September 14, 2004
Tours Beginning 8:30 a.m.
The 2004 Purdue Agronomy Field Day will be held TUESDAY,
September 14 at the Purdue
Agronomy Center for Research and Education. Tours will focus
on a) genetic technologies for corn insect & weed management,
b) crop variety testing and on-farm research, c) grain quality assurance
programs, d) yield monitor calibration techniques, and e) auto-steer
technologies & high accuracy GPS systems.
Field day registration (free) will begin at 8:00
a.m. The first round of tours will be offered at 8:30 a.m. Check
out the tour schedule
for specific tour departure times.
A new twist to this year's field day will be
the inauguration of the "Kitchen Sink" yield/profit plots. Field
day attendees will have the opportunity to evaluate comparisons of corn
production practices in side-by-side large plots (12 rows by length of
field) and cast their ballots for which will a) yield the most and/or
b) be most profitable.
Mark Your Calendars & Join Us For The Day!
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