Drought Resilience and Recovery Schools in Southwest Kansas

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Join us in south central and southwest Kansas for a series of five Drought Resilience and Recovery Schools. Meetings will kick off with a weather update and outlook for 2025, followed by topics ranging from alternative grain and forage crops/cropping systems to pasture and pond management. Each meeting will have a meal provided.

See below for details by location:

Harper County - March 25, 2025 (9:00AM)

• Location: Westview Lodge, 1100 W 14th St, Harper, KS 67058
  • Speakers:
    • Weather Update and Outlook – Chip Redmond, KSRE
    • Pasture Management and Stocking Rates – Lody Black, KSRE
    • Water and Pond Management – Joe Gerken, KSRE
    • Alternative Forage Selection – Jenni Carr, KSRE
• RSVP with Macaley Hall at (620)842-5445 or macaleyh@ksu.edu

Pratt County – March 25, 2025 (4:00PM)

• Location: Pratt Area 4-H Center, 81 Lake Rd, Pratt, KS 67124
  • Speakers:
    • Weather Update and Outlook – Chip Redmond, KSRE
    • Water use and conservation – Jonathan Aguilar, KSRE
    • Alternative Crops/Cropping Selection – Logan Simon, KSRE
    • Water and Pond Management – Joe Gerken, KSRE
• RSVP with Jenna Fitzsimmons at (620)672-6121 or jbfitzsimmon@ksu.edu

Morton County – March 26, 2025 (4:00PM)

• Location: Morton County Civic Center, 400 E Orchard St, Elkhart, KS 67950
  • Speakers:
    • Weather Update and Outlook – Chip Redmond, KSRE
    • Pasture Management and Stocking Rates – Keith Harmoney, KSRE
    • Alternative Forage Selection – Logan Simon, KSRE
    • Alternative Crops/Cropping Selection – Logan Simon, KSRE
    • Mental Health and Wellbeing – Crystal Bashford, KSRE
• RSVP with Megan Frownfelter at (620)697-2558 or mfrownfelter@ksu.edu

Wichita County – March 27, 2025 (9:00AM)

• Location: Wichita County Community Building, 502 W St, Leoti, KS 67861
  • Speakers:
    • Weather Update and Outlook – Chip Redmond, KSRE
    • Alternative Crops/Cropping Selection – Logan Simon, KSRE
    • Water use and conservation – Jonathan Aguilar, KSRE
    • Pasture Management and Stocking Rates – Keith Harmoney, KSRE
• RSVP with Allen Baker at (620)675-2724 or abaker@ksu.edu

Hodgeman County – March 27, 2025 (4:00PM)

• Location: Hodgeman County Fair Building, S Atkin St, Jetmore, KS 67854
  • Speakers:
    • Weather Update and Outlook – Chip Redmond, KSRE
    • Alternative Crops/Cropping Selection – Logan Simon, KSRE
    • Pasture Management and Stocking Rates – Keith Harmoney, KSRE
• RSVP with DeWayne Craghead at (620)357-5315 or hg@listserv.ksu.edu

 

 

Logan Simon, Southwest Area Agronomist
lsimon@ksu.edu

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