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Great Bend Farm, Ranch and Hemp Expo-April 7-9 Expo Grounds

Noon programs will be:

            April 7: Wheat Update: Romulo Lolatto

            April 8: Hemp Research update, Jason Griffin

            April 9: Alfalfa Weevil and Alfalfa update, Anthony Zukoff.

All programs will have a live component and an online option. Contact [email protected] for more details

Every Thursday in April starting on the 1st through 29th at 10:00 a.m.

·         Topics:

o   April 1: Spring burning practices with Dr. Walt Fick, KSU Agronomist

o   April 8: Pasture weed control with Dr. Keith Harmoney, KSU Range Specialist

o April 15: Troubleshooting cattle pasture lameness with Dr. AJ Tarpoff, KSU Extension Veterinarian

o   April 22:  Green-algae studies/research with Jody Holthaus, KSU District Livestock Agent

o   April 29: Providing adequate water to grazing livestock with Will Boyer and Ron Graber – KSU  Water Specialists

To register for the series go to: bit.ly/CattleConversations

 

KSU Cattle Conversations "Round 2" - Online

Crop Talk webinar series

Focused on agronomy topics in northwest and north central Kansas was held via Zoom and YouTube each week for one hour from February 2 – March 9. Some of the hot topics discussed were Soil Fertility Questions from Growers for the 2021 Season, Weed Management and that Pesky Palmer Amaranth, Alfalfa Management and the Weevil Update and more. The webinar recordings with the presenters slides can be heard at https://www.northwest.k-state.edu/events/crop-talk-series/index.html

Kansas Crop Performance Tests

These tests provide unbiased performance information on hybrids and varieties of the major Kansas field crops of winter wheat, corn, grain sorghum, soybean, sunflower, alfalfa, canola and cotton, forages, and field pea.  

https://www.agronomy.k-state.edu/services/crop-performance-tests/