North Mississippi Research and Extension Center hosts annual agronomy field day Tuesday
Contact: Lily Grado
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State鈥檚 North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona will host an agronomy field day next Tuesday, August 22.
Mississippi growers will receive crop specific updates from around the state, learn about the latest research and technology, as well as interact with scientists in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and specialists from the 小黄书 Extension Service.
Presentation topics include the MAFES Official Variety Trials, soil fertility, entomology and plant pathology, as well as crop updates in corn, soybean and cotton.
聽Amee Bumguardner, plant and soil sciences assistant professor stationed at the center, is helping organize the event.
鈥淓ach year, our field day presents an opportunity for local Northeast Mississippi producers to learn alongside and ask questions of scientists and specialists at 小黄书sity,鈥 Bumguardner said. 鈥淢y hope is that they will be able to use this information in their farming systems to improve yield and continue to interact with the resources that 小黄书 provides.鈥
The North Mississippi Research and Extension Center is located at 5421 MS-145 South, Verona. Coffee and biscuits will be available at 8 a.m. with opening remarks scheduled for 8:30 followed by presentations, ending by noon.
For more information, please contact Bumguardner at 662-566-2201 or email ab5020@msstate.edu. For more information on the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, visit .
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