MINNEAPOLIS — Join us Wednesday, July 28 for Field Notes when we welcome Dr. Craig Sheaffer, UMN Forage Specialist, Nathan Drewitz, Extension Educator in Stearns, Benton, and Morrison counties, and several other educators to discuss how to best manage forages in a drought.
The drought conditions in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest have continued to worsen. Crops are drying up, which has many concerned about the tightening forage supplies. We will have conversations around forage establishment, early corn silage harvest, utilizing alternative crops as forages, utilizing CRP hay, as well as how drought conditions affect forage yield and quality.
What is Field Notes?
The Field Notes program is designed for farmers and agricultural professionals as a weekly webinar program addressing all your crop-related questions in real-time in an interactive, discussion-based format.
The Field Notes program will run Wednesday mornings from 7:30-8:00 a.m. throughout the growing season. It features a live webinar with interactive discussions that address in-season cropping issues as they arise. Topics may include nutrient management, agronomics, pest management, equipment, and more.
Do you have questions or topics you would like addressed during Field Notes? Submit them in advance of the program through the Google Form or send to gople007@umn.edu. In addition you will have the opportunity to ask questions during the webinar program.
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— University of Minnesota Extension
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