2020 Virtual Field Days
Welcome to the Montana State University 2020 field day season! We realize that this year looks different than most, and we wish we could be meeting with all of you in person at our seven research centers.
However, we wanted to take this opportunity to improve our virtual presence and add to our repertoire of agricultural programming! We hope to continue to incorporate virtual elements into our field days in future years, and we hope you enjoy this virtual content from each of our centers across the state.
Below you will find welcome videos from MSU president Waded Cruzado, Agriculture Dean and Director Sreekala Bajwa and Department of Research Centers Head Darrin Boss. In the drop-down menus below, you can navigate our virtual programming by topic.
On Thursday, July 30, we hosted a live field day event partnered with our friends at Montana PBS. The event was moderated by Department of Research Centers Head Darrin Boss.
Topic |
Panel Guests |
| Jed Eberly, Frankie Crutcher, Clain Jones | |
| Chengci Chen, Kent McVay, Jessica Torrion, Peggy Lamb | |
| Perry Miller, Pat Carr, Kevin McPhee, Zach Miller, Abiya Saeed | |
| Jessica Torrion, Sam Wyffels, Pat Carr, Tim Seipel, Brent Roeder | |
| David Weaver, Jamie Sherman, Mike Giroux, Phil Bruckner, Jason Cook |
- Durum Breeding with Mike Giroux
- Lentil Production at CARC with Jed Eberly and Joseph Kibbiwot
- Pulse Crop Variety Trials at EARC with Bill Franck
- Pulse Crop Breeding with Kevin McPhee
- Spring Canola Seeding Rates with Perry Miller
- Sanfoin Seeding Date and Depth with Perry Miler
- Improved Winter Wheat Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight at SARC with Ken Kephart and Jason Cook
- Crop Rotation at SARC with Kent McVay
- MSU's Spring Wheat Breeding Program with Hwa Young Heo
- Barley Roots at NARC with Jessica Williams
- Variety Forage Trials at NARC with Eleri Haney
- Dryland Quinoa at NARC with Kyla McNamara
- Kernza Planting Date Research at NWARC with Jessica Torrion
- Alfalfa Fall Dormancy at NWARC with Amanda Shine
- Low Protein Barley at SARC with Kent McVay
- Winter Wheat Harvest Lines at MSU with Phil Bruckner and Jim Berg
- Canola Variety Trials with Amanda Shine
- MSU Barley Varieties with Jamie Sherman
- MSU Barley Winter Breeding Program with Jamie Sherman
- Dormancy, Hydration and Pre-Harvest Sprout with Joe Jensen
- MSU Barley Breeding Program Overview with Greg Lutgen
- Sugar Beets and Industrial Hemp at EARC with Apurba Sutradhar
- Introducing Mung Bean and Adzuki Beans as Rotation Crops with Sugar Beegs at EARC with Fatemeh Etermadi
- Hemp Variety THC Trial at the Post Farm with Perry Miller
- Warm Season Forages at NWARC with Amanda Shine
- Forage Barley with Jamie Sherman
- Annual Cereal Forages at CARC with Pat Carr
- Corn Planting Date Research at NWARC with Jessica Torrion
- Fababean Research with Qasim Khan
- Harvesting Haskap Berries with a Kiddy Pool and a Reciprocating Saw with Rachel Leisso
- Fruit Tree Bloom and Ripening Phenology with Rachel Leisso and Tracy Novak
- Forage Breeding and Drone Technology with Traci Hoogland
- Apple Production Projects with Rachel Leisso
- Berries Program Overview with Zach Miller, Bridgid Jarrett, Melissa Allred (Aspen Grove Farm)
- Grape Research Overview at WARC
- Pea Leaf Weevil Study at the Post Farm with Samuel Koeshall
- Pulse Root Rot Research in Eastern Montana at EARC with Frankie Crutcher
- Fusarium Head Blight Research at EARC with Frankie Crutcher
- Identifiying Invasive Annual Grasses in Montana with Jane Mangold
- MSU Extension: Mitigating Plant Disease Risk with Mary Burrows
- Getting More Parasitoids of Wheat Stem Sawfly on the Landscape with Laissa Cavallini dos Santos and Lochlin Ermatinger
