Milan No-Till Field Day announces event program for 2024
MILAN, Tenn.—According to information from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, the 33rd annual Milan No-Till Field Day is set to take place on Thursday, July 25 from 8 am until 1 pm at the AgResearch and Education Center located at 3A Ledbetter Gate Road in Milan.
This year’s event will cover topics including pesticide restrictions, herbicide resistant weeds, and climate-smart agriculture.
Presentations will be held throughout the day led by local researchers and industry professionals. Photo courtesy UTIA.
The event will consist of 15 different tours of discussion on no-till farming. Tours will be led by speakers from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture among other organizations from across Mid-South.
The following topics will be discussed at the event:
- No-Till Corn Production
- No-Till Cotton Production
- No-Till Soybean Production
- Updates on pesticide labels and History of the Endangered Species Act, Georgia’s Work on Pesticide Use for Endangered Species
- Herbicide-Resistant Weed Management
- Impacts of ThryvOn Technology on Economically Important Insects in Cotton
- Crop Water Management
- Cover Crops
- Cover Crops: Current and Future Trends
- Climate-Smart Agriculture and Soil Health
- Hemp Production
- Ag Water Treatment: Navigating the Produce Safety Rule
- The Ongoing Transformation of UT AgResearch Centers Through American Rescue Plan
- Soil Fertility Management
- Soil Borne Soybean Diseases
In a news release, Blake Brown, director of the AgResearch and Education Center at Milan, said “While the fundamental components of no-till have remained the same, new challenges do arise.” Brown continued by adding, “Our highly anticipated field day provides research-based information to help farmers succeed in this ever-changing industry.”
The Milan No Till Field Day events began in 1981 and continue to attract people from across the U.S. who want to improve soil conservation and agriculture production.
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