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Aug 23, 2026

Fall Field Day announced for Hays Agricultural Research Center on Aug. 26

Posted Aug 23, 2026 3:47 PM

The Agricultural Research Center-Hays Fall Field Day will be held Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 1232 240th Ave. in Hays. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with field tours starting at 9 a.m. and covering the following topics:

- Nitrogen, enhanced-efficiency fertilizers and biostimulants in grain sorghum

- Crop yields, profitability and soil health after five years of integrated crop-livestock systems

- Pearl millet for forage value

- What happens between the feed bunk and the carcass? New research in finishing beef cattle

- Residual herbicide programs for weed control in grain sorghum

Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Indoor presentations and a graduate student research poster competition will begin at 1 p.m. Registration is appreciated for meal count. To see agenda and register at wkrec.org/events