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University of Illinois Farm of the Future POP-UP Field Day

Event Type
Social/Informal Event
Sponsor
IUC Extension and FotF Extension experts Dennis Bowman and Dr. Salah Issa
Location
one-quarter mile west of the Curtis Road and Race Street intersection.
Date
May 17, 2023   9:00 - 11:00 am  
Contact
Dennis Bowman
E-Mail
ndbowman@illinois.edu
Phone
217-840-0867
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Crop Sciences - Research Centers

Cover Crops: Under-canopy robot seeding compared to post-harvest seeding.

If you are in Champaign or nearby, we invite you to a pop-up field day on Wednesday, May 17th, from 9:00 am – 11:00 am, weather permitting, hosted by UIUC Extension and FotF Extension experts Dennis Bowman and Dr. Salah Issa. Please let us know if you will be attending: https://forms.gle/pG7tEnpnACtZZHzK8

 Researchers at the Farm of the Future compared the impact of using small, autonomous robots to seed cover crops in a field of standing corn in late summer against a conventionally planted cover crop seeded in a harvested cornfield in late fall. Explore the benefits of earlier planting dates possible with the robots. See the side-by-side comparison during a pop-up field day from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, weather permitting, before the field is tilled for the coming crop. 

 The farm is located one-quarter mile west of the Curtis Road and Race Street intersection. (40.069089, -88.214050) In case soft ground prevents parking at the site, parking is available at the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Research Farm at 3603 S Race St, Urbana. 

Questions about the event can be directed to Dennis Bowman, ndbowman@illinois.edu or cell (217) 840-0867

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