The third annual ARS “Dryland” Field Tour is set for Friday, July 8, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Agricultural Research Service’s Sidney Research Farm. The event is sponsored by Richland County Extension and the USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory Research Lab, Sidney.
This year’s tour includes a special “pesticide container” workshop with Diana DeYoung, Montana Department of Agriculture, to update producers and dealers on new EPA regulations going into effect in August of this year. DeYoung stressed that both producers and distributors need to familiarize themselves with the new rules since there will be no “window” for compliance after the Aug. 16 effective date.
Sidney ARS Research Farm tour stops will address:
nitrogen studies in malt and forage barley and winter wheat;
winter wheat production in Richland County
potential grasshopper damage for 2011 and management approaches;
a promising biocontrol agent for net blotch in dryland barley;
studies on insect predators
and a look at rotation, tillage and nitrogen influences on yields, water use, and soil nutrients in a long-term cropping study incorporating spring wheat, pea, barley hay and corn.
Presenters include Richland County Extension Agent Tim Fine, along with the following ARS researchers: Soil Scientist Upendra Sainju, Ecologist Tatyana Rand, Weed Ecologist Andy Lenssen, Plant Pathologist Robert Lartey, Entomologist Dave Branson and Agronomist Brett Allen.
The morning’s activities will conclude with a lunch provided by MSU Extension. Three private applicator pesticide credits are available for those attending. Commercial credits are pending.
The Sidney ARS farmsite is located about four miles north of Sidney along MT Highway 16. Take a left on County Rd. 129 and another left on County Rd. 346 to reach the farmsite. Everyone welcome!
For more information, contact Beth Redlin at 406-433-9427.
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