2018 Fall Field Day
The Agricultural Research Center in Hays, Kansas will host the 2018 Fall Field Day program on Wednesday August 22, 2018 in the center’s auditorium. Topics include PRE and POST herbicide tools for weed control in corn, sorghum hybrid development for early season planting, palmer amaranth and kochia control, nitrogen fertilization in tillage rotations, and sorghum hybrid comparisons. A noon lunch will be provided. Join us for Fall Field Day.
Field Day Schedule
- 9:00 AM — Registration/Coffee/Donuts
- 9:30 AM — Welcome, Gillen
- 9:35 AM — Field Tours/Presentations
Field Tours
- PRE and POST Herbicide Tools for Weed Control in Corn—Kumar
- Sorghum Hybrid Development for Early Season Planting—Perumal
- Palmer Amaranth and Kochia Control in Roundup Ready 2 Xtend Soybeans—Kumar
- Nitrogen Fertilization and Occasional Tillage in Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotations—Obour
- Sorghum Hybrid Performance Comparisons—Perumal
11:45 AM — 12:45 PM — LUNCH
Indoor Presentations
- Outlook for Markets and Crop Profitability for Western Kansas—O’Brien
- Insect Management in Grain Sorghum—Michaud
2:00 PM — ADJOURN
Speakers
- Bob Gillen — Dept. Head, Western Kansas Ag Research Centers
- Vipan Kumar— Weed Scientist, ARC—Hays
- Ram Perumal — Sorghum Breeder, ARC—Hays
- Augustine Obour — Soil Scientist, ARC—Hays
- Dan O’Brien — Extension Agricultural
- Economist, NWREC—Colby
- JP Michaud — Entomologist, ARC-Hays
