Everything from food grade sorghum to wheat breeding to cover crops and more are features of the 2013 Fall Field Day planned for Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the K-State Research and Extension Agricultural Research Center in Hays.

A highlight of the day is a tour and presentation on the center’s new greenhouse and the benefits it will bring to K-State researchers and ultimately producers.
The field day begins with registration at 8:30 a.m., followed by the program at 9 a.m.

K-State Research and Extension specialists will give presentations in the field and auditorium, including:

• New Greenhouse for Research: Bugs, Weeds and Stronger Plants;

• Systems Approach to Managing Weeds in Soybeans;

• New Herbicide-tolerant Traits in Soybeans;

• Sorghum Breeding: What’s in the Pipeline?;

• 21st Century Tools for Western Kansas Wheat Breeding;

• Adding Value: Food Grade Grain Sorghum;

• Plant-to-Plant and Field-to-Field: Insect Movement and Consequences for Pest Management; and

• The Importance of Fallow and Fallow Alternatives: Cover Crops and Annual Forages.

A complimentary lunch will be served.