Released: July 24, 2009
K-State SW Research-Extension Center Plans Aug. 27 Field Day in Garden City
GARDEN CITY, Kan. – Kansas State University’s Southwest Research and Extension Center in Garden City, Kan. is planning an Aug. 27 field day that promises something for beef and crop producers.
The field day begins at 8 a.m. with registration, coffee and doughnuts and an opportunity to have a first look at agricultural product displays. The program begins at 9 a.m., with three separate tours beginning at 9:15 a.m. Those tours will be repeated at 11:00 a.m., followed by lunch at 12:15 p.m. and seminars that begin at 1:15 p.m.
The field day is free and open to the public and includes a lunch sponsored by various companies. The center is located at 4500 E. Mary St. in Garden City.
Tour topics include:
• Switchgrass varieties Under Irrigation;
• Skip-Row and Solid Planting of Corn and Grain Sorghum;
• When Does it Pay to Manage Volunteer Glyphosate-Tolerant Corn in No-Till?
• Grain Sorghum Nitrogen Rate and Timing Effects on Grain Yield and Biomass;
• Grain Sorghum with Resistance to Postemergence Grass-Control Herbicides;
• Controlling Glyphosate-Resistant Kochia;
• Plant Population Effects on Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Sorghum;
• Update on Spider Mite Management in Corn;
• Dectes Stem Borer Distribution in Soybean;
• Yield vs. Irrigation Amount: A Five-Year Summary; and
• Grazing CRP - Animal Performance
Topics for the afternoon seminars include:
• Converting CRP land to Crop Production;
• Rumen-Protected Choline Supplementation and Reproductive Performance of Beef Cows;
• Low-Input Storage of Wet Distillers Grains – No Bags, No Forage, Just WDGS; and
• Core Hour – Laws, Safety, Labels, and Environmental Concerns.
More information about the field day is available by calling 620-276-8286.
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K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.
Story by: Mary Lou Peter
mlpeter@ksu.edu
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/news
Released: August 2, 2009
SUNFLOWER CELEBRATION
PLOT TOUR / SPEAKER FORUM
CEU Credits for Certified Crop Advisors
Colby, KANSAS AUGUST 14, 2009
ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL TIME
RSVP to Joni Wilson, 800-542-7333 or joni.wilson@adm.com
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AGENDA
7:00 A.M. (Central Time) - Thomas County – 4-H Building
1100 W. Cedar Street, Colby, Kansas
Registration, FREE Cinnamon Rolls and Coffee, Introductions and Registration
8:00 AM - KSU Experiment Station – Plot Tours
The following topics will be covered at the Sunflower Plots:
Sunflower Hybrids in the Marketplace
Dry land Sunflower Planting Rates and Planting Dates
Sunflower Herbicides – both PRE and POST
Spraying Desiccants on Sunflowers to Hasten Harvest
Sunflower Disease and Fungicide Treatments
How to Scout for Head Moth and Other Insects
11:30 AM - Thomas County – 4-H Building
FREE Producer Lunch
12:30 PM – Speakers – 4-H Building
There will be afternoon speakers on a host of topics from Insurance to Specialty Oils Market in the afternoon session.
You won’t want to miss this informative session.
SPONSORS
CORPORATE SPONSOR: MYCOGEN SEEDS
National Sunflower Association
Red River Commodities
Garst/Interstate Seeds
Kansas State University Research & Extension
California Oils Corporation
Producers Cooperative Oil Mill
APEX Seeds
Colorado State Extension
Monsanto
Mycogen Seeds
S & T Telephone Cooperative
Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl.
Northern Sun / ADM
Dorman Brothers, LLC
Croplan Genetics
KLOE / KKCI / KWGB Radio
KXXX Radio
Fontanelle Hybrids
Triumph Seed Company
CONTACT INFORMATION
National Sunflower Association – Bismarck, ND
web site: www.sunflowernsa.com (888) 718-7033
Northern Sun/ADM – Goodland, KS
email: joni.wilson@adm.com (800) 542-7333
**Make sure to thank your sponsors as they have provided this day to you free of charge