CALS field days schedule (updated July 10)
Following is an updated list of field days and other events scheduled for the UW-Madison Agricultural Research Stations. A calendar of ARS events is also available online at http://www.ars.wisc.edu/events.aspx. For more information about any event, contact the station hosting the event. Station contact information follows the list of events.
July 13
Open house and tour
Lelah Starks Elite Foundation Seed Potato Farm 10 a.m.
July 17
Plant Diseases: Whats That Growing on My Plant
West Madison Ag Research Station, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
July 18
Central Wisconsin Potato Field Day
Hancock Ag Research Station, 8:30 a.m.
July 24
Wisconsin apple summer field day
Peninsular Ag Research Station
July 25
Lancaster Beef Cow-Calf Day
Lancaster Ag Research Station, 4 p.m.
July 25-26
Turfgrass Field Day – Turf Producers International
OJ Noer Turfgrass Facility, July 25 (evening) July 26 (all day)
August 1
Hancock Ag Research Station Agronomy Field Day
Hancock Ag Research Station, 8:30 a.m.
August 2
Alternative Cash Grain Crops Field Day
Spooner Ag Research Station, 10:30 a.m. to noon
August 8
Pickle Field Day
Hancock Ag Research Station
August 9
MWFPA Sweetcorn & Snapbean Varieties Field Day
Hancock Ag Research Station
August 10
Profitable Pastures for Southwest Wisc. Field Day
Lancaster Ag Research Station, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
August 13
Garden Twlight Tour
Hancock Ag Research Station, 4 p.m.
August 14
Vegetables Youll Grow to Love:
Whats New and What Did Your Grandmother Love
West Madison Ag Research Station, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
August 18
Urban Horticulture Field Day
West Madison Ag Research Station, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
August 25
Spooner Dairy Sheep Day
Spooner Ag Research Station, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
August 28 , Garden Twlight Meeting
Spooner Ag Research Station, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
August 29
Horticulture Field Day, 58 p.m.
Marshfield Ag Research Station
August 29
Agronomy-Soils Field Day
Arlington Ag Research Station
August 30
Organic Agriculture on Research Stations
11 a.m.2:30 p.m. workshop f or station staff and UW researchers
Late-afternoon field day open to public will feature organic plots
Arlington Ag Research Station
September 11
Fruits for The Backyard: New Grapes, Raspberries and Tree Fruits
West Madison Ag Research Station, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
September 18
Wildlife in Suburbia: A Walking Tour
West Madison Ag Research Station, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Staton phone numbers:
Arlington 608-846-3761
Ashland 715-682-7268
Dairy Forage 608-264-5138
Greenhouse 608-265-8053
Hancock 715-249-5961
Kemp 715-356-9070
Lancaster 608-723-2580
Madison 608-262-2969
Marshfield 715-387-2523
O.J Noer 608-845-6536
Peninsular 920-743-5406
Rhinelander 715-369-0619
Spooner 715-635-3735
West Madison 608-262-2257