Released: Feb. 15, 2017
Upcoming K-State Research and Extension Events
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Research and Extension is offering these events, available to all interested persons. For more information about these, as well as other events, check with your local K-State Research and Extension office.
Family and consumer events
* Feb. 21 – Preserving the Family - Estate Planning – Hays – www.northwest.k-state.edu/events or 785-626-3192
* Feb. 21- Spend Some, Save Some – Family Budgeting – Parsons – 620-724-8233 or 620-331-2690
* Feb. 21 – Is it Safe? GMOs and Organic Foods for Consumers – Parsons – 620-724-8233 or 620-331-2690
* Feb. 27 – Preserving the Family - Estate Planning – Atwood - www.northwest.k-state.edu/events or 785-626-3192
* March 4 – Bonding Thru Board Games – Mega Event – Wichita – 316-660-0100 or http://www.sedgwick.k-state.edu/home-family/documents/Bonding%20Thru%20Board%20Games%20Brochure%202017.pdf
* March 19 - May 3 – Walk Kansas – Statewide - http://www.walkkansas.org/
Horticulture, forestry and more events
* Feb. 17 – Cropland Nutrient Management Update – Osborne –swick@ksu.eduor 785-282-6823
* Feb. 17 – Farmers’ Market Workshop – Hays – 785-625-9430 or https://fs22.formsite.com/KansasDeptAg/2017FMWorkshops/index.html
* Feb. 18 – Comanche County Tree Workshop – Protection – asawyers@ksu.eduor 620-582-2411
* Feb. 18 – Design and Grow Gardening Workshop – Wichita –www.sedgwick.ksu.eduor 316-660-0142
* Feb. 22 – Northwest Ks Community Forestry Workshop – Hays – jseirer@ksu.edu or 785-624-3138
* Feb. 24- Alternative Crops in a Rotation – Hunter –swick@ksu.eduor 785-282-6823
* Feb. 28 – After the Storm: Tree Pruning Workshop– Liberal – kharrison@ksu.edu or 620-624-5604
* Feb. 28 – From Llamas to Lodging (Exploring Ag-based Business) – Topeka – 785-232-0062 (ext. 110) or www.shawnee.ksu.edu
* March 4 – Annual Fireline Safety Refresher– Manhattan – eward@ksu.edu or 785-532-3307
Agriculture events
* Feb. 15 – Top 10 Considerations – Struggling Farm Economy – El Dorado – 316-321-9660 orhttp://www.agmanager.info/events/
* Feb. 17 – Farmers’ Market Workshop – Hays – 785-625-9430 or https://fs22.formsite.com/KansasDeptAg/2017FMWorkshops/index.html
* Feb. 18 – Kansas Cattle Drive – Buhler – darrenbusick@ksu.edu or http://www.reno.k-state.edu/
* Feb. 20 – Western Kansas Forage Conference – Larned – www.southwest.ksu.edu
* Feb. 24 – Cattle Mineral Workshop – Gypsum – 785-392-2147 or anruiz@ksu.edu
* Feb. 27 – Sugarcane Aphid Management Strategies – Hays – 785-628-9430 or tam3@ksu.edu
* Feb. 27 – Weed Control Update for Field Crops – Hays – 785-628-9430 or tam3@ksu.edu
* Feb. 28 – Grazing Risk Management Workshop – Syracuse – 620-384-5225 or jsexson@ksu.edu
* Feb. 28 – Cowley County Livestock Meeting – Arkansas City – 620-221-5450 or http://conta.cc/2j9K3K3
* Feb. 28 – Utilizing Multiple Breeds in Beef Production Systems – Russell - 785-483-3157 or kschweer@ksu.edu
* Feb. 28 – From Llamas to Lodging (Exploring Ag-based Business) – Topeka – 785-232-0062 (ext. 110) or www.shawnee.ksu.edu
* March 1 – Grazing Risk Management Workshop – Ness City – 785-222-2710 or jaredp11@ksu.edu
* March 1 – Pasture Burning Workshop – Uniontown – 620-223-3720
* March 3 – Cattlemen’s Day – Manhattan – www.KSUBeef.org or 785-532-1267
* March 7 – Grazing Risk Management Workshop – Phillipsburg – 785-543-6845 or codym@ksu.edu
* March 8 – Grazing Risk Management Workshop – Williamsburg – 785-229-3520 or 913-294-4306
* March 11 – Junior Swine Producer Day – Manhattan – 785-532-1264 or http://bit.ly/ksujrproducerdays
* March 14 – Grazing Risk Management Workshop – Cassoday – 620-583-7455 or 620-273-6491
* March 15 – Grazing Risk Management Workshop – Minneapolis – 785-392-2147 or anruiz@ksu.edu
* March 25 – Junior Meat Goat Producer Day – Manhattan – 785-532-1264 or http://bit.ly/ksujrproducerdays
* June 14-17 – Kansas State University Animal Sciences Leadership Academy – 785-532-6533 or www.YouthLivestock.KSU.edu
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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 in Manhattan.
For more information:
Mary Lou Peter - mlpeter@ksu.edu or 913-856-2335 Ext. 130
Jason Hackett - jhackett@ksu.edu or 785-532-5806
K-State Research and Extension News Media Services
Contributing writers:
Mary Lou Peter – mlpeter@ksu.edu
