Plan Now to Attend the MU Weed and Pest Management Field Day on July 14th

The annual Weed and Pest Management Field Day will be held this July 14th at the Bradford Research and Extension Center near Columbia, Missouri. As in recent years, we have expanded the focus of this field day to include a variety of pest management topics that are of interest to agricultural industry representatives, agrichemical dealers, Extension specialists, and producers. Some of the research topics and trials that will be on display at this year's field day include corn rootworm transgenics, soybean aphid thresholds and control tactics, fungicides for soybean rust, insecticide and fungicide combinations on soybean, glyphosate and fungicide tank-mix evaluations, planting date and maturity group interactions with soybean rust, herbicide-resistant weed biotypes in Missouri, fall herbicide applications, and much more. As usual, you will also have the opportunity to view plots that showcase a wide variety of herbicide treatments and weed management systems for use in either corn or soybean. The program will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will include guided wagon tours with stops that feature presentation of results and talks by MU weed scientists, entomologists, plant pathologists, and agronomists. There will be a $20 registration fee collected at the time of check-in. This will cover costs associated with lunch and will provide each attendee with a tour booklet that describes the layout and location of each experiment. After lunch, you are welcome to spend the afternoon browsing the plots on your own. For certified crop advisors, 2 CEU credits for the field day are pending. If you plan on attending the field day, you must pre-register before July 8 by calling 573-884-7593 or by sending an e-mail to liji@missouri.edu. The Bradford Research and Extension Center is located 7 miles east of Columbia, off of highway WW. For more complete directions call 573-884- 7945 or visit http://aes.missouri.edu/bradford/index.stm.