An Inside Look on Wheat and Oat Field Day 2020
By Melissa Cater
LSU AgCenter
Despite the current situation that we are in, the LSU AgCenter’s approach to this year’s Wheat and Oat Field Day is one that we can all look to for a great example of adapting and overcoming. To prepare, we interviewed Dr. Trey Price, and he assures us that this Wheat and Oat Field Day will be like no other, and he is optimistic and excited for the plans that they have in store.
How will this Field Day differ from those of past years? Dr. Price discussed our current situation: “Well…the most obvious difference is there were no people present and the field day was filmed over several days and locations to comply with social distancing suggestions from our leaders. The SARS-Cov-2 crisis really gave us no choice but to get creative with the field day.” He continued saying, though, that there was a silver lining because he has always wanted to use technology for field days and this was a perfect opportunity to experiment. “I’ve been wanting to do virtual field days and utilize current technology in a number of different ways for quite some time anyway.”