Jason Jenkins Senior Information Specialist 573-882-2980 JenkinsJL@missouri.edu July 14, 2006 More in-depth field tours planned for MU Greenley Center Field Day, Aug. 3 NOVELTY, Mo. - A simplified field tour schedule at the annual Greenley Memorial Research Center Field Day, Thursday, Aug. 3, will provide in-depth presentations and discussion. "We will be featuring the popular crop, beef and pest management tours," said Randall Smoot, superintendent of the University of Missouri center. "We want to give the speakers more time to present their research and give visitors time to ask their questions." Three concurrent tours begin at 9 a.m. and continue until noon, Smoot said. "After lunch, a walking tour of the MU Drainage and Subirrigation project research at the Ross Jones Farm will also be available to those who are interested." This year's crops tour will feature MU graduate student Adam Noellsch, who will discuss a project comparing variable source nitrogen application, including encapsulated urea; agricultural economist Ray Massey, who will talk about the direct and indirect impacts of energy costs on crop production inputs; and Mark Campbell, an agronomist from Truman State University who will present a collaborative project on high-amylose corn, a specialty variety that produces starch used in textiles, gum candies, biodegradable packaging materials, and adhesives for manufacturing corrugated cardboard. "Agronomist Kelly Nelson will also be on the crops tour to update everyone on the second year of our rice variety and planting date trials, as well as our five years of tall fescue seed production research," Smoot said. "We think there are some possibilities for high-dollar crop production in northeast Missouri." The pest management tour will feature MU weed scientist Kevin Bradley, who will discuss management strategies for the prevention and control of glyphosate-resistant weeds; Bob Heinz, coordinator of the MU Nematology Laboratory, who will talk about soybean cyst nematode and the importance of regular soil sampling for monitoring race shifts; and MU Extension agronomy specialist Clint Meinhardt, who will discuss insect monitoring programs for pests such as black cutworm, European corn borer and Japanese beetle. "MU plant pathologist Laura Sweets will update us on any developing soybean disease problems," Smoot said. "She'll also talk about the soybean rust monitoring program." The Greenley beef tour features four stops, Smoot said. MU Extension livestock specialist Chris Zumbrunnen will discuss how cattle producers can use identification programs to open new, more profitable, markets for their herds; agricultural economist Ann Ulmer will present the findings of a recent study on the economic impact of animal agriculture in Missouri; and agronomist Dale Blevins will talk about the availability of macronutrients in stockpiled fescue. "MU Extension livestock specialist Bruce Lane also will share the results of a study he conducted showing the performance benefits of denying your cattle access to ponds and streams and providing them an alternate water source," Smoot said. Additional time to visit with specialists will be available during lunch. Sen. Dan Clemens of Marshfield, Mo., chairman of the Agriculture, Conservation, Parks and Natural Resources Committee, will be the keynote speaker during the free lunch. The research center, located about one mile east of Novelty, Mo., on Highway 156 in Knox County, is a part of the University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station. For more information, call the center at (660) 739-4410. Source: Randall Smoot, 660-739-4410 Return to Current News Releases College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources AgEBB