Agronomy Field Day
When:
Wednesday, Jul 13, 2022
Description:
Location:
Jon Knochenmus Center for Innovation and SMSU Agronomy Field Trials Farm Site
2927 265th Avenue, Marshall MN 56258
Program:
Lunch, tours and presentations highlighting our faculty, students, field trials, and
related projects:
- Sydney Walters, SMSU Agriculture Intern, and Dr. Adam Alford, SMSU
Assistant Professor of Agronomy. “An Analysis of Crop Canopy Growth Using
Drones and ImageJ Data.” - Alexandra Diemer, Business Development Director of Novel Supply Chains,
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI). “Cropping Systems and
Agricultural Opportunities.” - Olga Brouwer, Executive Director, Minnesota Agricultural and Rural
Leadership (MARL) Program, and Jay Fultz, MARL Alumnus. “Becoming a More
Effective Leader in Agriculture and your Rural Community in a Robust State-
Wide Program: Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership.” - Allen Deutz, Deutz Heritage Farm and Rachel Raths, Ralco. “The Science of
Transitioning Farmland to Organic.” - Dr. Gerald Toland, Jr., SMSU ACHM Dept. Chair. “SMSU Updates: A CCA
Educational Program Progress Report, and Building a New Strategic Plan for
SMSU’s School of Agriculture.” - Plot Tours follow the presentations. Our partners will share their research goals
for 2022.
The event is free. Kindly RSVP for lunch by Friday, July 8 to Agriculture@SMSU.edu
Last modified: Thursday, June 16, 2022
