RSVP for Ag Innovation Field Day

press release: We are hosting our 2016 Ag Innovation Field Day next Tuesday, and it won't be the same without you!

Go here for the complete schedule. Please register online by Friday.

Tuesday, August 16, 2016, Rex’s Innkeeper, 301 N. Century Ave, Waunakee

Field Day Agenda

11:30 p.m. | Parking, registration, buffet lunch at Rex’s Innkeeper

12:30 p.m. | Farmers board buses

2:00 p.m. | Public/media board bus

5:00 p.m. | Social Hour

6:00 p.m. | Dinner

6:45 p.m. | Sec. Ben Brancel, Keynote. Program to follow.

Public & Media Tour: 2:20 p.m. - Site 2; 3:00 p.m. - Site 3; 3:50 p.m. - Site 4; 4:30 p.m. – Conclude and return to registration location

Farmers/Agribusiness tour: 12:45 p.m. Site 1: Al Kalscheur (North Madison St. South of Cuba Valley Rd, Waunakee) Low Disturbance Manure Injection – VTI & Dietrich with tankers; 2:00 p.m. Site 2: Blue Star Dairy (Patton Rd. Between Hwy V and Hahn Rd, Waunakee) Low Disturbance Manure Injection – Dragline (VTI or Airway); 2:50 p.m. - Break/water @ Site 3; 3:00 p.m. Site 3: Endres Berryridge Farms (6955 Hyer Rd., Waunakee) Compost facility tour & Dragline (Bazooka or Airway); 3:50 p.m. Site 4: Endres Berryridge Farms/Darren Ripp (Hyslop Rd. After Kopp Rd. left side, Waunakee) No-till seeding of Barley and Pea mixture (broadcast & drill with vertical tillage). Compost spreading. Soil Scan 360 by Insight FS. Sponsor exhibits. (~1.5 hour stop); 5:15 p.m. –  Conclude and return to registration location

*Riding the buses is strongly encouraged for ease and safety. Public and media may ride with farmers and the shorter option is being offered to those with limited time.

About Yahara Pride Farms

Established in 2012, Yahara Pride Farms is a farmer-led 501c(3) non-profit organization that strives to preserve agricultural heritage while simultaneously encouraging farmers to engage in proactive environmental stewardship within the Yahara Watershed. Participating farms employ practices that result in the preservation and enhancement of soil and water resources for today, and for generations to come. For more information, visit yaharapridefarms.org.