| | The Bow Island Substation field day is being held on July 26, 2006. The day's activities and tour begin at the Spitz Sunflower Plant, participants are asked to arrive between 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. to register, the tour starts at 9:00 a.m. sharp. Topics for discussion on the agenda for the day are:
- corn, fenugreek and chickpeas - Manjula Bandara
- bean varieties - Cathy Daniels
- pulse disease update - Ron Howard
- bean irrigation water management - Ted Harms
- insect monitoring research - Scott Meers
- agronomic management of irrigated grain and oilseeds - Ross McKenzie
- annual legume research - Henry Najda
- water and nutrient management of Timothy - Alan Efetha and Tracy Dow
- irrigated soft wheat trials - Crooyman Farms:
- seeding dates and rates; N, P and K fertilizer trials - Ross McKenzie
- dry land plots: Terry Doran Farm:
- winter wheat, N fertilizer - Fall vs. Spring management - Ross McKenzie
- chickpea and lentil variety trials - Manjula Bandara
Lunch will be provided at the Spitz Plant. Field day sponsors include Reduced Tillage LINKAGES, Agricore United, Zone 1 Pulse Growers Association, Alberta Soft Wheat Producers Commission, Alberta Corn Committee and Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission. For more information, contact Ross McKenzie, (403) 381-5842, Lethbridge. Directions to the Spitz Plant and Substation - from Bow Island, travel 4 km west on Highway #3, travel south on Secondary Highway #879 for 10 km, the Spitz Sunflower Plant is on the west side of the highway; Bow Island Substation is on the quarter section south of the Spitz plant. |
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