UW to Showcase New Agricultural Research at Sheridan Field Day July 1

The University of Wyoming will host a free educational field day Tuesday, July 1, at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center.

two people wearing University of Wyoming branded caps and clothing face forward, listening to a speaker standing at the front of a metal wagon during a research tour in the fields — Participants at a previous field day ride around the station to look at field plots featuring research projects conducted at the Sheridan R&E Center.

The event, which is open to the public, will highlight new research on invasive grasses, wildfire recovery, pest control, precision agriculture technologies, and forage crops.

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. at 1090 Dome Loop in Sheridan and field tours begin at 8:30 a.m. Lunch, which is free for field day participants, will be served at noon.

Field tour topics include lateral pivot systems, alfalfa weevil management, avian pest control, orchard grass, invasive grass management, wildfire recovery, and pepper breeding. UW scientists will also present crop research featuring spring barley, winter hay barley, soybeans, and winter peas.

“I’m struck by how broad and diverse a set of research questions the ShREC [Sheridan R&E Center] team is working on and how applicable these projects are to agriculture and natural resources in our region,” says Brian Mealor, director of the Sheridan R&E Center. “I think anyone who attends the field day will find something of interest.”

To RSVP, contact the Sheridan R&E Center at shrec@uwyo.edu or (307) 673-2856 no later than Friday, June 27.