K-State Southwest Research-Extension Center Fall Field Day Plus

The K-State Southwest Research-Extension Center Fall Field Day Plus will be Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 4500 E. Mary St. in Garden City.

Registration begins at 8 a.m., followed by a welcome at 9 a.m. Participants will rotate through two 90-minute field tours featuring current research and management strategies for crop production in southwest Kansas. Lunch, indoor presentations and opportunities to visit exhibitor booths will follow.

RSVP requested but not required.

Field tour topics

Download the SWREC Fall Field Day Plus Agenda

South field tour

  • Weed management updates for corn and grain sorghum
    Patrick Geier

  • Cowpea and lablab as alternative summer legume options
    John Holman

  • Ten-year analysis of summer hay and silage variety performance
    John Holman

  • Biostimulants in grain sorghum
    Augustine Obour

Finnup field tour

  • Water dynamics in a corn-cotton rotation
    Jonathan Aguilar

  • Real-time drone streaming for precision agriculture
    Ajay Joshi

  • Cotton variety selection and deficit irrigation
    Logan Simon

  • Directed energy for weed management in cotton
    Logan Simon

Continuing education

The field day has been approved for:

  • One continuing education unit for commercial pesticide applicators in Category 1A

  • One Kansas Department of Agriculture core hour

  • Four continuing education units for certified crop advisers

Location

K-State Southwest Research-Extension Center
4500 E. Mary St.
Garden City, KS

Lunch is provided. Registration is requested but not required.

RSVP for the SWREC Fall Field Day Plus