MANHATTAN, Kan. – Sorghum production will be the focus of the day as K-State Research and Extension hosts six in-depth Sorghum Schools in various locations around the state.

The one-day schools will cover a number of issues facing sorghum growers: profit potential; weed control strategies; and planting, fertility, insect and disease management.  



The schools, sponsored by the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, each begin with registration at 9:30 a.m. and the program at 9:45 a.m. Lunch is included at each location. The program will wrap up by mid-afternoon.

Dates and locations include:

Feb. 15 – Burns – Community Center, 301 N. Washington.

Feb. 16 – Dodge City – Ford County Fair Building, 901 W. Park.

Feb. 17 – Mulvane – St. Michael’s Catholic Church Parish Hall, 525 E. Main.

Feb. 29 – Leoti – Wichita County Community Building, Wichita Co. Fairgrounds.

March 1 – Stockton – Harding Hall 4-H Building, Rooks County Fairgrounds.

March 6 – Concordia – Cloud County Community College, Cook Theater.

Participants are asked to register for the sorghum school of their choosing by contacting their local K-State Research and Extension office by the Monday before the school they plan to attend.

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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, Manhattan.

Story by: Mary Lou Peter
mlpeter@ksu.edu
K-State Research & Extension News

Kraig Roozeboom – 785-565-3909 or kraig@ksu.edu