Success Story2023 Pest Management Field Day Enhances Integrated Pest Management Knowledge in Grain Crops



2023 Pest Management Field Day Enhances Integrated Pest Management Knowledge in Grain Crops

Author: Raul Villanueva

Planning Unit: Entomology

Major Program: Grains

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

The IPM Field Day at the UK-REC returned to Princeton, KY 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 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 at least $10 per acre.  






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