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Great NW Agriculture Tour set Nov. 20 and 21Kansas Calling all farmers and ranchers in Northwest Kansas. The Northwest Area Extension Agents with K-State Research and Extension are pleased to announce an Agriculture Tour for area producers. We will be boarding a chartered bus and traveling to the Northeast part of Kansas making stops along the way. The tour is intended to provide producers with ideas to add value to their product as well as give them the opportunity to visit important industry establishments. It will also be a great chance to meet others from around northwest Kansas involved in agriculture. Tour stops will be Munson Beef, Junction City a family operation that sells their beef direct to the consumer. You will also hear about their agri-tourism business. Hear and see first-hand the Kansas State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wheat Genetics and Breeding Research program how improved disease and insect resistance is selected for-among wheat and similar grasses from around the world and then see the robot and other high tech instruments being used. See how wheat contracts are traded for on the Kansas City Board of Trade tour. SYSCO food services, Olathe operating from 170-plus locations, today SYSCO's product lines are as diverse as the 50,000 employees who support its daily operations. They carry several lines of branded meat products. Homestead Mill in New Cambria is a unique cooperative flour mill using milling stones to mill red and white wheat produced in Kansas. Every bag or load of flour has a lot number that identifies what farmer cooperative members field it came from. Legends at Village West for supper and shopping on your own--is one of the most highly anticipated developments in Kansas City this center includes more than 90 stores and restaurants including Cabela's and Nebraska Furniture Mart. This tour is open to anyone with an interest in agriculture and their spouses. There must be a minimum of 40 pre-registered participants for the tour to take place. A maximum of 55 registrations will be accepted due to bus space. The tour will be from Nov. 20 to 21. The bus will leave from Colby on Nov. 20 and make pick-up stops in Quinter, Hays, and Ellsworth. Cost for the tour is $170, and this includes single occupancy hotel room with a full continental breakfast and transportation; all other meals are on your own. Registration is due Oct. 31. $85 is non-refundable. Any cancellations after Nov. 10 are completely non-refundable. More information will be sent to you upon receipt of registration. For further information contact your local County Extension Office. 10/13/08 Date: 10/10/08
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