Register now for the 2026 University of Minnesota "Cover Crop Field Day: Setting up for Success" at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center by Lamberton on Thursday, June 25. Check-in will start at 8:30 a.m., and the field day will run from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (lunch included). The field tour will start promptly at 9:00, weather permitting, and the event will be held rain or shine.
This program is for farmers and those who work with farmers, with or without cover crop experience, and anyone else who would like to learn more about cover crops.
For more details and to pre-register (please do so by June 19 to ensure yourself a meal), go to https://z.umn.edu/covercropfieldday. You can also go directly to the registration link at: https://z.umn.edu/ccfielddayregis. Later registrations and walk-ins are still welcome but timely registration is required to ensure yourself a meal.
Tour stops and indoor topics include:
- Finding the sweet spot for cereal rye seeding rate and termination timing
- Cereal rye interactions with soybean and pathogens
- Measuring the impacts of cover crops on soil erosion
- Comparing camelina planting strategies
- Interseeding into short-stature corn
- Demonstration of cover crops often used for grazing
- Planting cover crops with pollinators in mind
- Cover crops and landscape implications
Source : umn.edu