Farmland Field LC12

Farmland

Field LC12 is a 118-acre field located north-west of the Vermilion campus. It's primarly used for silage, and supports agricultural activities and student learning.

Illustration of field LC12

Activity history

Seeding and growing season

Field information

Acres	118
Crop type	Barley (Silage)
Crop variety	Durango

Manure applications

Manure application	Liquid
Manure application season	Spring
Manure application rate	4000 ga/ac

Pesticides applications

Pre-seeding application	Prepass Flex/Roundup
First in-crop application	Axial/Pixxaro

Cattle notes

Days grazing	32
Herd type	Extensive

Important dates

Seeding date	May 29

Yield

Yield	8 tonnes/acre

Weather throughout season

Month	Total precipitation (mm)	Avg. air temperature (celcius)	Temperature (min/max)
April	7.7	5	-11.9/22.2
May	44.4	13.4	-0.2/30.9
June	37.3	15.1	0.2/27.1
July	26.5	17	1.3/31.3
August	44	17.9	2.0/34.0

Total precipitation: 159.9 mm

Crop plans are developed by the SMF crop team.
Faculty advise students.
When activities, such as seeding, occur when students aren't at college, the SMF team's plans are put in place by Lakeland faculty and farm staff.

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Field LC12