New Mexico producers and researchers from New Mexico State University will have an opportunity to learn from each other at this year’s field day at the NMSU Agricultural Science Center at Clovis.
The field day will begin with registration and refreshments at 7:30 a.m. Aug. 1 at the science center, located at 2346 NM-288, about 13 miles north of Clovis, New Mexico. Abdel Mesbah, the center’s superintendent, will provide a welcome and introduction.
“The purpose of this free event is to bring producers and researchers together to visit and interact with each other and share ideas and opinions about different cultural practices,” Mesbah said. “This is the perfect opportunity for producers to ask questions and get answers in a one-on-one setting.”
A trolley tour of the research plots will begin at about 8:30 a.m., and the following topics will be discussed:
• Measuring impacts of farming practices on soil carbon and nitrogen loss as greenhouse gases, Atinderpal Singh and Deb Aryal, post-doctoral researchers.
• Forage crops perennial grasses for regenerating semi-arid landscape, Rajan Ghimire, cropping system agronomist, and Anuoluwapo Ogunleye and Pramod Acharya, post-doctoral researchers.
• Grass buffer strips and soil carbon, Sangu Angadi, crop physiologist, and Sundar Sapkota, graduate student.
• Soil-water infiltration and moisture dynamics under cover cropping and compost application. Prakriti Bista, research scientist, and Adebayo Olufemi and Hamza Badrari, graduate students.
• Weed management in sorghum, Abdel Mesbah, weed scientist, and Hamza Badrari, graduate student.
• Valencia peanut breeding for drought tolerance, Naveen Puppala, peanut breeder.
• Dairy industry update, Robert Hagevoort, Extension dairy specialist.
• Infiltration technique demonstration. Rick Strait, state soil scientist, National Resources Conservation service.
• Youth Farm to Table Field Days, program assistant Diana Wood and Extension agricultural agent Mason Grau, Curry County Extension Office.
Lunch will be provided by Leal’s Restaurant. The afternoon of the field day will be reserved for individuals or small groups interested in touring specific trials or plots.
For additional information or directions, call 575-985-2292 or email clovis@nmsu.edu
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PHOTO CAPTION: Attendees at this year’s field day hosted by the New Mexico State University Agricultural Science Center at Clovis will have an opportunity to learn about peanut breeding for drought tolerance, among other topics. The field day will take place Aug. 1. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman)
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Hand holding a peanut plant.