By Scout Nelson
A collaborative initiative between the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission (KGSC), Kansas State University's Department of Plant Pathology, and K-State Research and Extension has led to the launch of the Sorghum Connection field day series. This program is designed to provide Kansas sorghum producers with valuable insights into stalk rot management, hybrid selection, fertility, and other key cropping practices, all aimed at improving productivity and profitability. These practices will be demonstrated through on-farm research trials.
The series will begin with three field days across the state:
Bavaria Field Day: Sept. 4, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. (1.25 miles west of Bavaria and north ¾ mile on South Powers Rd.)
Dighton Field Day: Sept. 11, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. (Hineman Farms; 1 mile north of Dighton at the intersection of Rd. 160 and Highway 23)
Russell Field Day: Sept. 18, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. (Corner of N. Copeland St. and E. State St.)
“Our hope is to bring multi-disciplinary, data-driven information to Kansas sorghum producers to help improve on-farm productivity and profitability. At each location, we have established over 20 hybrids, stalk rot management trials, and fungicide and cropping system studies,” says Dr. Rodrigo Onofre, who leads the program.
The field days will feature insights from industry leaders and representatives, including Dr. Lucas Haag, Associate Professor in Agronomy at Kansas State University; Craig Dinkel and Jay Wisbey, Extension Agents with K-State Research and Extension; and members of the Sorghum Connection team, Dr. Rodrigo Onofre and Leticia Viera, among others.
“To say that the Sorghum Connection team is excited for this new series is an understatement,” says Maddy Meier, Director of Communications and Outreach for the Kansas Grain Sorghum. “We are proud to have put together a new generation of field days that have been built upon producer input, meaning this series is truly put on for farmers, by farmers.”
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Categories: Kansas, Crops, Sorghum