Agronomy and Soils Field Day
Agronomy and Soils Field Day
A day of rotating field talks from faculty experts and researchers in crop management, pest management, forage, and soils.
This year’s theme:
The 2025 UW–Madison Agronomy and Soils Field Day will take place on August 27 at the Arlington Ag Research Station (N695 Hopkins Rd Arlington, WI 5391) from 8 a.m – 12 p.m.
After 12 p.m., lunch is available for purchase courtesy of the Wisconsin Association of Professional Ag Consultants (WAPAC). Full agenda to be announced.
UW–Madison Agronomy and Soils
Field Day
Profits and Progress:
Delivering Research-Backed ROI to Wisconsin Farms
Arlington Ag Research Station
August 27, 2025 | 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Agenda coming soon!
Wisconsin’s Field Crop Summer Research Showcase
Join UW–Madison grain agronomy, field crop pathology, weed management, soils, forage, and farm economics researchers for a half-day field-based tour of the latest ongoing trials and research updates.
Participants should expect to be outside for the majority of the event. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m., and field tours leave promptly at 8:30 a.m. After field tours, lunch is available for purchase courtesy of the Wisconsin Association of Professional Ag Consultants (WAPAC).
Prior Agenda (2024)
Farm-Ready Research Field Tours
- Crop Management — Kickin’ It New School
- UW BeanTeam — Bytes Whisper, Agronomists Listen
- Steven Hall — Where Does All The N Come From? Lessons from big and small data
- Harkirat Kaur — Corn Production: Understanding future challenges with present data
- Pest Management — Data-Driven Prest Management: Turning Insights Into Action
- Dan Smith & Rodrigo Werle (WiscWeeds) — Using Data to Support Cover Crop and Weed Management Decisions
- Emily Bick — “Found” Insect Data and Its Management Applications
- Sarah De Souza, Amit Sharma, & BadgerCropDoc Team — Using Data to Inform Disease Management in Soybeans
- Forage — Improvements in Alfalfa Production Systems
- Mark Renz & Arthur Franco — Effects of Residual Corn Herbicides on Alfalfa Establishment and Productivity
- Fletcher Robbins (Bick Lab) — What is the Circadian Activity for Potato Leafhopper in Alfalfa?
- Marta Kohmann & Scott Newell — What is the Interseeding System?
- Marina Costa — Breeding Alfalfa for Interseeding and Intercropping
- Brian Luck & Beatriz Bizzuti — The Effect of Machinery Traffic on Alfalfa
- Soils — Advancements in Manure Management
- Natasha Rayne — Manure Nitrogen Credits: Challenges and opportunities
- Matt Ruark — Sustainable Intensification With Winter Silage Crops
- Francisco Arriaga — Reducing Phosphorus Losses From Manure
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.
You may request an interpreter, materials in an alternative language or format, or other services to make this event more accessible, by contacting cropsandsoils@extension.wisc.edu by August 10, 2025. There’s no added cost to you for these services.
