During the 2021 Central Indiana Field Day in the nine-county area of Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Miami, Tipton and Wabash counties, speakers will talk to attendees about a wide range of topics to improve various aspects of farm production. Discussions range from recent research on soil health, entomology to the use of drones in farming and a farm budget update.

The event is 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Aug. 25 at Kitchel Ag Solutions in Logansport, Ind.

The list of speakers includes Fred Whitford, clinical engagement professor of Purdue Pesticide Programs. He will discuss USDA Farm History. He has been coordinator of the pesticide programs since 1991.

Dr. Michael Langemeier, associate director for Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, will provide a farm budget update. Most of his research has been focused on efficiencies and production costs of farms and ranches, crop and livestock enterprises. He joined Purdue in July 2012.

Other speakers include:

- Mike Titus, Co-Alliance, will have the grain bin rescue simulator.

- Austin Pearson, extension educator, will discuss how quadcopter (UAV), also known as drones, can be used to improve production.

- John Scott, digital agriculture extension coordinator, will discuss techniques for using field data in soybeans and precision agriculture.

- Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI) - Joe Rorick, conservation agronomist, will talk about his insight on soil health.

- Dr. Christian Krupke, of Purdue, will talk pros and cons of Integrated Pest Management, the New IPM.

- Dr. Daniel Quinn, Purdue professor of agronomy, will present a corn update.

- Master Trooper Aaron Schaal, Indiana State Police, will provide transportation information.

- Logansport Fire Department will give First Aid/CPR instruction.

Lunch will be served. Participants can earn PARP, CCH and CEU credits by attending the event. Register by visiting http://bit.ly/CentralFieldDay21 or by calling one of the nine counties’ extension offices by Aug. 20.