dryland Organic Wheat |
| 9:20-9:35 a.m. | Mike Pace | Safflower Variety Trials |
| 9:35-9:50 a.m. | Grant Cardon | Tillage research |
| 9:50-10:05 a.m. | David Hole | Wheat And Barley Variety Trial Updates |
| 10:05-10:20 a.m. | Corey Ransom | Weed Management In Dryland Crops |
| 10:20-10:35 a.m. | Lisa Eash | Dryland Cover Crops |
| 10:35-10:45 a.m. | Questions and Discussion | |
| Track 2 – Cover Crops and Soil Health (1 Pesticide Use CEU available) | ||
| Moderator – Matt Palmer | ||
| 10:45-11:00 a.m. | Earl Creech | Cover Crops For Dryland Wheat |
| 11:00-11:15 a.m. | Idowu Atoloye | Cover Crop And Compost Impacts On Soil Health |
| 11:15-11:30 a.m. | Matt Palmer | Ephraim Cover Crop Tour And Observations |
| 11:30-11:45 a.m. | Cody Zesiger | Kaysville Cover Crop Tour And Observations |
| 11:45-12:00 a.m. | Jake Hadfield Mike Pace |
Lewiston Cover Crop Tour And Observations |
| 12:00-12:15 p.m. | Brad Crookston | Soil Health Test Basics |
| 12:15-12:30 p.m. | Questions and Discussion | |
| Track 3 – Water Optimization | ||
| Moderator – Jody Gale | ||
| 12:30-12:50 p.m. | Kyle Egbert | Irrigation scheduling Overview and demos |
| 12:50-1:05 p.m. | Jody Gale Mark Nelson Trent Wilde |
Irrigation scheduling research tours |
| 1:05-1:15 p.m. | Matt Yost | Irrigation scheduling research results on 12 farms |
| 1:15-1:30 p.m. | Tina Sullivan | Stacking Conservation Practices - Wellsville Updates |
| 1:30-1:45 p.m. | Boyd Kitchen | Stacking Conservation Practices - Vernal Updates |
| 1:45-2:00 p.m. | Niel Allen | Pasture, Depletion, And Other Related Study Highlights |
| 2:00-2:15 p.m. | Neil Hansen | VRI Research Progress And Updates |
| 2:15-2:30 p.m. | Jonathan Holt | Water Conservation In Flood Irrigation |
| 2:30-2:45 p.m. | Matt Yost | Irrigation Survey Results |
| 2:45-3:00 p.m. | Questions and discussion | |
Day 2: Wednesday, July 29th |
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| Track 4 – Hemp Production (1 Pesticide Use CEU available) | ||
| Moderator - Cody Zesiger | ||
| 9:00-9:15 a.m. | Matt Yost | Hemp Agronomy Tour And Updates Of Field Research |
| 9:15-9:30 a.m. | Bruce Bugbee Mitch Westmoreland |
Hemp Greenhouse And Lab Study Updates |
| 9:30-9:45 a.m. | Claudia Nischwitz | Hemp Diseases |
| 9:45-10:00 a.m. | Ricardo Ramirez | Hemp Pests |
| 10:00-10:15 a.m. | Questions and Discussion | |
| Track 5 – Agronomy, Weeds, and Pests (1 Pesticide Use CEU available) | ||
| Moderator – Earl Creech | ||
| 10:15-10:30 a.m. | Earl Creech | Tour Of Trials At Greenville And Other Updates |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. | Corey Ransom | Wild Oat Management & Related Updates |
| 10:45-11:00 a.m. | Ricardo Ramirez | Tour Of Corn And Alfalfa Pests Trials |
| 11:00-11:15 a.m. | Carson Roberts | Alfalfa Seeding Research Updates |
| 11:15-11:30 a.m. | Jennifer MacAdam | Non-Fiber Carbohydrates In Alfalfa |
| 11:30-11:45 a.m. | Grant Cardon Tiffany Evans |
USUAL Tour And Quick Facts |
| 11:45-12:00 p.m. | Questions and discussion | |
| Track 6 – Pasture Management | ||
| Moderator – Rhonda Miller | ||
| 12:00-12:15 p.m. | Earl Creech | Tour And Overview Of Lewiston Pasture Research |
| 12:15-12:30 p.m. | Blair Waldron | Forage Production And Quality |
| 12:30-12:45 p.m. | Rhonda Miller | Nutrient Cycling In Pastures |
| 12:45-1:00 p.m. | Niel Allen | Pasture Irrigation Updates |
| 1:00-1:15 p.m. | Matt Palmer | Tour Of San Pete County Pasture Research |
| 1:15-1:30 p.m. | Kevin Heaton | Tour Of Garfield County Pasture Research |
| 1:30-1:45 p.m. | Questions and discussion | |
| Track 7 – Nutrient Management | ||
| Moderator – Grant Cardon | ||
| 1:45-2:00 p.m. | Collin Pound | Tour of small grain N research plots Summary of N credit research |
| 2:00-2:10 p.m. | Matt Yost | Introduction to 4R nitrogen study initial nitrogen survey results |
| 2:10-2:20 p.m. | Jared Williams | Wheat 4R Tour And Updates |
| 2:20-2:30 p.m. | Bryan Hopkins | Potato 4R Tour And Updates |
| 2:30-2:40 p.m. | Howard Neibling | Corn 4R Tour And Updates |
| 2:40-2:50 p.m. | Grant Cardon | Salinity Research Updates |
| 2:50-3:00 p.m. | Questions and discussion | |