The University of Wyoming’s Powell Research and Extension Center (PREC) will host
its annual field day Tuesday, June 30, at 747 Road 9.
The field day will contain two sessions designed for different audiences. Both are
free and open to the public.
A morning session from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. is geared toward agricultural professionals
and others interested in the technical aspects of PREC’s research projects. The afternoon
session, from 2-5 p.m., is an open house created for community members and families.
The morning technical session will open at 9:30 a.m. with registration and agricultural
technology demonstrations, including exhibitions of tractors, agricultural implements
and drones.
The technical field tour will begin at 10 a.m. and include presentations about nitrogen
and plant growth regulators for grass seed production; burndown and herbicide tolerance
in dry beans and sugar beets; and nutrient optimization in sugar beets. The morning
session also will feature an agricultural drone spray demonstration. Participants
are asked to attend the full tour, which will begin at 10 a.m. and end at noon.
A raffle of items donated by local businesses and a free barbecue lunch will take
place at noon for those who attend the morning session.
PREC will briefly close following lunch.
The afternoon open house is designed for community members and families. From 2-5
p.m., participants are invited to explore displays about subjects that include insects
and plant diseases; seed identification; combines and tractors; and the PREC hoop
house. Activities that offer prizes for children also will be available.
At 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., participants can attend demonstrations featuring Pistol and
Pete, UW’s draft horse team. Two separate field tours highlighting less technical
presentations will begin at 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Open house attendees may choose which activities to participate in and explore the
site at their own pace. No pre-registration is required for the afternoon session
of the field day.
For more information about the field day, call (307) 754-2223 or email agarfink@uwyo.edu.
About the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station
The Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (WAES) is the research unit of the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources. WAES conducts fundamental and applied research related to agricultural production, natural resource stewardship, economic development and community well-being. Founded in 1891, WAES remains committed to addressing the current and future needs of the state, region, nation and world through rigorous scientific investigation. In addition to supporting research on campus, WAES operates research and extension centers in Laramie, Lingle, Powell and Sheridan. To learn more, visit www.uwyo.edu/uwexpstn or call (307) 766-3667.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.