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Southern Research & Outreach Center University of Minnesota 35838 120th Street Waseca, MN 56093 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID WASECA, MN 56093 PERMIT NO. 33 2017 AGRONOMY FIELD TOUR at the UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Southern Research and Outreach Center west edge of Waseca, MN (across from Loon Lake) Tuesday, June 20, 2017 • 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:30 - 11:30 Field Tour • Lunch to Follow College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Southern Research and Outreach Center Receive emails for upcoming events of the Southern Research and Outreach Center. Email your address to: [email protected] In the subject line write: “Add me to the SROC events listserve.” Research at the Southern Research and Outreach Center is: Producing high-quality, high-yield crops for food and energy with minimal environmental impact. Producing animals for human nutrition and health with minimal environmental impact while improving production efficiency. Managing growth environments and extending the season to increase anti-cancer phytonutrient concentrations in vegetables. Studying dairy calf nutrition and management for health and productivity. Looking at ways to produce alternative crops for energy and other bioproducts. Managing animal wastes to minimize environmental impact and also produce energy. Registration Fee: $35.00 • Cash or check only please

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33 2017AGRONOMYFIELD TOUR

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017 • 8:00 a.m. Registration

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Outreach Center is:

Producing high-quality,high-yield crops for foodand energy with minimalenvironmental impact.

Producing animals forhuman nutrition andhealth with minimalenvironmental impactwhile improvingproduction efficiency.

Managing growthenvironments andextending the season to increase anti-cancerphytonutrientconcentrations invegetables.

Studying dairy calfnutrition andmanagement for healthand productivity.

Looking at ways toproduce alternativecrops for energy andother bioproducts.

Managing animal wastes to minimizeenvironmental impactand also produceenergy.

Registration Fee: $35.00 • Cash or check only please

College of Food, Agriculturaland Natural Resource Sciences

Southern Research and Outreach Center

DIRECTIONS TO THE SROC:Waseca is located 13 miles west of Owatonna and27 miles east of Mankato. The SROC is on the westedge of Waseca (across from Loon Lake).

The Agronomy Field Tour will provide research-basedinformation for crop producers, crop consultants,agribusiness staff, farm managers, Extension educators,government agency personnel and anyone involved inagricultural crop production.

The tour will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will NOTbe repeated, so it is important to arrive prior to 8:30.The field tour will conclude at approximately 11:30 a.m. with a picnic lunch and time for Q&A. The tour will beheld rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather,the program will be held in the SROC AdministrationBuilding.

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 • 8:00 a.m. Registration • 8:30 - 11:30 Field Tour • Lunch to FollowRegistration fee: $35 (includes tour, handout materials, morning refreshments and lunch)

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. To request disability

accommodations, please contact Deanne Nelson, SROC, 507.835.3620 or [email protected].

Visit the SROC web site for more information on events at: http://sroc.cfans.umn.edu.

To inform you of upcoming events electronically, please send an email to:[email protected]. In the subject of your email, simply write: Please add me to the SROC events listserve.

2017 AGRONOMY FIELD TOUR

TOPICS & SPEAKERSWeed Control in Corn and Soybeans

Tom Hoverstad, Scientist Southern Research and Outreach Center

Nutrient Management Jeff Vetsch, Soil Scientist

Southern Research and Outreach Center

How to Manage Urea and Other Forms of Nitrogen Effectively in South Central Minnesota

Fabian Fernandez, Soil Scientist U of M Dept. of Soil, Water and Climate

Soybean Production IssuesSeth Naeve, Extension Agronomist

U of M Dept. of Agronomy and Plant Genetics

CALENDAR OF EVENTSJuly 6 Crop Management Field Tour (Rochester)

VOLUNTEERS WANTEDThe University of Minnesota is looking for up to

ten farmers or crop consultants to participate in

a one-time, 90 minute focus group. The purpose

of the focus group is to learn what options for

improving non-cropland wildlife habitat (if any)

are feasible on or around their farms. The focus

group will take place following the Agronomy

Field Tour on June 20th at the Southern Research

and Outreach Center in Waseca, MN. It will start

at 1 PM and run until 2:30 PM. Participants will

be reimbursed for their travel. If you have

questions or would like to sign up to participate,

please call Prof. Terry Hurley (612) 625-1238 or

send an e-mail to [email protected].

Corn Production Issues Jeff Coulter, Agronomist

U of M Dept. of Agronomy and Plant Genetics

Economic Outlook forCorn and Soybean Producers

Dave Bau, Extension EducatorExt. Regional Center, Worthington