Nitrogen And Drones On Agenda For 2023 Arkansas Corn Field Day

SARAH CATO

COLT, ARKANSAS

 Producers looking to implement optimized management practices in large-scale corn production won’t want to miss the 2023 Corn Field Day. The event, hosted by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, will feature discussions of mid-season tissue sampling, multiple uses for drones and more.

The field day is scheduled for June 21 at the Division of Agriculture Pine Tree Research Station located at 7337 Highway 306 West in Colt. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m., and the first presentation begins at 8:35 a.m.

“We are excited to host this field day and meet with Arkansas producers face to face,” said Aurelie Poncet, assistant professor of precision agriculture for the Division of Agriculture. “We will be demonstrating several helpful tools and methods for producers to get the best bang for their buck.”

Jason Kelley, extension wheat and feed grains agronomist, and Trent Roberts, endowed chair in soil fertility research, will discuss best management practices for corn. Poncet will showcase her research in drone usage for the assessment of mid-season corn nitrogen status. Jason Davis, application technologist for the Division of Agriculture, will demonstrate how drones can be used in weed detection. The full agenda is as follows:

7:45 a.m. – Registration 

8:35 a.m. – Corn Management and Growth and Development, 

Jason Kelley, extension wheat and feed grains agronomist 

9:20 – Tissue Sampling and Mid-Season Fertilizer Management, 

Trent Roberts, associate professor of soil fertility 

10:15 a.m. – Assessment of Mid-Season Corn Nitrogen Status Using Drones, 

Aurelie Poncet, assistant professor of precision agriculture 

11 a.m. – Remote Weed Detections with Drones and Spot Herbicide Applications, Jason Davis, application technologist

12 p.m. – Lunch 

The Corn Field Day is open to the public, with no cost to attend. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required and those interested can register at bit.ly/43zQ2d7. ∆

SARAH CATO: University of Arkansas