Dan Renaud, product specialist with Case IH in Kansas City, Kan., says driving equipment in field conditions lets farmers compare tractors and judge what their needs are in a tractor. This gives them that opportunity. Use them to have more information sent to you, he suggests. He advises considering the field day agenda. He suggests pondering what other education or information may be offered that might help you, Bax says.
Some field days are annual community events.
After a 21-year hiatus, Iowa State University had an Agronomy Day in 1995 near Ames. Keith Whigham, Iowa State University Extension agronomist in Ames, coordinated that event. He estimated more than 1,500 people attended, although not everyone registered. The field day was discontinued in the 1970s due to lack of interest, he says. Fawcett and Greg Brenneman, Extension ag engineer in Iowa City, answered questions at a July 9 no-till soybean weed management field day near Cedar Rapids.