Aseries of weed management schools will take place in northwest and north central Kansas and be hosted by local K-State Research and Extension county and district offices.

With the drought and hot temperatures last summer, farmers and agri-business retailers had some challenges in controlling difficult weeds. To address the topic of weed control, K-State Research and Extension has scheduled four regional weed control programs in February. The program has been designed to help producers and agribusiness retailers improve weed control in challenging weather conditions.

Meeting schedule: Feb. 15 Sharon Springs — 9 a.m.-noon (MTN time zone) Community Activity Building Feb. 15 Atwood — 4:30-7:30 p.m. Rawlins County Fairgrounds Feb. 16 Kensington — 9 a.m.-noon First St John’s Lutheran Church Feb. 16 Russell — 3-6 p.m. Meridy’s Restaurant & Lounge Workshops will be presented by K-State Extension Weed Specialist Sarah Lancaster and Dryland Cropping Extension Specialist with the University of Nebraska Cody Creech, along with local extension agents. Topics will cover applications and adjuvant considerations in drought conditions, tumble windmill grass management, herbicidetolerant grain sorghum update, along with a question-and-answer session. Three CCA credits have been applied for.

There is no cost for the meetings, however, pre-registration is requested by Wednesday, Feb. 10, for all meetings. Call the Midway Extension District Offices: Ellsworth (785) 472-4442; Russell (785) 483-3157; or email crop production agent Craig Dinkel at cadinkel@ksu. edu.