August 2019 Field Day

 

Local producers, researchers, and industry leaders gathered in Moundridge for the first field day at the Flickner Innovation Farm. Discussions and presentations introduced the innovation farm concept, as well as current and emerging technologies designed to improve water quality and soil health.

a large group of people gathers at a farm for a field day

 

a red drone waits to launch
Autonomous drones

Using aerial imagery to identify crop conditions

a group of people stand in a bean field
Cover crops

Using covers as a method of weed control

people stand around a circular water treatment pool
Community connections

The group toured the Moundridge Wastewater Treatment Facility.

an aerial photo of a farm field with two lines of vehicles parked at the edge
Gullies

Discussion about soil health and methods of healing gullies