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.
Online Registration is now closed.
Please register at the door for walk-in rates (cash or check) on January 20-21st, 2026.
Thank you!
2026 Cover Your Acres Topics:
2026 Grain Market Outlook and Strategies
Daniel O'Brien, K-State Northwest Area Agriculture Economist
Crop Prices and Equitable Lease Arrangements Glenn Conover and Mark Wood, Kansas Farm Management Association Economists
Considerations for Intensifying Crop Rotations
Lucas Haag, K-State Agronomist-In-Charge at Tribune
Early Experiences with Targeted Herbicide Applications in Kansas
Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Management Specialist
Explaining the Government Payment Alphabet Soup: OBBA, ARC, PLC, ECAP, FBA and SDRP
Robin Reid, K-State Extension Farm Economist
Incorporating Forages Into Dryland Rotations
Augustine Obour, K-State Soil Scientist at Hays
Meeting Crop Nutrient Needs in Lean Economic Times
Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz, K-State Extension Soil Fertility Specialist and Interim Department Head of Agronomy
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.
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