Guess where I’ll be learning this week? Try northern Iowa and the Syngenta Learning Centers Media Briefing and Demonstration Day. This is going to be an in-field discussion with hands-on demonstrations. Kind of reminds me of how I spent part of my day today. In 103 degree heat in a soybean field counting pods! I hope it’s cooler in Iowa.

I’ll begin posting from the event on Tuesday afternoon from Milford, IA. With Iowa growers facing new opportunities and challenges as the ethanol surge continues to impact corn prices and acreage this should be a timely event. Syngenta has designed their trials to take a local look at different corn-on-corn management practices, and they’ve assembled a team of third-party experts and area Syngenta team members to work with participants in the field.

These Syngenta Learning Centers are designed to explore management practices and learn what methods work best to boost profit potential under local conditions such as soil types, weather patterns and pest pressures.

Yep, we’ll be out standing in our field again this week. Just like these folks were at an event earlier this season. Photo courtesy of Syngenta.

Some of the topics we’ll be covering include: “Farming for the 21st Century”, biofuels strategy, corn and soybeans management strategies and breaking the yield barrier with genetics and technology. I’ll see you there.