Greg Horstmeier News Director 573-884-1846 horstmeierg@missouri.edu Aug. 21, 2006 2006 Hundley-Whaley field day features latest crop, animal research projects ALBANY, Mo. - The latest in crop, timber and goat research will be featured at the University of Missouri Hundley-Whaley Center field day, Sept. 6, at the center. "With the year we’ve had, there should be a lot to see in terms of crop response to nitrogen management, seed variety selection and weed control," said Bruce Burdick, research farm superintendent. Four wagon tours, each with a mix of research subjects, begin at 8 a.m. after registration. Field presentations include a soybean rust update and results of soybean fungicide trials, issues around tank-mixing fungicides and herbicides; and herbicide resistance management. "MU climatologist Pat Guinan will be on hand again this year to give us perspective on 2006 weather conditions in the region and across the state," Burdick said. "His historical weather data is always a popular topic." Burdick will discuss the second year of rice production trials. "In 2005 our rice work looked at a wide range of varieties to demonstrate the differences in rice types from around the world. This year, we’re focused on varieties that should do well in northern Missouri." Other tour stops include presentations on new weed control strategies in soybeans and corn; nitrogen rates, types and application timing in corn with an emphasis on strategies to control fertilizer costs; and several presentations on timber stand management. "We’ll also have details on our goat grazing project that was started in 2005," Burdick said. He is examining the pluses and minuses of using goats to clean up undesirable vegetation in a 20-acre timber stand. "A critical question is how to use goats to benefit the woodlot’s aesthetics while also enhancing, or at least not hurting, the timber’s role as wildlife habitat," Burdick said. The last tour wagons will head out at 1:00 p.m. A free pork loin barbeque lunch will begin at 11 a.m. The Hundley-Whaley Center is located at the junction of Bethany and Birch streets. Take Highway 85 (also Business Route 136) south to Bethany Street, then west to Birch. Source: Bruce Burdick, 660-726-5610 Return to Current News Releases College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources AgEBB