2019 Fall Field Day
The Agricultural Research Center in Hays, Kansas will host the 2019 Fall Field Day program on Wednesday August 21, 2019. The field day begins at 8:30 AM, a lunch is provided, and it concludes around 2 PM.
* There is an opportunity for Pesticide applicators and certified crop consultants to earn continuing education credits.
Field Day Schedule
- 8:30 AM — Registration/Coffee/Donuts
- 9:00 AM — Welcome, Gillen
- 9:00 AM — Field Tours/Presentations
Field Tours
- Pearl Millet Hybrid Performance—Serba
- Grain Sorghum Hybrid Performance—Perumal
- Occasional Tillage in Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotations— Obour
- Integrated Weed Management in Soybeans—Kumar *
- PRE and POST Herbicide Options for Weed Management in Grain Sorghum—Kumar *
- Imidazolinone (IMI)-tolerant Grain Sorghum: A New Technology for Weed Control–Kumar *
12:00 PM — 12:45 PM — LUNCH
Indoor Presentations
- Insect Management in Soybeans—Michaud *
- Alternative Crops for Western Kansas: Field Peas and Industrial Hemp —Haag
2:00 PM — ADJOURN
Speakers
- Bob Gillen —Dept. Head, Western Kansas Ag Research Centers
- Desalegn Serba—Millet Breeder, ARC—Hays
- Ram Perumal——Sorghum Breeder, ARC—Hays
- Augustine Obour—Soil Scientist, ARC—Hays
- Vipan Kumar—Weed Scientist, ARC—Hays
- JP Michaud— Entomologist, ARC—Hays
- Lucas Haag—Extension Regional Agronomist, NWREC—Colby
