Corn production field day

Who should attend: Farmers and agronomists

Where: Iowa State University Bruner Farm (located 1 mile south of U.S. Highway 30 on "W" Avenue and 1/2 mile east on 240th Street)

When: Thursday, August 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Boone County Cattlemen will be grilling hamburgers at noon (there is no charge for this field day).

Speakers: Roger Elmore, ISU Extension corn specialist; Jim Rouse, Iowa Crop Improvement Association corn coordinator, Iowa Crop Performance Tests; Dan Barker, assistant scientist, Department of Agronomy; Lucas Booras, postdoctoral researcher.

For more information, contact: Mike Fiscus, farm manager, Iowa State University Bruner Farm, 515-290-3809

This article originally appeared on page 223 of the IC-496(23) -- August 7, 2006 issue.

Updated 11/09/2006 - 11:10am