2025 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Research Field Days
Dates coming soon
2024 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Research Field Days
Thank you to everyone who came out for our 2024 Field Days! .
Field Days is an opportunity for the public to join ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ researchers for a day of learning at our experiment farms! Tour the fields and farms and learn through presentations, tours and discussions about how we are working to improve the lives of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns.
Farmers, community leaders and the general public are invited to this free educational event. Each field day will include a schedule of talks presented by researchers.
Fairbanks Experiment Farm
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
2 p.m.-6 p.m.
2180 W Tanana Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775
Topics include
Vegetable variety trials
Grain & oilseed variety trials
Cover crops & soil health
Small grains breeding program & nursery
Invasive species management & herbicide use
Greenhouse plant production
Botanical garden tours
Animal nutrition workshop
See the schedule and read more about each topic here
Matanuska Experiment Farm
Thursday, August 1, 2024
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
1509 S Georgeson Drive, Palmer AK 99645
Topics include
Grain & oilseed variety trials
Cover crops & soil health
Invasive species management & herbicide use
Hazelnut trials
Peony fertilization
Community garden tours
Biochar soil application trials
See the schedule and read more about each topic here