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
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/