Cottonwood Connections January 2026 | Page 9

This popular and well attended conference, which typically draws more than 400 attendees from Kansas and other states, highlights the latest technology, methods, and conservation practices to improve crop production in the region.

The same programs will be offered on both days of the conference. Participants attending both days will find catching most or all of the programs easier. The sessions are followed by a social on Tuesday evening, where attendees can visit with industry representatives and conference speakers while enjoying appetizers.

To preview the conference schedule and for online registration: https://www.wkrec.org/events/cover_your_acres/

Cover Your Acres Winter Conference, January 20 & 21 at the Gateway in Oberlin, KS. 

2026 Cover Your Acres Topics:

Top 5 Legal Issues Farmers Don’t Think About But Should

Roger McEowen, Kansas Farm Bureau Professor of Agricultural Law and Taxation, Washburn University School of Law

Meeting Crop Nutrient Needs in Lean Economic Times

Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz, K-State Extension Soil Fertility Specialist and Interim Department Head of Agronomy

Early Experiences with Targeted Herbicide Applications in Kansas

Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Management Specialist

Considerations for Intensifying Crop Rotations

Lucas Haag, K-State Agronomist-In-Charge at Tribune

Crop Market Outlook

Daniel O'Brien, K-State Northwest Area Agriculture Economist

Incorporating Forages Into Dryland Rotations

Augustine Obour, K-State Soil Scientist at Hays

Navigating the 2026 Crop Insurance Decision, with SCO and ECO

Jennifer (Jenny) Ifft, K-State Extension Specialist in Agricultural Policy

Weather Resources and 2026 Outlook

Chip Redmond, K-State Mesonet Manager and Assistant Climatologist

Weed Control in Crop Rotations

Jeanne Falk Jones, K-State Northwest Area Agronomist

And Much More!