2023 Ewing Agronomy Field Day

Illinois Extension is excited host their annual Agronomy Field Day at Ewing Demonstration Center on Thursday, July 27 at 9 a.m. with a lunch to follow. The event will feature various educators and campus faculty as they provide best management practices for local growers.

Ewing Demonstration Center has served the agricultural community of southern Illinois since 1910.  Research at the center includes various trials for corn, soybeans, sorghum, wheat, and cover crops.  The center has featured no-till research and demonstration plots for more than 50 years as it offers representative growing conditions for southern Illinois.

The event will feature the following speakers:

9:15 - 11:45 a.m.  Concurrent presentations (field stations)

     Benchmarking and integrating soil health, water quality, and climate-smart footprints of Illinois soybeans
     Heidi Allen Asensio, University of Illinois Crop Science PhD Student

     Double-dipping P loss reductions: Integrating and stacking struvite in phosphorus BMPs
     Mariana Gomez Botero, University of Illinois Crop Science PhD Student

     Illinois AgrAbility: Helping farmers maintain their independence
     Haley Jones, Illinois AgrAbility Coordinator

     Cover Crop Systems in Illinois: What we have learned and work to be done
     Talon Becker, University of Illinois Extension Commercial Ag Educator

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.    Lunch

Ewing Demonstration Center is about 20 minutes south of Mt. Vernon, located at 16132 N. Ewing Rd in Ewing, IL. The center is on the north edge of the village of Ewing, north of the Ewing Grade School. Additional signage will be posted near the center.

The field day is free, and lunch will be provided. Certified Crop Advisor CEUs will also be offered. 

University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in programming, please contact Talon Becker at tbecker2@illinois.edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.