32nd Annual Field Day – Growing Smarter: Research for Resilient Farms
July 8 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
32nd Annual Field Day: Growing Smarter Research for Resilient Farms – July 8th, 2026
- Eastern South Dakota Soil and Water Research Farm (3714 Western Ave, Brookings, SD 57006)
Schedule:
- 9:30 AM: Sign In
- 9:45 AM: Welcome
- 10:00AM: Plot tour and research talks
- 12:00: Lunch
SPEAKERS
- Growing sunflowers east of Miller – Chuck Todd, President, National Sunflower Association
- Pest and beneficial insects in sunflowers – Karl Roeder, USDA-ARS
- Sunflower in the rotation; Soil microbes get to work – Michael Lehman, USDA-ARS
- Putting together the pieces of healthy cropping systems – USDA-ARS scientists