- Genetic Mapping of Stay-Green and Root Traits with Jessica Williams
- Low-Stress Cattle Handling at NARC with Grayson Briney
- Cow Rumen Study at the BART Farm with Megan Van Emon and Sam Wyffels
- Impacts of Placental Function and Calf Outcomes in Beef Cattle at BART Farm with Carla Sanford
- Livestock Operations at NARC with Cole McCann
- Integrated Livestock with Amy Hutton
- Introduction of Justin Vetch as new WTARC SUperintendent
- Introduction of Lovreet Shergill, SARC Weed Scientist
- Introduction of Clint Beiermann, NWARC Cropping Systems Agronomist
- The Role of Lab Research in a Plant Pathology Program at EARC with Frankie Crutcher
- A Look at Post Farm Operations in Bozeman with Dave Gettel
- A Look Inside NARC with Superintendent Darrin Boss
- Intern Kade Henry on Visiting NARC
- A Look Inside MSU's Foundation Seed Program with Doug Holen
- Superintendent Opening at NWARC with Jessica Torrion
- A Look Inside NWARC with Superintendent Jessica Torrion
- A Look Inside WARC with Superintendent Zach Miller
Dr. Clint Beiermann
Assistant Professor- Cropping Systems Agronomist
Northwestern Agricultural Research Center
406-755-4303
clint.beiermann@montana.edu
Jim Berg
Research Associate - Winter Wheat
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-994-5059
jeberg@montana.edu
Dr. Darrin Boss
Department of Research Centers Department Head
Northern Agricultural Research Center Superintendent
406-265-6115
dboss@montana.edu
Grayson Briney
Feedlot Coordinator Livestock
Northern Agricultural Research Center
406-265-6115
grayson.briney@montana.edu
Dr. Phil Bruckner
Professor
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-994-5127
bruckner@montana.edu
Dr. Mary E. Burrows
Extension Plant Pathology Specialist
Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
406-994-7766
mburrows@montana.edu
Dr. Pat Carr
Superintendent
Associate Professor - Cropping Systems
Central Agricultural Research Center
406-423-5421
patrick.carr@montana.edu
Dr. Chengci Chen
Superintendent
Cropping Systems Agronomist
Eastern Agricultural Research Center
406-433-2208
cchen@montana.edu
Dr. Jason Cook
Assistant Research Professor
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-994-7201
jason.cook3@montana.edu
Dr. Frankie Crutcher
Assistant Professor - Plant Pathology
Eastern Agricultural Research Center
406-433-2208
frankie.crutcher@montana.edu
Julia Dafoe
Laissa Cavallini dos Santos
M.S. Candidate – Entomology
Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
l.cavallinidossantos@montana.edu
Dr. Jed Eberly
Assistant Professor - Agronomy and Soil Microbiology
Central Agricultural Research Center
406-423-5421
jed.eberly@montana.edu
Lochlin Ermatinger
M.S. Candidate
Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
lochlin.ermatinger@student.montana.edu
Bill Franck
Research Scientist - Eastern Agricultural Research Center
406-433-2208
william.franck@montana.edu
Dave Gettel
Farm Operations Manager
AES Director's Office
Arthur H. Post Research Farm Post Farm
406-586-6819
dave.gettel@montana.edu
Dr. Mike Giroux
Professor
Department Head
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-994-7877
mgiroux@montana.edu
Eleri Haney
Research Associate - Variety Testing
Northern Agricultural Research Center
406-265-6115
eleri.haney@montana.edu
Hwa-Young Heo
Research Scientist - Spring Wheat Breeding
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-994-5059
hwayoung@montana.edu
Andy Hogg
Research Associate
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-994-1876
ahogg@montana.edu
Doug Holen
MSU Foundation Seed Program Manager
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-994-5687
douglas.holen@montana.edu
Joe Jensen
