Released: Jan. 6, 2017
2017 Cover Your Acres Conference highlights plants, people
Business dynamics tops list of featured topics.
COLBY, Kan. –Agricultural producers, consultants, and experts will gather for the 14th annual Cover Your Acres Winter Conference on Jan. 17-18, at the Gateway Civic Center in Oberlin, Kansas. The conference is a joint venture between K-State Research and Extension and the Northwest Kansas Crop Residue Alliance.
“Economics is big on everyone's mind right now,” said Lucas Haag, an agronomist with K-State Research and Extension’s Northwest Area Office in Colby. “So we've got Mark Wood, who's an economist with Northwest Kansas Farm Management Association, presenting their (KFMA) analysis of members’ data and trying to look at what is driving profitability in our operations here in northwest Kansas.”
The most unique thing on this year’s schedule, said Haag, is a presentation on business dynamics by Charlie Griffin, a research assistant professor in the School of Family Studies and Human Services at Kansas State University.
“For a business to succeed we need good people skills, too, and so we've got Charlie Griffin coming out to talk about building and maintaining good dynamic business relationships,” Haag said. “Whether we’re talking about relationships between family members that are in a business together, employer-employee relationships, or relationships with your vendors, those are all important, especially when financial times are a little tougher.”
The same programs will be offered both days of the conference; participants attending both days will find it easier to catch most, or all of the programs. The program offers a total of 10 continuing education units for Certified Crop Advisors and 2 CEUs for Commercial Applicators.
Registration will begin at 7:45 a.m., with educational sessions ending at 5 p.m. followed by a “bull session” on Tuesday evening, where attendees can visit with industry and university specialists while enjoying heavy hors d’oeurves.
Early registration is due by Jan. 11. The fee is $40 for Jan. 17, $35 for Jan. 18, or $50 for both days. After Jan. 11, the cost is $50 per day. The conference fee includes lunch and educational materials.
The full conference schedule and online registration are available at www.northwest.ksu.edu/coveryouracres. Alternatively, registration can be mailed along with a check payable to KSU, to the Northwest Research-Extension Center, ATTN: Cover Your Acres, P.O. Box 786, Colby, KS 67701. For questions, call 785-462-6281.
Major sponsors of the conference include CHS, EGE Products, Crop Production Services, Decatur Coop Association, DuPont Pioneer, Hoxie Implement Co. Inc., Lang Diesel Inc., National Sunflower Association, PacLeader Technology, Plains Equipment Group and SureFire Ag Systems.
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K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.
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Story by:
Randall Kowalik
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K-State Research and Extension
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For more information:
Lucas Haag can be reached at 785-462-6281
