The Department of Agronomy and K-State Research and Extension will host several winter wheat variety plot tours in different regions of the state starting May 11, 2025. Please make plans to attend a plot tour near you to see and learn about the newest available and upcoming wheat varieties, their agronomics, and their disease reactions. Below is a list of plot tour dates for May 11 through May 15, times, and locations with directions. This list will be continually updated in the coming weeks.
May 11 – Monday
|
Time |
County |
Location/Town |
Agent |
Directions |
|
8:30 AM |
Harper |
Harper |
Jenni Carr |
South of Harper. 1½ mile west of K2 on US 160. |
|
6:00 PM |
Pratt |
Pratt |
Jenna Fitzsimmons |
2 miles west and ½ mile south of BTI-Pratt. |
May 12 – Tuesday
|
Time |
County |
Location |
Agent |
Directions |
|
11:00 AM |
Barber |
Isabel |
Justin Goodno |
North of Isabel on the intersection between Main Street and SE 120th St. |
|
5:00 PM |
Barber |
Kiowa |
Justin Goodno |
May Precision Ag: 126 S 7th, Kiowa, KS 67070 |
May 13 – Wednesday
|
Time |
County |
Location |
Agent |
Directions |
|
11:00 AM |
Kingman |
Spivey |
Grace Schneider |
Bock Seeds Test Plot: 7681 SW 80 Ave, Kingman, KS 67068 |
|
8:30 AM |
Barton |
Great Bend |
Stacey Campbell |
West Barton Co Rd & NW 50 Ave |
|
5:00 PM |
Edwards |
Kinsley |
Baley Dogett |
Head 2 miles west out of Kinsley on L Road then north 1.75 miles on 70th Ave. |
|
6:00 PM |
Ellis |
Hays |
Stacey Campbell |
Hays Ag Research (Ct. So 1232 240th Ave. From office, go south on the east side of blacktop road) |
May 14 – Thursday
|
Time |
County |
Location |
Agent |
Directions |
|
10:00 AM |
Kiowa/Comanche |
County line |
Madi Ary and Levi Miller |
1 mile south of the Kiowa/Comanche County Line on the west side of HWY 183. |
|
11:00 AM |
Ellsworth |
Lorraine |
Craig Dinkel |
2 miles west of Lorraine on Ave W west of 8th rd on the north side of the road GPS coordinates 38.55120 N - 98.35416 W |
|
11:30 AM |
Harvey |
Newton |
Alex Atchinson |
435-471 E Dutch Ave, Newton, KS 67114 |
|
5:00 PM |
Reno |
Buhler |
Patrick Bergkamp |
½ mile south of the corner of Rayl Rd. and East 69th Av. Meal at 5:30 |
|
6:00 PM |
Pawnee |
Larned |
Kyle Grant |
From Larned, go north on Toles Ave. 5 miles north, ½ mile east, and ¼ mile north. Plot is on the east side of the road. |
May 15 – Friday
|
Time |
County |
Location |
Agent |
Directions |
|
8:30 AM |
Dickinson |
Abilene |
Bret Toews |
Take 15 Hwy straight south of Abilene, the plot is just north of 1100th Ave. |
|
11:30 AM |
McPherson |
Galle |
Shad Marston |
23rd Ave and Cheyenne Rd, just north |
|
3:30 PM |
McPherson |
Inman |
Shad Marston |
1/4 mile east of 4th Ave and Cheyenne Rd.
|
Plots tours scheduled after May 15 are being finalized, and details will be updated soon. Stay tuned to the eUpdate for any changes to this schedule.
Romulo Lollato, Wheat and Forages Specialist
lollato@ksu.edu
Kelsey Andersen Onofre, Extension Wheat Pathologist
andersenk@ksu.edu
Tina Sullivan, Northeast Area Agronomist
tsullivan@ksu.edu
Jeanne Falk Jones, Northwest Area Agronomist
jfalkjones@ksu.edu
Logan Simon, Southwest Area Agronomist
lsimon@ksu.edu
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