Cover Your Acres Winter Conference
2026 Cover Your Acres is being held on
January 20-21, 2026
at the Gateway in Oberlin, KS.
Early Registration is available through January 14, 2026
Cost: Tuesday - $60, Wednesday - $55, Both Days - $80
Walk-In Registration at Conference - $80/day, cash or check
The conference fee includes lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments,
and educational materials.
A full program Is offered each day, with the same program offered each day.
Register to Attend
2026 Cover Your Acres Topics:
Top 5 Legal Issues Farmers Don’t Think About But Should
Roger McEowen, Kansas Farm Bureau Professor of Agricultural Law and Taxation, Washburn University
School of Law
Meeting Crop Nutrient Needs in Lean Economic Times
Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz, K-State Extension Soil Fertility Specialist and Interim Department Head of Agronomy
Early Experiences with Targeted Herbicide Applications in Kansas
Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Management Specialist
Considerations for Intensifying Crop Rotations
Lucas Haag, K-State Agronomist-In-Charge at Tribune
Crop Market Outlook
Daniel O'Brien, K-State Northwest Area Agriculture Economist
Incorporating Forages Into Dryland Rotations
Augustine Obour, K-State Soil Scientist at Hays
Navigating the 2026 Crop Insurance Decision, with SCO and ECO
Jennifer (Jenny) Ifft, K-State Extension Specialist in Agricultural Policy
Weather Resources and 2026 Outlook
Chip Redmond, K-State Mesonet Manager and Assistant Climatologist
Weed Control in Crop Rotations
Jeanne Falk Jones, K-State Northwest Area Agronomist
And Much More!
Questions? Call the K-State Northwest Research Extnsion Center at 785-462-6281. Or email Jeanne Falk Jones at jfalkjones@k-state.edu.
Sponsor Registration
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2026 Platinum Sponsors:
