This year, the Kansas Agricultural Research and Technology Association (KARTA) and the KSRE River Valley District are collaborating to put on a "Wild" KATCON in Clay Center, KS, on Friday, March 7. This will be an all-day event, from 9 AM - 7 PM. There will be numerous presentations, divided between K-State Extension Specialists and farmer/industry researchers, with an evening presentation delivered by Dr. Wes Lowe of Mississippi State University on the use of "See & Till" technology. There will also be several hours of structured time for trade show participation and a catered lunch and supper.
Registration for the conference is $75 with a reduced price of $25 for students. Agribusinesses or organizations that would like to table at the trade show have a $375 vendor fee that includes two conference registrations and a five-minute promo spotlight during the program.
Event Schedule
8:00 AM Registration/Trade Show
9:00 AM Different Management Zones and Variable Rate Application – Dr. Deepak Joshi
9:40 AM Exhibitor Spolight
9:50 AM On-Farm Trials of Pivot Bio ProveN Products/Showcasing K-State TAPS – Darren Hoffmann/Daran Rudnick
10:30 AM Tradeshow
11:00 AM Variable Rate Irrigation and Sprinkler Alternatives – Dr. Tina Sullivan
11:40 AM Exhibitor Spotlight
11:50 AM Drone Test Range and Large Spray Drones – Lukas Koch
12:30 PM Lunch/Trade Show
1:30 PM Targeted Herbicide Application Technology in Kansas – Dr. Sarah Lancaster
2:10 PM Exhibitor Spotlight
2:20 PM On-Farm Trials of Emerging Weed Management and Irrigation Technologies – Ray and Ryan Flickner
3:30 PM TBD – Dr. Lucas Haag
4:10 PM Exhibitor Spotlight
4:20 PM Retrofitting Self-Driving Mode Kits onto John Deere Tractors – Brian Ganske
5:00 PM Supper/Trade Show
6:00 PM See and Till: A Novel Approach to Using See and Spray Technology to Address Herbicide Resistance – Dr. Wes Lowe
For more information and to register, please visit the KARTA website at https://www.karta-online.org/.
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