Forty-three agronomy freshmen participated in the Agronomy Learning Community field trip August 23-24. On Friday, the group visited Syngenta in Slater to learn about seed corn production and testing and Iowa Cover Crop in Jefferson where students learned about starting a business, on-farm seed production, and the benefits of cover crops. They stayed overnight in Storm Lake at King’s Pointe Resort where students enjoyed the water park.
On Saturday, the students visited an independent crop consultant and his team near Storm Lake where they scouted a cornfield for pest pressures, discussed crop consulting and hot and how different landscapes require different management. Drs. Burras and Hornbuckle spoke about their areas of research and met up with Dr. Kendall Lamkey at the Agronomy Farm near Boone, where he talked about research, Extension and research farm management.
In photo at top: Students learn about cover crops at Iowa Cover Crop in Jefferson.
