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August 21, 2018

K-State’s OHREC Hosts Commercial Vegetable Research Field Day August 27

Submitted by Kerri Ebert

Kansas State University’s Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center (OHREC), in cooperation with Growing Growers Kansas City, will host a Commercial Vegetable Research Field Day from 4 to 7 p.m. on August 27, 2018 featuring discussions about current research projects and concluding with a cookout meal.

Registration of $15 to cover the cost of the meal and reservation are recommended. The Field Day is at the OHREC located at 35230 W 135th Street, Olathe, KS 66061.

Cary Rivard, director of the Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center, will welcome attendees at 4 p.m., followed by tours of current research projects:

• Tomato and pepper grafting
• Sweet potato slip production
• High tunnel production
• Produce quality and shelf life
• Cultivar evaluation
• Cover cropping strategies
• Effects of light on high tunnel crops

The field day includes a display of the mobile produce cooler and discussions of considerations for building your own.

Register online at www.facebook.com/growerskc or contact growers@ksu.edu for more information.