Each tour will last approximately
90 minutes, including travel time by tour wagons to and from the
tour areas. Tours # 1 - 4 are offered four times, beginning at 8:30
a.m., while Tours # 5 & 6 are offered only twice, beginning
at 2:00 p.m. Plan accordingly and come early to attend as many tours as you can.
Tour # 1: The Inaugural "Kitchen Sink" Plots
8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
- Jimmy Bricker, Benton
Co. Extension (moderator)
- Eight "teams" from several surrounding
counties and Purdue Ag. Centers submitted their "recipes"
for achieving top yields or net returns from a list of production
practice choices; including hybrid selection, seeding rate, nitrogen
fertilizer rate, pre-plant vs. sidedress nitrogen application
timing, starter fertilizer rate, and +/- planter insecticide.
This is your opportunity to inspect the eight "contest" plots
and cast your ballots for top yields and/or net returns in this
year's inaugural "Kitchen Sink" plot demonstration.
Tour # 2: Hybrid Testing & On-Farm Research
8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
- Why Public Crop Variety Testing?
- Phil Devillez, Agronomy
Dept.
- OnFarm Research:
Are Those Real Differences I'm Seeing?
- Bob Nielsen, Agronomy
Dept.
Tour # 3: Insect & Weed Management
8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
- Insect resistant traits: Profitable or not?
- John Obermeyer & Larry Bledsoe, Entomology
Dept.
- Herbicide tolerant hybrids: Best management practices
- Bill Johnson & Glenn Nice, Botany
& Plant Path Dept.
Tour # 4: Grain Quality Assurance Program
8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
- "GrainSafe" On-Farm Quality Assurance Program
- Dirk Maier & Umit Karaca, Ag.
& Biological Engineering Dept.
Tour # 5: Yield Monitor Calibration
2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
- Tips & Tricks for Accurate Yield Estimation
- Steve Hawkins & Jeff Boyer, Purdue
Ag. Centers
Tour # 6: Autosteer Technologies
2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
- From "Nuts 'n Bolts" to Economics
- Buddy Miles, Dan Ess, & Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer
Ag.
& Biological Engineering Dept., Ag.
Economics Dept.
|
Tour Topics
