Jul 11, 2019
Posted at 11:30 a.m. on July 11, 2019
The Brillion News
TOWN OF CHILTON
– The University of Wisconsin Division of Extension is hosting an Advanced
Nutrient Management Technology and Application Field Day at 10 a.m. on
Thursday, July 18, at the corner of Calumet
County BB
and Custer Road, southwest
of Hilbert.
It is being hosted by Holsum
Dairies. Producers, manure applicators and agency staff will learn about the
latest precision manure application technology, explore manure side-dress
plots, and see new equipment technology demonstrated.
The field day will feature
demonstrations and discussions from John Deere and Vanderloop Equipment of
their nutrient sensing and automatic application shutoff technology, Right Way Application’s
manure dragline diversion technology and In Depth Agronomy’s Mobile Hazard
Maps, among others. Presentations on manure nutrient availability, side-dressing
standing corn with manure and precision technology will round out the event.
A walk-through of side
dressed corn trials will be led by Riesterer & Schnell’s Integrated
Solutions Manager discussing soil samples, stand counts, and data yet to
come. Manure application will be carried out by Dvorachek Farm and
Industry and Phil’s Pumping and Fabrication.
Trials include:
• Draglined V2-V4 corn
against rows
• Draglined V2-V4 corn with
rows
• Side dressed corn with
variable rate measuring NPK and solids
• Side dressed corn with
cover crops planted during manure application
• Side dressed corn with
cover crops planted before manure application
• Top dressed corn with
Agrometer
• Commercial fertilizer
application
This event is free; however
pre-registration is appreciated. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/ManureDemo.
The field day begins at 10
a.m. at Holsum Dairy Farm at the corner of BB and Custer Road in rural Hilbert. That is two
miles north of County
E and 2.6 miles south of State
114.