Seventeenth Annual Dakota County Crops Day is on Wednesday March 12th
FARMINGTON, Minn. – For the seventeenth year, Crops Day will bring University of Minnesota and Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District experts to Dakota County Growers to share local research results and crop management strategies with producers and other agricultural professionals. Crops Day will be held from 9:00 am to noon on Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, at the Dakota Electric Association Office located at 4300 220th Street West in Farmington. This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided, Drop-ins are welcome, but pre-registration is requested for food-planning purposes. On-site registration begins at 8:30 am. To R.S.V.P. please online at https://z.umn.edu/DakotaCountyCropsDay
Event schedule:
•Using Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop: Seeding Rate and Termination Timing for Optimal Weed Control and Soybean Yield
Eric Yu, Extension Educator, University of Minnesota
•Insect Updates and Outlooks for 2025
Claire LaCanne, Extension Educator, University of Minnesota
•Grain Markets in Turmoil
Edward Usset, Grain Market Economist, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
•Stacking Practices for Soil Health
Dru Larson, Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District, Farmington
•Private Well Testing: Measuring Nitrate, Arsenic, Manganese, Lead, and Coliform Bacteria
Matt Belanger, Dakota County Environmental ResourcesDepartment, Apple Valley
•Federal Program Updates: Matthew Lundberg, Natural Resources ConservationService, Brandon Dahl, Farm Service Agency
•Energy conservation programs, Mike Plutowski, Dakota Electric Association
•Lunch with the experts and trade show
Crops Day is sponsored by Dakota Electric Association, Werner Seed, McNamara Acres, Compeer Financial, Apple Irrigation, Dakota Soil & Water Conservation District and the University of Minnesota Extension
