MARIANNA, Fla. — There will be three corn field days held in July in the Suwannee Valley, two taking place on-farm (one in Suwannee and one in Dixie county) and the third taking place at the North Florida Research and Education Center Suwannee Valley. All of these events will be in the evening, from 6-8 pm (EST).
July 6 – Dixie County
Controlled Release Fertilizer Corn Field Day in Dixie County, from 6:00 -8:00 pm (EST) hosted by Sanchez Farms and Levy County Extension. Download event flyer. RSVP for a headcount and the meal ASAP by calling Mark Warren, Levy County Extension at 352-949-8288.
July 13 – NFREC Live Oak
Regional Corn Field Day at NFREC-SV in Live Oak (broad event, covering topics variety of corn research topics covered and CEUs offered) from 5-8 pm EST. Free/optional Core pesticide training from 5-6 pm, actual field day event is from 6-8 pm. Download event flyer. RSVP for a headcount and the meal by calling Dilcia Toro at 386-688-0454 or email at dtoro@ufl.edu.
July 27 Suwannee County
On-farm Corn Field Day in Suwannee County, from 6-8 pm (EST) hosted by Townsend Brother’s Farm in Suwannee County (fertilizer trial, CEUs included). Event flyer coming soon. RSVP for a headcount and the meal by calling Dilcia Toro at 386-688-0454 or email at dtoro@ufl.edu.
–Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS