UW to Showcase New Agricultural Research at Sheridan Field Day July 1

News – Sheridan Media

The University of Wyoming will host a free educational field day Tuesday, July 1, at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center at 1090 Dome Loop in Sheridan.  Registration begins at 8:00 am at 1090 Dome Loop in Sheridan and field tours begin at 8:30 am  Lunch, which is free for field day participants, will be served at noon. The event, which is open to the public, will highlight new research on invasive grasses, wildfire recovery, pest control, precision agriculture technologies and forage crops.

Field tour topics include lateral pivot systems, alfalfa weevil management, avian pest control, orchard grass, invasive grass management, wildfire recovery and pepper breeding. UW scientists will also present crop research featuring spring barley, winter hay barley, soybeans and winter peas.

Sheridan Research and Extension Center Director Brian Mealor said that he’s struck by how broad and diverse a set of research questions the ShREC [Sheridan R&E Center] team is working on and how applicable these projects are to agriculture and natural resources in our region, and that anyone who attend the field day will find something of interest.
To RSVP, contact the Sheridan R&E Center at shrec@uwyo.edu or (307) 673-2856 no later than Friday, June 27.

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