Success Story2023 Pest Management Field Day Enhances Integrated Pest Management Knowledge in corn, soybean, and wheat acres



2023 Pest Management Field Day Enhances Integrated Pest Management Knowledge in corn, soybean, and wheat acres

Author: Travis Legleiter

Planning Unit: Plant and Soil Sciences

Major Program: Integrated Pest Management

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

The Pest Management Field Day at the UKREC in Princeton, KY returned to the UKREC in 2023 on June 29, 2023.   The 2023 event was the fourth year for the field day that featured research updates from University of Kentucky Pest Management faculty including Dr. Kiersten Wise, Dr. Raul Villanueva, Dr. JD Green, and Dr. Erin Haramoto.    The event also featured walking plot tours of weed science research plots at the University of Kentucky led by Dr. Travis Legleiter.   The weed science research plots featured over 150 herbicide combinations in corn and soybean as well as highlighted early planted soybean and the use of cereal rye as a weed suppression cover crop.  The weed science tour also highlighted graduate student research focused on non-chemical control tactic for Italian ryegrass.  The half day event was attended by 89 individuals who influenced or managed corn, soybean, and wheat acres in Kentucky.   Participant surveys indicated that the field day provided information worth a value of $10 per acre.  






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