Limited Irrigation Field Day slated Aug. 16 at Tribune

Kansas

Kansas State University's Southwest Research-Extension Center Irrigation Field will host a Limited Irrigation Field Day Aug. 16 at the research field. The field is located 4 miles east of Tribune (to Whitelaw), then 4.5 miles north and 1 mile east.

The day begins at 7:45 a.m. (MDT) with registration and refreshments. Field tours will begin at 8 a.m., with tour topics to include:

--Limited irrigated no-till cropping system;

--Economics of limited irrigation;

--Crop response to limited irrigation;

--Adjusting irrigation and N rates for high energy and fertilizer costs;

--Corn grain yield and identifiable plant characteristics;

--Phosphorus fertilization of corn;

--Irrigated corn hybrids; and

--New chemistry for weed control in grain sorghum.

At 11:30 a.m. (MDT), lunch will be provided. A luncheon presentation on "The Future of Agricultural Research in Western Kansas" will be given by Bob Gillen, head of K-State's Western Kansas Agricultural Research Centers.

More information about the field day is available by calling the Tribune unit at 620-376-4761.

Date: 7/27/06

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