Post Farm Field Day 2025
Please join us Tuesday July 15th at the Post Farm in Bozeman, Montana as several of our Research Programs are showcased!
2025 Field Day schedule
8 - 8:30 a.m.
- Registration and refreshments
8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
- Introduction and Welcome: Dr. Darrin Boss, MAES Associate Director and COA Associate Dean for Research
Field Tours
9:00 - 9:35 a.m.
Field P-2
MSU Durum Breeding and Wheat Improvement; Dr. Michael Giroux
9:45 - 10:20 a.m.
Fields O-1 & O-2
Cropping Systems; Dr. Perry Miller
10:30 - 11:05 a.m.m
Fields Y-1 & Y-2
MSU Spring Wheat Breeding; Dr. Jason Cook
11:15 - 11:50 a.m.
Fields Y-9 & Y-10
MSU Pulse Breeding; Dr. Giseli Valentini
1:00 p.m.
- Lunch coordinated by Laura Wilson
- Remarks by Dr. Sreekala Bajwa, MSU Vice President for Agriculture, COA Dean and MAES Director
- Special introduction of Dr. Brock Tessman, 13th President of Montana State University
- Whiskey sampling from Root Shoot Malting, coordinated by Jason Uhlmann
Thank you to our sponsors for helping make this field day a success!
To learn more about the Post Farm, check out this virtual tour!
Getting to the Post Farm (Schaff Way):
Hint: Google search of Schaff way brings the main gate up for directions
Post Farm Field Map
2025 Post Farm Field Map Key
G-1—Fallow
G-2—Barley Breeder Plots
G-3—Ajay Oats (rotational crop)
P-1—Malt Barley (rotational crop)
P-2—Durum Breeder Plots
P-3—Malt Barley (rotational crop)
P-4— Fallow
P-5— Winter Wheat Breeder Plots
P-6—Fallow
P-7— Sulfur Nutrient Study for Yellow Mustard
P-8—Winter Canola Study; Malt Barley
P-9—Malt Barley (rotational crop)
Y-1— Spring Wheat Plots
Y-2— Spring Wheat Plots
Y-4—Naked Oat Plots; Foundation Lavina Barley
Y-5—Foundation Lavina Barley
Y-6—Weed Research; Loco Weed Plots, Native Flowers
Y-7—Spring Wheat Breeder Plots
Y-8—Pulse Breeder Plots
Y-9—Pulse Breeder Plots
Y-10—Malt Barley (rotational crop)
Y-11—Weed Herbicide Research
Y-12—Fallow
Y-13—Fallow
Y-14—Weed Herbicide Research
Y-15—Weed Herbicide Research
W-1—Malt Barley (rotational crop)
W-2—Malt Barley (rotational crop)
W-4—Winter Wheat Breeder Plots
W-5— Malt Barley (rotational crop)
W-6—Malt Barley (rotational crop)
R-1—Fallow
R-2—Fallow
R-3—Malt Barley (rotational crop)
O-1—Cropping Systems Research
O-2—Cropping Systems Research
O-3—Ajay Oats (rotational crop)
Faculty Contacts:
Dr. Sreekala Bajwa - MSU Vice President for Agriculture
406-994-3681
Dr. Darrin Boss
MAES Associate Director, COA Associate Dean for Research
406-236-6115
Dr. Mike Giroux
Department Head, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
406-994-7877
Dr. Perry Miller
Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
406-994-5431
Dr. Jason Cook
Spring Wheat Breeder, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
406-994-5060
To learn more about all of MSU Small Grains Research Check out the
Small Grains Performance Evaluation and Recommendations
info providided by our various breeding programs!
Check out past years Barley Team Virtual Field Day Tours -- 8 videos covering the program in 2020!