UMass Agronomy Farm Research Field Day

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Event Type
In-person
Event location
UMass Crop and Animal Research and Education Farm

89-91 River Rd
South Deerfield, MA 01373
United States

Price
Free and open to the public

Student and faculty researchers from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, Departments of Plant Biology, and UMass Extension will share background and findings with

Research trials to be presented include:

•Summer cover crops for fall vegetables

•Balansa clover as a roller crimped cover crop

•Caterpillar pest monitoring in sweet corn

•Strawberry varieties and systems for New England

•Weed seedling emergence in warmed soils

•Vegetable variety trials

•Emergence speed in summer-planted carrots

•Perennial cover crops for corn silage production

•Sulfur fertility needs

•Bee pathogen transmission on flowers

•Precision nitrogen management using drone imaging

How to Participate

Please pre-register if possible to help with food ordering.

Register here!
Contact's name: Sue Scheufele
Contact's email: [email protected]
Contact's phone on day of event: 413-577-3976
This event will be recorded: No

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