2023 Pest Management Field Day Slated For June 29 At Princeton
PRINCETON, KENTUCKY
Don’t let plant diseases, weeds, and insect problems bug you this summer. Take action by attending the 2023 Pest Management Field Day. It’s an opportunity to receive the latest Integrated Pest Management research data and control recommendations while interacting with Extension specialists from the University of Kentucky. The event is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June 29, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center farm in Princeton. Sign-in begins at 8 a.m. CDT.
Topics will include Palmer amaranth and water-hemp control; weed control in early planted soybean; weed control in corn; Italian ryegrass research updates; presentations on herbicide resistant johnsongrass and weed management utilizing cover crops; corn disease research and entomology updates. Presentations will be conducted by Travis Legleiter, JD Green, Erin Haramoto, Kiersten Wise, and Raul Villanueva, UK Extension Specialists.
A walking plot tour of water-hemp and Palmer amaranth management research being conducted at the UK Research and Education Center farm will also be highlighted.
“We are excited to bring back the Pest Management Field Day after missing the event in 2022. This event highlights the extensive pest management research being conducted at the University of Kentucky,” said Legleiter, Weed Scientist in the UK Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.
Lunch will be provided. To assist with meal planning, organizers are encouraging participants to preregister here by June 22.
For additional information on the 2023 Pest Management Field Day, contact Jason Travis, Extension Associate for the University of Kentucky, at jason.travis@uky.edu or (859) 562-2569. The University of Kentucky Research and Education Center farm is located at 1205 Hopkinsville St., Princeton, Ky. 42445.
Continuing education units for Certified Crop Advisors and Kentucky pesticide applicators will be available. ∆
Jason Travis, Agriculture Extension Associate, University of Kentucky