Forages will be the focus of the summer field day Wednesday, June 24 at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Marshfield Agricultural Research Station.

University entomologists from across the corn belt have a message that may leave many farmers shaking their heads.

Since receiving his bachelors degree 40 years ago from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Steve Slinger has been a link between Wisconsin muck farmers and UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. As an onion and mint grower from Randolph, Wis., Slinger has worked closely with CALS researchers and the Wisconsin Muck Farmers Association to raise research money and develop research projects.