2017 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WHEAT FIELD DAY

Colette Laurent, UK Grain Crops Coordinator

The annual UK WHEAT FIELD DAY is slated for Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the UK Research Farm in Princeton. (1205 Hopkinsville St., Princeton, KY 42445).  Registration will begin at 8:00 am (CDT) and the trailers will load at 8:45 (CDT). The tour will conclude with a lunch sponsored by the Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association.
Approved Credits include CCA: (1NM, 1CM, 1PM) and  Pesticide Hours: 1 General, 1 Specific (Category 1A, 10, 12).

FIELD DAY TOPICS INCLUDE:

Wheat Variety Trials (Walk Through)  

¨Dr. Dave Van Sanford ¨Bill Bruening

UAV Use in Wheat Production 

¨Dr. Tim Stombaugh ¨Peterson Farm 

Register for UK Small Grain Disease Workshop – February 5, 2016

Carl A. Bradley, University of Kentucky Extension Plant Pathologist

Fusarium head blight (head scab)

A small grain disease workshop will be held at the University of Kentucky Research & Education Center in Princeton, KY (1205 Hopkinsville Street) on February 5, 2016. This is an all-day event with pre-meeting coffee and snacks beginning at 8:00 AM and presentations beginning at 8:30 AM. The meeting includes a lunch sponsored by the Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association and will adjourn at 4:00 PM. In addition to speakers from the University of Kentucky, the meeting will also feature speakers from Kansas State University, Purdue University, and Ontario, Canada.

There is no charge for this meeting, but PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. The meeting is limited to the first 150 people that register.