K-State WKREC Field Day at the ARCH

Welcome to the WKREC Fall Field Day at the ARCH! Join us for a day dedicated to addressing the topics that matter most to our producers in western Kansas. From refining occasional tillage practices and integrated crop-livestock systems to tackling weed control and exploring resilient crop varieties, our sessions focus on practical solutions tailored to the challenging demands of agriculture in western Kansas. Enjoy a delicious lunch, network with experts, and explore our faculty and student poster session. With over 120 years of service, WKREC is committed to meeting the unique needs of our agricultural community.

Dive into the full event schedule and meet our exceptional speakers below!

2024 ARCH Field Day Presentations

Field Plot Tours

1. Residual herbicide programs for weed control in grain sorghum - Jeremie Kouame
2. The integrated Harrington Seed Destructor as an additional tool for fighting multiple herbicide-resistant weeds - Jeremie Kouame 
3. Integrating annual forage and livestock in wheat-sorghum-fallow systems-Augustine Obour & Zach Carson
4. Does occasional tillage to control herbicide-resistant weeds affect crop yields and soil health? –Augustine Obour
5. Pearl millet: A climate-resilient alternate grain and forage species- Ram Perumal

Indoor Poster Titles and Presenters

1. Drought Tolerance in Diversified Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]  Parental Lines – Ajay Prasanth Ramalingam
2. Evaluation of Pearl Millet Germplasms for Drought tolerance in diverse environments – Sabreena Ayoub
3. Sensitivity of Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] Parental Lines to Clethodim, Quizalofop, Imazamox, and Nicosulfuron – Midhat Tugoo
4. Occasional tillage effects on crop yields and soil health- Mikaela Lawrence, Augustine Obour
5. Integrating annual forage and livestock in wheat-sorghum-fallow systems-Zach Carson
6. Alternative Summer Annual Legumes: Nicholas Detter John Holman Augustine Obour & L. Haag
7. Seeding rate of annual warm season forages: Nicholas Detter, John Holman, Augustine Obour
8. Evaluation of a trifludimoxazin-containing premix with glyphosate and residual herbicides for broad-spectrum weed control - Jeremie Kouame
9. Impact of reduced rates of a trifludimoxazin-containing premix on early-season corn and soybean growth - Jeremie Kouame

In-door presentations

1. New K-State High-Yield and Drought Tolerant Wheat Varieties- Guorong Zhang
2. Updates on new K-State TAPS initiative

Schedule

Schedule
Group / Bus	Start	End	Duration	Stop#	Location	Event
	9:30	10:00	0:30	0	Auditorium	Registration
	10:00	10:15	0:15		Auditorium	Brian /Augustine
	10:15	10:30	0:15		Travel
Single Group	10:30	10:50	0:20	1	Bench Terrace	Augustine Obour
Trailers
	10:50	11:00	0:10		Travel
	11:00	11:30	0:30	2	SE of WX	Augustine Obour & Zach Carson
	11:30	11:40	0:10		Travel / Restroom
	11:40	12:00	0:20	3	SE of WX (Block 11B)	Jeremie Kouame
	11:40	12:00	0:20	4	SE of WX (Block 11B)	Jeremie Kouame
	12:00	12:15	0:15		Travel	Travel
	12:15	12:35	0:20	5	Bottom Field	Ram Perumal & Grad Students
	12:35	12:55	0:20		Travel	Auditorium
	12:55	13:45	0:50		Lunch	Auditorium
	13:30		0:15		Auditorium	Brian Olson
	13:45	14:05	0:20		Auditorium	Guorong Zhang
	14:05	14:25	0:20		Auditorium	Kelsey
	14:25	15:15	0:50		Auditorium	Poster Session