The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Arlington Agricultural Research Station will host two field days near the end of August. The UW Organic Agriculture Research Field Day will take place on Aug. 26, and the UW Agronomy and Soils Field Day will be on Aug. 27. Both events are free and will take place at Arlington station, located at N633 Hopkins Rd near Arlington, Wisconsin.

The UW Organic Agriculture Research Field Day, hosted by the Organic Grain Resource and Information Network (OGRAIN), will run from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Aug. 26. The day features tours and talks about the latest in organic systems research. Attendees will learn about reduced-tillage corn and soybeans, advances in food-grade grains, emerging crops, biocontrol agents, on-farm soil health research and more. The day is designed to appeal to certified organic farmers, farmers interested in exploring certified organic production, and farmers interested in cover crops, soil health, and diversified crops and markets. Register here: go.wisc.edu/organicagfd.

The UW Agronomy and Soils Field Day will take place from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Aug. 27. Throughout the morning, attendees will visit four field tour stops via tractor ride to learn about research on crop management, manure nutrients in soil, innovations in forage systems and pest management. Participants are encouraged to stay for lunch (meals will be available for purchase), followed by a demonstration session about drones. The majority of the event will take place outside, and morning field tours will leave promptly at 8:30 a.m. Register here: go.wisc.edu/agronomysoilsfd.

The station will make a reasonable effort to provide disability accommodations for field day participants when notified in advance. To request a disability accommodation, please contact ars_accommodation@cals.wisc.edu at least 10 days in advance of the event. Efforts will be made to meet same-day requests to the extent possible.

For questions or more information, send a message to arlington@cals.wisc.edu, call (608) 846-3761, or visit https://arlington.ars.wisc.edu/ or https://www.facebook.com/ArlingtonAgriculturalResearchStation.

Arlington Agricultural Research Station is situated on more than 2,000 acres in Columbia and Dane Counties and is the flagship of the university’s Agricultural Research Station (ARS) system. Crop research projects focus on agronomic and vegetable crops, bioenergy crops, pest control, precision ag technologies and more. The station has 84 acres of certified organic land. The station also hosts research on dairy, beef, sheep and swine.

Arlington station is part of UW–Madison’s Agricultural Research Station network, which is supported by the university and through state and federal funding. Research projects conducted at ARS network stations are funded by a variety of sources, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and private industry.