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Public events slated at UW-Madison research stations

June 25, 2008 By Bob Mitchell

The following is a list of public events currently scheduled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Agricultural Research Stations, the Kemp Biological Station and the O.J. Noer turfgrass facility.

For more information about any event or directions, call the host station at the phone numbers provided below.

— July 1: Pest Management Field Day, Arlington, 8 a.m. — 3 p.m.

 — July 8: Perennial Ornamentals for Shade and Sun, West Madison, 6 — 8 p.m.

— July 8: 4-H Plant Science Day, Hancock, 8 a.m. — 4 p.m.

— July 10: Small Mammal Identification & Ecology, Kemp, 7 p.m.

— July 11: Potato Breeding Field Day, Rhinelander, 10 a.m. — noon.

— June 17: Insects in the Garden, West Madison, 6 — 8 p.m.

— July 16: Hibernation, Kemp, 7 p.m.

— July 21: Vegetables: The New and the Old, West Madison, 6 — 8 p.m.

— July 21: Cellulosic Ethanol in the Northwoods, Kemp, 7 p.m.

— July 22: Wisconsin Turfgrass Association Summer Field Day, O.J. Noer facility

— July 23: Hancock Potato Field Day, Hancock, 9 a.m. — 1 p.m.

— July 29: Exotic Earthworms, Kemp, 7 p.m.

— July 30: Agronomy Crops Field Day, Hancock, 9 a.m. — 4 p.m.

— August 5: Garden Tour, Hancock, 4:30 p.m. — 8 p.m.

— August 7: Commercial Flower Growers Field Day, West Madison, 9 a.m. — 2 p.m.

— August 11: Wisconsin Soils: Get to Know What’s Down Below, Kemp, 7 p.m.

— August 12: Fruit Walk, West Madison, 6 — 8 p.m.

— August 12: Midwest Strip Tillage Expo, Arlington, 8:30 a.m. — 3 p.m.

— August 16: Urban Horticulture Field Day, West Madison, 10 a.m. — 3 p.m.

— August 18: Bat Night, Kemp, 7 p.m.

— August 19: Annual Horticulture Day/Garden Tour, Marshfield, 6 p.m.

— August 23: Spooner Sheep Day, Spooner, 9 a.m — 3 p.m.

— August 25: Turkeys in Wisconsin, Kemp, 7 p.m.

— August 26: A Walk with the Wildlife, West Madison, 6 — 8 p.m.

— August 26: Twilight Garden Tour, Spooner, 5 — 8 p.m.

— August 27: Agronomy Field Days, Arlington, 8 a.m. — 3 p.m.

— September 16: Cover Crops for the Home Garden, West Madison, 6 — 8 p.m.

— December 10: Dairy Day, Arlington, 8 a.m. — 3 p.m.

For more information, contact the appropriate Agriculture Research Station:

  • Arlington Agricultural Research Station, (608) 846-3761
  • Dairy Forage Agricultural Research Station, (608) 264-5138
  • Hancock Agricultural Research Station, (715) 249-5961
  • Kemp Natural Resources station, (715) 356-9070
  • Lancaster Agricultural Research Station, (608) 723-2580
  • Marshfield Agricultural Research Station, (715) 387-2523
  • O.J Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility, (608) 845-6536
  • Peninsular Agricultural Research Station, (920) 743-5406
  • Rhinelander Agricultural Research Station, (715) 369-0619
  • Spooner Agricultural Research Station, (715) 635-3735
  • West Madison Agricultural Research Station, (608) 262-2257