Every summer, the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources agricultural research centers provide educational opportunities for Missouri farmers and ranchers through field days. These days provide the latest information from university researchers and local MU Extension faculty and offer information for cattle ranchers and row crop farmers.

For cattle producers, the Forage Systems Research Center in northern Missouri offers insight into the latest on nitrogen management and forage production. For research efforts in pasture management, producers may consider attending the Wurdack Research Center Field Day outside of Rolla. For more beef cow management, consider attending the field days at Thompson Research Center near Spickard or the Southwest Research Center near Mount Vernon.

Row crop farmers can see the latest university research for corn and soybeans. Field days will show not only research, but also MU Variety Trials. Get a look at how these different varieties and hybrids perform during the year by stopping at Graves-Chapple Research Center in Rock Port, Hundley-Whaley Research Center in Albany or Greenley Research Center near Kirksville.

Cotton and rice growers are not forgotten at MU field days. The Fisher Delta Research Center in the Bootheel region has been doing research on these crops for decades.

These MU field days, listed below, are free and open to the public.

August

8: Greenley Research Center Field Day, Grace Greenley Farm, near Kirksville in Knox County
22: Graves-Chapple Research Center Field Day, Rock Port
22: Hundley-Whaley Research Center Field Day, Albany
31: Delta Research Center Field Day, Portageville

September

7: Bradford Research Tomato Festival, Bradford Research Center, Columbia
8: Southwest Research Center Field Day, Mount Vernon
12: Forage Systems Research Center Field Day, Linneus
22: Thompson Research Center Field Day, Spickard
30: South Farm Showcase, Columbia

October

5: Wurdack Research Center Field Day, Cook Station