8:00 am – 6:00 pm – Live Planting, Harvesting, Spraying, Tillage, & Tiling in the Field Demo Area; Case IH Ride & Drive; Exhibitor Booths; Kid’s Area; and many other activities on all day

8:00 – 8:20 am – Brian & Darren give their evaluations on the western 1/4th of the plots

8:45 – 9:05 am – Brian & Darren give their evaluations on the next 1/4th of the plots

9:05 am – National Anthem at the FMC tent

9:35 – 9:55 am – Brian & Darren give their evaluations on the next 1/4th of the plots

10:20 – 10:40 am – Brian & Darren give their evaluations on the eastern 1/4th of the plots

10:40 am – Vanguard Squadron Aerial Show

10:40 – Noon – Lunch served near West Lunch Tent & East Lunch Shed

11:00 – 11:15 am – Dr. Robert Fraley at Shop, Mike Ditka at West Tent, John Ratzenberger at East Shed
11:20 – 11:35 am – Ditka at Shop, Ratzenberger at West Lunch Tent, Fraley at East Lunch Shed
11:40 – 11:55 am – Ratzenberger at Shop, Fraley at West Lunch Tent, Ditka at East Lunch Shed

Guest Speakers Field Day Ratzenberger Ditka Fraley

12:10 pm – 40 Minute Sessions Begin:

  • At Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer Tent – Corn Farmer Panel
  • At Bayer Tent – Wheat Farmer Panel
  • At Dow Tent – Enlist
  • At FMC Tent – Soybean Farmer Panel
  • At Monsanto Tent – Dr. Robert Fraley
  • At FarmLogic Tent – Soil & Plant Testing – Brian Hefty
  • At Titan Machinery Tent – Kevin Kimberly
  • At West Lunch Tent – Drainage Lawyer John Kolb
  • At Air Conditioned Shop – Estate Planning
  • At East Lunch Shed – FBN – Farm Data Management

1:05 pm – 40 Minute Sessions Repeat

2:00 pm – 60 Minute Sessions Begin:

  • At Air Conditioned Shop – Ag PhD Radio Show
  • At Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer Tent – Corn Farmer Panel
  • At Bayer Tent – Wheat Farmer Panel
  • At Dow Tent – Enlist
  • At FMC Tent – Soybean Farmer Panel
  • At Titan Machinery Tent – Kevin Kimberly
  • At West Lunch Tent – Drainage Lawyer John Kolb
  • At East Lunch Shed – FBN – Farm Data Management

3:15 – 4:00 pm – High Yield Plot Tour Featuring Brian & Darren vs. Corn, Soybean, & Wheat Yield Champs

  • Corn:  Randy Dowdy – Valdosta, GA; David Hula – Charles City, VA; Steven Albracht – Hart, TX; Matt Swanson – LaHarpe, IL
  • Soybeans:  Matt Miles – McGhee, AR; Dan Arkels – Peru, IL; Mark Ruff – Centerville, OH; Kevin Matthews – East Bend, NC
  • Spring Wheat:  Lee Lubbers – Gregory, SD; Marty Klinker – Great Falls, MT; Andy Gates – Mohall, ND; Nick Scharf – Perdue, Saskatchewan, Canada

4:15 – 5:00 pm – Brian & Darren talk in the Field Demo area on the west side of the plots

6 pm – Field Day concludes