Tour Topics and Sessions Set for Virtual Milan No-Till Field Day

By Cotton Grower Staff|July 13, 2020

This year’s Milan No-Till Field Day, presented virtually by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, will feature 16 different tours covering topics ranging from cotton to soybeans to beef to hemp.

While COVID-19 has changed the method of delivery, the field day’s quality educational resources, tours and trade show will all be available in an online format beginning July 23.

The Milan No-Till Field Day tours include multiple sessions and presenters. Attendees can plan for each tour to take about an hour. The complete list of tour topics is shown below:

No-Till Basics
No-Till Corn Production
No-Till Soybean Production
Soybean Breeding
No-Till Cotton Production in Tennessee
Soil Fertility
Cover Crops with No-Till
Soil Health
Water Management
Pollinators in Agriculture
Precision Agriculture
Beef: Back to the Basics
Trade, Farm Policy and Production Economics
Natural Resources
Hemp IPM and Production Considerations
TN AgrAbility: Improving Agriculture, Improving Lives

Details about the talks on each individual tour can be found online by clicking the “Research Tours” link on the menu bar at the Milan No-Till Field Day website. The site also includes free event registration. Updates will be available on the website and the Milan No-Till Field Day Facebook page.

The field day sessions will remain accessible after July 23. Pesticide recertification points and Certified Crop Advisor continuing education units will remain available through December 31, 2020 to participants who view the online content.