Winter time when farmers are not in the field is the time to have some timely and informative meetings for agriculture producers. Myself and my co-worker Alicia Boor have put together several upcoming programs in February and March.
An Irrigated Corn Production program will be held on Wednesday, February 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Registration and refreshments at 10:30 a.m. Topics and speakers: Irrigation Tools – How to Make More Crop per Drop by Jonathan Aguilar, Extension Specialist Water Resources; Fertility Placement, Rates & Efficacy by Lucas Haag, NW Area Agronomist, and Corn Insect Resistance to GMO Traits—what to do? Anthony Zukoff, Extension Entomologist. It will be held at American Ag Credit, 5634 10th Street, Great Bend. Please RSVP for the meal count by Monday, February 5th. Email Theresa [email protected] or call 785-628-9430.
The next week a Tackling Challenging Weeds program will be conducted on Monday, February 12th in the mid-afternoon, the program will be for 2 to 2.5 hours long. Topics and speakers are still being finalized. A supper will conclude the program. More details to come soon.
The following day in Great Bend an Alfalfa School is scheduled for February 13th beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Burnside Room, 1214 Stone Street. The event is free to Kansas Forage & Grassland Council members, $45, payable at the door for non-members. This cost warrants meeting participation plus membership to KSFGC. Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 7th call 620-793-1910 or email [email protected] For further information on topics and speakers refer to Alicia’s news column this week.
A White-Tail Deer Biology Management program will be held in both Barton & Ellis counties. February 20th beginning at 6:00 p.m. Kansas Wetlands Education Center, 592 NE K-156 HWY. Great Bend. Topics and speakers at both programs: White-Tailed Deer Biology, Space Use, Cover Requirements, Nutritional Requirements, Managing Deer Habitat, Supplemental Feeding and Managing White-Tailed Deer Populations. RSVP for meal in Great Bend by February 16, call 620-793-1910
The White-Tailed Deer Biology Management program in Ellis County will be on Wednesday, February 28, 6:30 p.m. at the Hays Agricultural Research Center Auditorium, 1232 240th Avenue. No RSVP Necessary. all interested people are invited to attend.
Rounding out our winter programs is a State-Wide series of three Farm & Ranch Transition Conferences. We are fortunate enough to be hosting one on March 7, Great Bend Convention Center, 3111 10th Street. Registration opens & visit vendors 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Keynote at 9:00 a.m. the program ends at 3:00 p.m. Topics & speakers: Keynote Presentation—Shannon Ferrell, Professor & Agricultural Law Specialist, Oklahoma State University. CRP-TIP Program—Farm Service Agency, Resources Available from
K-State, Accountants in Transition Planning, Attorneys in Transition Planning. To register and see the full schedule www.agmanager.info/events by March 1st.
Join Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics' for a conference to help prepare for the transition to the next generation. This conference is for any farm family in any stage of planning for a transition.
If you have any questions contact us at one of the Cottonwood Extension District Offices.
Stacy Campbell is a Crop Production Extension agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis counties) for K-State Research and Extension. You can contact him by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling 785-628-9430.