Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Plan to attend the "Diversifying the Agroecosystem" field day at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center on Wednesday, September 14. The event is free and does not require pre-registration.
Registration will begin at 8:30 and the field tour will start at 9 am. Speakers will discuss a variety of topics including:
- Organic crop and vegetable research results
- Summer cover crop varieties
- Interseeding methods and timing of cover crops
- Research on alternative cash crops such as intermediate wheatgrass varieties, East African greens, hazelnuts and hemp
- Soil management for high tunnel vegetables
- Results from integrated crop-livestock farming studies
- Bacterial inoculation to enhance corn and small grain production
- Honeybee management