Crops
SEK wheat field day slated in Coffeyville
A field day and plot tour demonstrating numerous aspects of wheat production will be held west of Coffeyville, Kan., on Tuesday, May 26. The event begins at 8 a.m. with registration and refreshments at the Melvin Gordon farm located two miles west of the overpass on U.S. highway 166 at the west edge of Coffeyville, 3/10 mile south on County Road 3900 and then 3/10 mile back east on County Road 1675.
The program and tour will begin at 8:30 a.m. Topics for the event include:
•Italian Ryegrass and Other Weed Control Issues in Wheat,
•Variety Response to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus,
•Wheat Production, and Wheat Diseases and Fungicide Applications.
Those attending the field day will be able to see several research plots including: Seven Fall and Six Spring Herbicide Treatments for Control of Italian Ryegrass; Wheat Varieties—Fuller, Duster, Sante Fe, Endurance, Jackpot, and Overley; AVAIL Phosphorus Comparison Study; Potash Rate Study; and Fungicide Treatments with Headline, Quilt, Stratego, and Prosaro.
The featured speakers for the tour are Doug Shoup, K-State Research & Extension crops and soils specialist, Southeast Area; Dallas Peterson, K-State Research & Extension weed scientist; Erick DeWof, K-State Research & Extension plant pathologist; and Scott Gordon, Montgomery County Extension agriculture agent.
The event should last approximately two-three hours. There is no registration fee and pre-registration is not necessary, but for additional information you may call the Montgomery County Extension Office at 620-331-2690.
In case of rain the event will be held indoors at the farm.
This event is sponsored by the Montgomery County Extension Council and K-State Research and Extension.
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