The Norman County Soybean and Corn Plot Day is set for Friday Sept. 23rd.
A County Soybean Variety tour with 32 varieties replicated three times begins at 8:30 a.m. at the soybean plot on the Wayne and John Brandt farmland, located North of Ada two miles on Highway # 9 to Co. Rd. 23 and east 2 ¾ miles on the south side of road.
A County Corn Variety tour with 39 varieties replicated three times begins at 10:45 a.m. at the Bryan Hest farmland, located one mile south of Perley, MN on Highway 75 and one mile east on north side of road.
Speakers will include: Ben Arlt, the new Ag Educator, U of MN Extension Service, Phil Glogoza, Regional Ag Staff Educator in Clay County, 20 company dealer reps, and Ken Pazdernik with Pazdernik Agronomy Ser. the plot manager.
Topics covered will include: Variety maturity and differences, nitrogen management and other crop topics for fall.
