Events

WKREC 2025 Events

List of Annual Events

 

graphic SWREC Spring Field DaySWREC Spring Field Day

Mark your calendars for the SWREC Spring Field Day on May 19, 2025! Join us in Garden City for a hands-on look at current research, crop performance, and management strategies tailored to western Kansas. More details to come—don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow.

Tribune Wheat Plot Tour

Join us in Tribune for the Wheat Plot Tour—an up-close look at new varieties and the future of wheat production in western Kansas on June 6, 2025 at 8:15 am MT, at the SWREC-Tribune headquarters, 1 mile west of Tribune on K-96.
For more information, please contact LHaag@ksu.edu or phone 620-376-4761

TAPS Save the Date GraphicKSU-TAPS Technology Field Day
Details TBD (Week of June 23)

Get ready to explore cutting-edge ag tech and data-driven decision-making at the TAPS Technology Field Days the week of June 23 in Colby and Garden City—details coming soon!

Save the Date graphic for SWREC-Garden City Field Day Plus on August 21, 2025. The image shows a group of people gathered in a harvested field near a corn plot and a center pivot irrigation system. A presenter stands by irrigation equipment, addressing the group. A purple gradient overlays the top with the event text prominently displayed.Garden City Fall Field Day Plus

Experience hands-on learning and expert insights at the Southwest Research-Extension Center-Garden City Field Day Plus. Join us on August 21, 2025 for a field day focused on water management and productivity in challenging environments.

Save the Date graphic for ARC-Hays Fall Field Day on August 26, 2025. The image features a large green combine parked in a field with a group of people gathered nearby, listening to a presentation. The sky is clear with a purple gradient overlay at the top displaying the event text.Agricultural Research Center-Hays Fall Field Day

Join us in Hays for an in-depth look at the latest research and practices shaping the future of agriculture in Western Kansas on August 26, 2025.

Save the Date graphic for Tribune Fall Field Day on August 28, 2025. The image shows a group of people gathered in a sorghum field, listening to a speaker in a purple shirt. A portable speaker system is set up, and the crowd appears engaged. The top of the image features a purple gradient background with event text.Southwest Research Center-Tribune Fall Field Day

Discover innovations in long-term dryland rotation studies, the effects of no-till, reduced till, and occasional dryland tillage and nutrient management at the Southwest Research Center-Tribune Field Day on August 28, 2025.

Event GraphicTAPS Agronomy Field Day

Mark your calendar for the first full week of September—TAPS Agronomy Field Days in Colby and Garden City will spotlight this year’s crops and the farmer-led decisions that shaped them.

Save the Date graphic for the Western Kansas Forage Conference on November 5, 2025, at the Southwest Research-Extension Center in Garden City. The image features a forage harvester working in a tall, green forage crop under a purple sky. Event details and the K-State Research and Extension logo are included at the bottom.Western Kansas Forage Conference

Save the date! Join us November 5, 2025, in Garden City for the Western Kansas Forage Conference at the Southwest Research-Extension Center. Practical insights, local research, and expert speakers you won’t want to miss.

Quarterly Events Calendar

cattle at sunset sorghum Monarch Butterflies hay bales in a field

Q1: January, February March

Cover Your Acres Winter Conference

K-State Soil Fertility Schools

CropTalk Webinar Series

Tackling Challenging Weeds: K-State Weed Management Schools

K-State Cattleman's Day

 

 

 

Q2: April, May, June

SWREC Spring Field Day

TAPS Technology Field Day

Round Up - Hays

4-H Geology Field Camp

4-H Insect Spectacular

4-H Discovery Days

 

 

Q3: July, August, September

Fall Field Days

K-State Beef Stocker Field Day

Kansas State Fair

Cow Camp: A Women's Beef Cattle Management Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q4: October, November, December

Western Kansas Forage Conference

Crop Pest Management Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Annual Events and Recordings