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 Summer Tour

Friday, August 6, 2004

 

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7:00 a.m.   Meet bus at Hwy 56 & 12th Road (The Cross)
Bus will bring you back to this location at 5:30 p.m.
   
7:30 a.m.   Clark Woodworth Farm - coffee and donuts
No-Till Sunflowers, Canola, Economics & many other things

Jeff Proffitt Farm - Soil Pit Demonstration by NRCS
No-Till Sunflowers & Milo

 

 

10:00 a.m.   Clark Schmidt Farm - no-till irrigation
No-Till irrigated Corn & Soybeans - Kenny Tucker
   
11:00 a.m.  Lee Scheufler Farm - Grain Handling Facility
15" & 30" Milo Spacing Study,  No-till Drill & Machinery Demonstrations,  Sprayer Auto Height & Auto Track Demo
No-Till crops,  GPS,  Phosphate Study by KSU
   
12:00 p.m. 

Lunch served at Scheufler’s, sponsored by Lyons State Bank

   
3:30 p.m.  Randall Olander & Kendall Hodgson Farms
Grazing and Forage Options;  Oats, Alfalfa, Soybeans & Milo
Soil Pit - NRCS
   
5:30 p.m.  Keesling Seed Farm - (Hwy 56 & 12th Road)
Extension Milo Test Plot plus other experimental milos with company reps and KSU experts to answer your questions
No-Till vs. Conventional Tillage Study (Year 5 of 10)
   
6:00 p.m.   Supper on the Santa Fe Trail (Hwy 56 & 12th Road)
Sponsored by Keesling Seeds & Monsanto
   

Bus reservations $5.00 in advance, limited seating, first come, first serve basis. All reservations need to be made by August 1, 2004.

No fee for noon and evening meal with pre-registration. To pre-register please contact the Rice County Conservation District at (620) 257-3645 or the Rice County Extension Office at (620) 257-5131.
 

Summer Tour Sponsors:       Thank you to these businesses!

Farmers Coop Union (Sterling)
bulletLunch by Lyons State Bank
Lyons Federal Savings Association
bulletSupper by Keesling Seeds & Monsanto
Farm Service Center (John Schaben)
Farm Credit Services (Tim George, Hutchinson)
bulletTour Beverages by Simpson Farm Enterprises, Inc.
Servi Tech, Inc.
Alden State Bank - Sterling Branch
Pheasants Forever - Santa Fe Chapter #510
 
 
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