Join us for the 2022 Small Grain Field Day!
Date: Tuesday, May 24th, 2022
Time: 5PM – 7:30PM
Location: Wye Research and Education Center
211 Farm Lane, Queenstown, MD 21658
The program will start at the seed building and proceed to the fields.
Dr. Vijay Tiwari will discuss the small grain variety trials and his wheat breeding program. Dr. Nidi Rawat will then discuss fusarium research and prevention in wheat and barley. Next, we will have Dr. Alyssa Koeler touching on other small grain pathogens and Dr. Kurt Vollmer will bring us up to date on weed control in wheat. Finally, we will hear from Dr. Kelly Hamby on insect threats and control.
We also have a commercial variety strip trial organized by the Maryland Crop Improvement Association (MCIA) and industry reps will be on hand to discuss their entries.
Dinner will be served at 6:30, sponsored by Nagel Farm Service.
For more information and to register: go.umd.edu/smallgrain22
You can also contact Taylor Robinson at 443-446-4267 or taylormr@umd.edu.
For additional program information, contact John Draper at jdraper@umd.edu or 410-827-7388.
