Lind Field Day, June 14

The 96th annual Washington State University Lind Field Day will be held Thursday, June 14, at the University’s Dryland Research Station north of Lind.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the field tour starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and program will follow the field tour.

Research presentations will include an on-site demonstration and discussion of advances in development of new deep-furrow drill prototypes, winter wheat, club wheat and spring wheat breeding, camelina-oil processing, timing of primary spring tillage and soil microbial changes with irrigation.

WSU administrators, state legislators, and wheat industry leaders will provide updates during the noon program. An ice cream social follows the noon program. The Lind Field Day is free and open to the public. Washington pesticide and CEU credits have been requested.

For more information, telephone Bill Schillinger, WSU research agronomist, at (509) 235-1933 or e-mail him at schillw@wsu.edu.