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Cover Crop Field Day – Ellis County
Join the Kanopolis Reservoir, Big Creek, and Middle Smoky Hill River WRAPS groups for a Cover Crop Field Day in Ellis County. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., and the tour departs at 8:30 a.m. A complimentary light breakfast will be provided.
Presentations and field discussions will cover:
• Benefits of cover crops during seasonal droughts
• Producer perspectives on why cover crops matter
• Nutrient management, including grid sampling and variable-rate application
• Incorporating grazing livestock into cover-crop systems
• Water-quality protection benefits
Featured speakers include Augustine Obour, K-State soil scientist, and Logan Simon, K-State southwest area agronomist.
Participating producers include Jeremy and Charlie Kootz; Trent Nienke; Taylor and Daren Lang of Lang Cattle & Grain; Ernie Binder and family of Pleasant View Farms; and Mike Younger.
RSVPs are appreciated. Contact Stacie Minson at 785-769-3297 or sedgett@ksu.edu.
This cooperative project is funded in part by Section 319 of the Clean Water Act and Kansas Water Plan Funds.