Released: May 17, 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
* May 19 – Bonding Thru Board Games – Wichita -http://www.sedgwick.k-state.edu/events/or 316-660-0114
* May 30 – June 2 – Discovery Days – Manhattan –http://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferences-events/discovery-days or 785-532-5800
* June 27-30 – 4-H Campference – Rock Springs 4-H Center – 785-532-5800 or http://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/camping/campference
* Oct. 8-9 – 48 Hours of 4-H Community Service – Statewide – 785-532-5800 orhttp://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferences-events/48-hours-of-4-h
* Nov. 17-19 – Kansas Youth Leadership Forum – TBD – 785-532-5800 orhttp://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferences-events/kansas-youth-leadership-forum
Horticulture, Forestry and more events
* May 17 – High Tunnel Grand Opening and Mites, Blights & Parasites- Common Gardening Problems/Solutions – Pittsburg – 620-724-8233
* May 18 – Garden City Wildfire Awareness Meeting – Garden City – www.kansasforests.org/events
* May 22 – Equipment Maintenance – Lawrence -www.growinggrowers.org/workshops
* June 1 – Oak Woodland Restoration Field Tour – Marais Des Cygnes Wildlife Area – http://www.oakfirescience.com
* June 2 – Walnut Council Field Day – Overland Park Arboretum – http://www.kansasforests.org/events
* June 2-4 – Extension Master Gardener Spring Garden Tour – Sedgwick County – 316-660-0140 or www.sedgwick.ksu.edu
* June 7 – Preparing for Emerald Ash Borer – Troy – http://www.kansasforests.org/events
* June 7 – Emerald Ash Borer in Doniphan County – Troy – http://www.kansasforests.org/events
* June 8 – Agroforestry Field Day – Barnes, KS – http://www.kansasforests.org/events
* June 17 – Insects, Disease and Weed Mgmt. – Kansas City, Mo. - www.growinggrowers.org/workshops
* June 22-24 – 2017 Midwest Regional Hosta Society Convention – Lenexa - 913-715-7000 or www.2017kchostaconvention.com
* July 15 – First Steps in Farm Business Planning – Kansas City, Mo. -www.growinggrowers.org/workshops
* July 29 – K-State Olathe Horticulture Center Field Day – Olathe - http://www.johnson.k-state.edu/lawn-garden/horticulture-field-day.html
* Aug. 14 – K-State Research and Extension Veg. Field Day – Olathe - www.growinggrowers.org/workshops
* Sept. 11 – Conservation Agriculture – Lawrence - www.growinggrowers.org/workshops
* Sept. 23 – Livestock Options – Kansas City, Mo. - www.growinggrowers.org/workshops
* Sept. 25 – Microgreens Production – Kansas City, Mo. - www.growinggrowers.org/workshops
Agriculture events
* May 10-11 – 2017 In-Depth Wheat Diagnostic School – Hutchinson – 785-532-0397
* May 10 – Colby Wildfire Awareness Meeting – Colby – http://www.kansasforests.org/events
* May 12 – Canola Tour – Harper County – 620-842-5445 or http://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/news-stories/2017-news-releases/april/canola-field-day.html
* May 18 – Garden City Wildfire Awareness Meeting – Garden City – www.kansasforests.org/events
* May 19 – Cover Crop Field Day at K-State HB Ranch – Cedar Bluff – 785-625-3425 or milissa@ksu.edu
* May 23 – Spring Crops Field Day – Parsons – 620-421-4826
* May 23 – Canola Tour – near Partridge – 785-532-3871 or http://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/news-stories/2017-news-releases/april/canola-field-day.html
* May 25 – Cattle Feeders College – Scott City – 620-872-2930 or www.southwest.ksu.edu
* May 25 - Canola Tour – Garden City – 785-532-3871 or http://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/news-stories/2017-news-releases/april/canola-field-day.html
* May 25 – SW Research-Extension Spring Field Day – Garden City – awood22@ksu.edu or 620-276-8286
* May 26 – Canola Tour – near Montezuma – 785-532-3871 or http://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/news-stories/2017-news-releases/april/canola-field-day.html
* June 8 – Agroforestry Field Day – Barnes, KS – http://www.kansasforests.org/events
* June 14-17 – Kansas State University Animal Sciences Leadership Academy – Manhattan - 785-532-6533 or www.YouthLivestock.KSU.edu
* July 7-8 – Dr. Bob Hines Kansas Swine Classic – Manhattan – www.KSUswine.org or 785-532-1264
* Aug. 17-18 – Risk and Profit Conference – Manhattan - http://www.agmanager.info/risk-and-profit-conference
* Aug. 29-39 - Applied Reproductive Strategies-Beef Cattle – Manhattan – www.AppliedReproStrategies.comor 785-462-6281
* Oct. 13 - Animal Science Family and Friends Reunion – Manhattan – www.asi.ksu.edu/familyandfriends
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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
