The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Escambia County Extension will host its annual Field Corn Day Tuesday, July 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, located at 4253 Experiment Road, Highway 182 in Jay. The event will feature 27 replicated corn varieties and more than 15 corn variety demonstration plots, with varieties from Dyna-Gro, Monsanto-Dekalb, Croplan, Syngenta, Pioneer, Terral and Augusta Seed. Several company representatives will be on hand to provide overviews of their products, and attendees will take a field tour to see how the corn varieties are working at the West Florida Research and Education Center. Topics for the Field Corn Day include:
- Corn variety trial and demonstration
- Environmentally Smart Nitrogen and urea blends
- Application timing for corn production
Lunch will be provided. For meal planning purposes, please RSVP to the Jay Extension Office at (850) 675-3107 or the Escambia Extension Office at (850) 475-5230. For more information about the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, click here.
