Tuesday, July 17 – Melita, MB
REGISTRATION 8:30 A.M. | TOUR 9:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. WITH LUNCH PROVIDED
Location: 1 mile north of Melita – corner of 156W and 20N
In collaboration with the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization (WADO), MPSG is excited to host SMART Day in Melita.
Running for a full day, attendees will tour research plots, learn how results can be applied to their farm and interact with researchers and production specialists.
Soybean topics:
Rethinking seeding depth with Kristen MacMillan, U of M
Soybean seed quality with Cassandra Tkachuk, MPSG, Dr. Yvonne Lawley and Nate Ort, U of M
Feeding soybeans – smart use of inoculant and N, P, K fertilizers with Laryssa Stevenson, MPSG and Megan Bourns, U of M
Intercropping topics:
Pea-canola: Will it over yield? Are fungicides necessary? Can you include alfalfa to the mix?
Soybean-flax in double rows: Will agrotain-treated urea enhance yield response in flax or diminish nodulation in soybean? Will this intercrop over yield?
Hemp relay cropped with alfalfa, sweet clover, red clover, hairy vetch, field pea or rye. What combinations work with hemp?
Corn and hairy vetch: What rate of glyphosate will work? Both grain corn and forage corn explored.