Community and agriculture come together for an evening of learning and connection during the inaugural Dixon Springs Agricultural Center Field Day on July 14. The experience will begin at 5 p.m. and includes a farm-to-table meal featuring food grown and produced at the Ag Center, along with demonstrations on:
- High tunnel vegetable production
- Biological insect control
- Managing heat stress on tomatoes
- Forest management
- Invasive species identification and control
- Pollinator prairie establishment
- Tick identification
- Ongoing animal science research projects presented by interns and graduate students
For a detailed description of each presentation, visit go.illinois.edu/26DSACFieldDayEvent
This event does not replace the annual Dixon Springs Beef Day, which is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, covering least cost rations, the beef market, an update on research at DSAC, and an update on the Asian longhorned tick, and a meal.
The Field Day program will be held on July 14 from 5-8 p.m. at Dixon Springs Agricultural Center at 354 IL-145, Simpson, IL 62985. The $5 registration fee covers the cost of the program and a farm-to-table meal. Shirts can be purchased for an additional $20. To register, visit go.illinois.edu/dsacfieldday26 or call 618-695-2441.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the upcoming event, please contact ashlea@illinois.edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your needs.
SOURCE: Bronwyn Aly, local foods and small farms educator, University of Illinois Extension, baly@illinois.edu, 618-695-2441
WRITER: Ashlea Grumley, University of Illinois Extension, ashea@illinois.edu, 618-695-2441
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