New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Experiment Station is set to launch its annual field day season at the Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center on May 22. The event will offer attendees the opportunity to delve into various research areas, including long-term soil health, guayule crops, chile breeding for mechanization, and agrivoltaics to safeguard chile crops from curly top.
John Idowu, NMSU Extension agronomy specialist, highlighted that scientists at the center will be on hand to address inquiries related to ongoing research. He mentioned, "Information and updates on best practices for irrigation, soil management, and crop production will be shared."
Dave Lowry, NMSU program operation director, expressed hopes that participants would gain practical knowledge applicable to their own programs, regardless of scale. He stated, "Whether they are large acreage or backyard farming, it is always our hope that when stakeholders leave our field day, they walk away with some practical knowledge they can implement into their own programs."
The Leyendecker field day will commence with registration at 7:30 a.m. on May 22 at the research center in Las Cruces. Field tours will be conducted from 8 a.m. to noon, followed by a provided lunch. The event is open to the public and free of charge.
For individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services to participate, Autumn Martinez can be contacted at 575-636-3132 or purple@nmsu.edu. Registration for the event can be done at https://rsvp.nmsu.edu/rsvp/leyendecker.
In addition to the Leyendecker field day, other field days are scheduled at various locations across New Mexico on the following dates:
- Agricultural Science Center at Farmington: June 27.
- Corona Livestock Research Center: July 16.
- Clovis Agricultural Science Center and Rex E. Kirksey Agricultural Science Center in Tucumcari: Aug. 6.
- Agricultural Science Center at Alcalde: Aug. 28.
- John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center at Mora: Sept. 12.
- Clayton Livestock Research Center: Sept. 16.
- Artesia Agricultural Science Center: Sept. 26.
- Fabián García Science Center in Las Cruces: Oct. 9.
- Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas: Oct. 19.
- Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center in Las Cruces: Nov. 15.
The article is accompanied by a photo cutline featuring Soum Sanogo, a professor of fungal plant pathology at NMSU, who will be presenting on the biorational management of soilborne disease at the Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center field day on May 22. The image shows him speaking among various crops.
For those interested, a video related to the event can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/VMIiE71hqLE.