About the Lutz Farm

The Lutz farm is a 600-acre farm dedicated to growing crop varieties for the Montana Foundation Seed Program. 

Address

Lutz Farm: 7970 McGuire Rd, Belgrade, MT 59714

Staff

Dave Gettel

David Gettel, Farm Operations Manager
406-586-6819
dave.gettel@montana.edu

 

Lutz Field Day 2026

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location:
Lutz Farm
7970 McGuire Rd.
Belgrade, MT 59714

Schedule

8:00–8:30 a.m.

Registration, Coffee & Donuts

8:30–8:45 a.m.

Opening Remarks

  • Doug Holen
  • Dave Gettel

9:00–9:35 a.m.

Phosphorus and Water: Building Drought-Resilient Pulse Crops

  • Anish Sapkota
  • Joao Souza

9:45–10:05 a.m.

Plant Pathology and Genetics

  • McKelvy Program
  • Alan Dyer

10:30–11:05 a.m.

Classroom Integration of Precision Agriculture

  • Brett Griesbaum

11:15–11:50 a.m.

Drones in Agriculture

  • Ruby Tiwari
  • Paul Nugent

12:00–12:35 p.m.

Precision Cattle Management

  • Sam Wyffels

1:00 p.m.

Lunch and Closing Remarks

  • Sreekala Bajwa
  • Darrin Boss