PhD Candidate - Malt Quality and Genetics
josephjensen4@montana.edu
Dr. Clain Jones
Professor
Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
406-994-6076
clainj@montana.edu
Qasim Kahn
Research Scientist
Southern Agricultural Research Center
406-348-3400
qkhan@montana.edu
Dr. Ken Kephart
Superintendent
Associate Professor Agronomy
Southern Agricultural Research Center
406-348-3400
kephart@montana.edu
Joseph Kibiwot
Ph.D. Candidate
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-994-5147
josephkibiwott@montana.edu
Samuel Koeshall
Ph.D. Candidate
Ecology & Environmental Sciences
samuel.koeshall@student.montana.edu
Peggy Lamb
Research Scientist - Variety Testing
Northern Agricultural Research Center
406-265-6115
plamb@montana.edu
Dr. Rachel Leisso
Assistant Professor - Horticulture
Western Agricultural Research Center
406-961-3025
rachel.leisso@montana.edu
Greg Lutgen
Field/Seed Lab Manager
gregory.lutgen@montana.edu
Dr. Jane Mangold
Professor
Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources
Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
406-994-5513
jane.mangold@montana.edu
Cole McCann
Northern Agricultural Research Center
406-265-6115
Kyla McNamara
Research Associate - Variety Testing
Northern Agricultural Research Center
406-265-6115
kyla.mcnamara@montana.edu
Dr. Kevin McPhee
Professor
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-994-5156
kevin.mcphee@montana.edu
Dr. Kent McVay
Cropping Systems Specialist-PhD
Southern Agricultural Research Center
406-348-3400
kmcvay@montana.edu
Dr. Perry Miller
Professor
Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
406-994-5431
pmiller@montana.edu
Dr. Zach Miller
Associate Professor - Horticulture
Superintendent
Western Agricultural Research Center
406-961-3025
zachariah.miller@montana.edu
Dr. Abi Saeed
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-994-6523
abiya.saeed@montana.edu
Dr. Carla Sanford
Assistant Professor
Extension Beef Cattle Specialist
406-994-3454
carla.sanford@montana.edu
Dr. Tim Seipel
Assistant Research Professor
Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
406-994-4783
timothy.seipel@montana.edu
Dr. Lovreet Shergill
Assistant Professor - Weed Science
406-348-3400
lovreet.shergill@montana.edu
Dr. Jamie Sherman
Barley Program Director
406-994-5055
jsherman@montana.edu
Apurba Sutradhar
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Eastern Agricultural Research Center
406-433-2208
apurba.sutradhar@montana.edu
Dr. Jessica Torrion
Associate Professor - Crop Physiology
Superintendent
Northwestern Agricultural Research Center
406-755-4303
jessica.torrion@montana.edu
Dr. Megan Van Emon
Associate Professor
Extension Beef Cattle Specialist
406-874-8286
megan.vanemon@montana.edu
Justin Vetch
Ph.D. Candidate
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
406-249-9276
justin.vetch1@montana.edu
David Weaver
Professor
Wheat Stem Sawfly Laboratory
Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
406-994-7608
weaver@montana.edu
Jessica Williams
MS Candidate
Barley Breeding Program - Rooting
jessicalwill@gmail.com
Dr. Sam Wyffels
Assistant Research Professor
samwyffels@montana.edu
Research Center Contact Information
Central Ag Research Center: Pat Carr, patrick.carr@montana.edu or (406) 423-5421
Eastern Ag Research Center: Chengci Chen, cchen@montana.edu or (406) 433-2208
Northern Ag Research Center/Western Triangle Research Center: Darrin Boss, dboss@montana.edu or (406) 265-6115
Southern Ag Research Center: Ken Kephart, sarc@montana.edu or (406) 348-3400
Northwestern Ag Research Center: Jessica Torrion, jessica.torrion@montana.edu or (406) 755-4303
Western Ag Research Center: Zach Miller, zachariah.miller@montana.edu or (406) 961-3025