Weed Management Schools for southwest and south central Kansas

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A series of weed management schools will occur in southwest and south central Kansas hosted by local K-State Research & Extension county and district offices.

Controlling difficult weeds continues to be a significant challenge for producers. To address the topic of weed control, K-State Research and Extension has scheduled four regional weed control programs in February and March. This program has been designed to help producers and agri-business retailers improve weed control with challenging species and weather conditions.

The dates and locations are:

February 11 in Liberal, KS – 9:00 AM (CT)
Seward County Activity Center, 810 Stadium Ave, Liberal, KS 67901
RSVP by calling 620-544-4359

February 12 in Syracuse, KS – 8:00 AM (MT)
Hamilton County Fair Building, 806 S Main St, Syracuse, KS 67878
RSVP to Lora Horton at ljhorton@ksu.edu or 620-384-5225

March 11 in Kiowa, KS – 9:00 AM (CT)
Kiowa Community Center, 119 S 5th St., Kiowa, KS 67070
RSVP to Matt Rhodes at amrhodes@ksu.edu or 620-886-3971

March 11 in Lewis, KS – 4:00 PM (CT)
Mankato Community Center 214 N. High Street
RSVP to Baley Doggett at baley@ksu.edu or 620-659-3004

Presenters at the schools include Pat Geier, K-State extension weed scientist, Jeremie Kouame, K-State weed scientest, and Deepak Joshi, K-State precision ag extension specialist. Topics will include:

  • Weed identification
  • Weather influences and herbicides
  • Perennial grass control in cropland
  • Robots/precision technologies for weed management

CCA credits have been applied for.

There is no cost for the schools and a meal is provided at each school. However, pre-registration is requested for all meetings. You can register online at www.northwest.ksu.edu/events or by calling your local Extension Office.


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