K-State Research and Extension and Central Kansas District will host tours of three wheat variety plots in Saline and Ottawa counties next week.
Each tour is scheduled for May 28, with the first tour beginning at 8:30 a.m. southwest of Solomon at the Tom and Pat Ryan Farm, located three miles west of Solomon on Old Highway 40 then two and a half miles south on the Gypsum Valley Road.
The second tour will begin at 11 a.m. near Mentor at plots on Vaughn Isaacson and Sons farm, located on the west edge of Mentor on the north side of Mentor Road. A complimentary meal will be served following the tour, courtesy of Phillips Seed Farms Inc.
The third tour will begin at 2:30 p.m. southwest of Minneapolis at the Tim and Ryan Myers plot, located at 950 Justice Road, one and a half miles west of Kansas Highway 106 and north a quarter mile on 90th Road.
Tour speakers include Romulo Lollato, extension wheat specialist; Kelsey Anderson Onofre, extension plant pathologist; and Stu Duncan, extension northeast regional agronomist. The discussion will focus on wheat variety selection, agronomic traits of varieties in the plots, production practices, and wheat disease management.
For more information, contact Jay Wisbey, at the Central Kansas District Salina office at 785-309-5850. All wheat growers and other interested persons are encouraged to that attend these public tours. No RSVP is needed.