Summer Hop Field Day scheduled for July 26

The UW-Madison Extension Offices of Chippewa, Dunn, and Eau Claire will host a Summer Field Day at Hoppertunity Gardens, LLC. on July 26 from 10:00 a.m. to noon with lunch to follow. 

Topics and speakers include Drip irrigation – basic to complex, Ken Schroeder, UW-Madison Extension, Portage County; Soil fertility focusing on a pH/Liming study; Dr. Chris Baxter, UW-Platteville Soils; Hop disease management, Dr. Josh Havill, University of Minnesota, Department of Agronomy; Hop marketing in Wisconsin, Matt Janzen, Wisconsin Hop Exchange; and Hop Quality Testing and Hop Storage Index, Zach Lilla, AAR Labs.

There is no cost to attend. Two (2) Certified Crop Advisor Credits are available. The field day is located at 3434 County Highway X, Elk Mound.

For more information contact the Chippewa County Extension Office at 715-726-7950.