A prescription for producing high-yielding and high-quality wheat is just what the doctor ordered for Kansas wheat producers. Kansas Wheat Rx combines suggested management practices for the economical and sustainable production of high-quality winter wheat in Kansas.
Mark the calendar now for an upcoming seminar on February 12 at the Great Plains Corporate Office in Salina, KS. Speakers will discuss variety selection, weed control, disease management, soil fertility, and more. Attendees will also learn more about Great Plains Ag, tour its Salina facility, and about a new project between K-State and the Kansas Wheat Commission to help growers benefit from ongoing government and private conservation programs.
Program agenda:
8:30 AM – Coffee and registration
8:50 – Welcome by Aaron Harries, Kansas Wheat Commission
9:00 – Dr. Allan Fritz, K-State wheat breeder
9:45 – Dr. Sarah Lancaster, K-State weed science specialist
10:30 – Break
10:45 – Dr. Kelsey Andersen Onofre, K-State wheat pathologist
11:30 – Dr. Dorivar Ruiz Diaz, K-State soil fertility specialist
12:15 – Lunch
1:00 – Dr. Romulo Lollato, K-State wheat and forage specialist
1:45 – Great Plains facility tour
This event is free for members of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers (KAWG). It costs $110 for non-members; however, the event fee includes KAWG membership.
Online registration will open soon at kswheat.com/wheatrx
These programs are part of Wheat Rx, a partnership between Kansas Wheat and K-State Research and Extension, to disseminate the latest research recommendations for high-yielding and high-quality wheat to Kansas wheat farmers. This effort includes a series of extension publications at kswheat.com/wheatrx and educational outreach like the upcoming seminars.
Romulo Lollato, Wheat and Forages Specialist
lollato@ksu.edu