By Terry Basol and Joshua Michel et.al
Chad Hart, extension crop marketing specialist, Melissa Miller, project director of the Iowa Nitrogen Initiative, and Kelly Garrett, co-founder of XtremeAg, will speak at the annual meeting of the Northeast Iowa Agricultural Experimental Association on March 19. The meeting will be held at the Borlaug Learning Center, Iowa State University Northeast Research Farm, Nashua.
The program starts at 9:30 a.m. with the board meeting. At 10 a.m. Hart will present on “Tariffs, Trade and the Economy.” In the next hour, Miller and Lauren Schwarck, with the ISU Department of Agronomy, will discuss “The Iowa Nitrogen Initiative: 2024 Results and an Introduction to the N-FACT Decision Support System.” (N-FACT is the Nitrogen Fertilization Application Consultation Tool.) During lunch, Ken Pecinovsky, farm superintendent, will review 2024 research trial results conducted at the Northeast Research Farm and discuss future research plans. Garrett will wrap up the presentations at 1 p.m. as he shares his insights on “Regenerative Farming and the Benefits of Balancing Your Soil Health.”
A free lunch will be provided, sponsored by Corteva. Following Garrett’s presentation, the NEIAEA board of directors will meet. The day’s sessions qualify for four free CCA credits (3 CM, 1 NM).
The meeting is free and open to the public. The program will be held at the Borlaug Learning Center on the ISU Northeast Research Farm. From Nashua at the junction of Highway 218 (Exit 220) and County Rd. B60, go west on B60 1.1 miles to Windfall Ave., then south 1 mile to 290th St., then east 0.2 miles to the farm. For more information about the event, call Terry Basol at 641-426-6801.
Source : iastate.edu