Friday, June 7 - Tri-County Rangeland Workshop
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., near Yates Center KS
For more info, see below.

Monday, June 10 - Grazing Management Telecall
Beginning at 7:30 PM Central Time
For more info, see below.

Wednesday, June 12 - Eagle Creek WRAPS Tour
7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Meet at Olpe, KS
RSVP to Scott Jones 620-341-0240 or Brian Rees 620-341-3220. Sponsored by Lyon County Research & Extension, Eagle Creek WRAPS, and Kansas Rural Center.
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Saturday, June 22 - Women and Conservation Tour/Workshop
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., 1830 Parallel Road, Palmer, KS
Please register by June 20
For more info, see below.

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Grazing Management Teleconference Conversations

Join other grazers from across the state of Kansas in a telephone conversation with Kansas State University’s Gary Kilgore and Keith Harmoney at 7:30 pm on the second Monday of the month. Hosted by the Kansas Rural Center, these informal discussions will cover all aspects of grazing management.

Who should participate?
Farmers, ranchers and educators. Anyone who is interested in grazing!

What’s the benefit to me?
This is an opportunity to learn how you can use complementary forages to extend your grazing season, gain management tips and explore ideas to improve profitability while you responsibly manage your natural resources.

How do I participate in the call?
Our conference call will be hosted by Copper Conferencing.

Anyone can join in the call by simply dialing in 1-877-304-5632. You will then be prompted to dial in a Conference Room Number. Please dial in 300 346 2424 and follow it with the # sign. This will be a toll free call. You are welcome to leave or join the call at anytime between 7:30 and 9 pm.

For more information please contact Dale Kirkham at 620-344-0202.
To receive an email reminder of the call, send a request to Mary Fund at ksrc@rainbowtel.net.

Support for this networking opportunity comes from a partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

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Field Day to Include Tree Planting, Riparian Area Management

FLORENCE, Kan. – Kansas landowners often have challenging decisions for managing woodlands, riparian areas and wildlife habitat on their property. The Kansas Forest Service, in conjunction with the Cottonwood River WRAPS (Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy), will host a field day on Thursday, June 6 in Florence, Kan. to address several aspects of tree planting and woodland management. The 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. field day will begin at the City of Florence Tree Farm on East 4 th street just before the Cottonwood River Bridge on the southeast side of Florence. To get to the site from the city of Florence, take Main Street south to Fourth Street. Go east about three blocks from Main Street just over the levee but before the Cottonwood River Bridge.

The goal of the field day is to help landowners and professionals manage their tree plantings, woodlands and riparian areas successfully. This field day was re-scheduled from May due to poor weather.

Beginning at 3:30 p.m., attendees will look at walnut plantings within the City of Florence Tree Farm to learn about planting techniques, seed planting, walnut tree pruning and herbicide use. A portable sawmill will be used to mill logs to demonstrate lumber quality changes within logs.

From that site, the group will go to the Doyle Creek Mercantile & Corral in Florence for a meal and presentation on determining lumber values. In addition, information on Thousand Cankers disease of Black Walnut will be discussed.

To get additional information or register to attend, call the K-State Research and Extension Marion County office at 620-382-2325 or email Dennis Carlson at dcarlson@ksu.edu or Rickey Roberts at: rroberts@ksu.edu. The registration deadline is June 3. A $5 registration fee will help cover the cost of dinner, refreshments and teaching materials.

The brochure about the field day at: http://bit.ly/10uJadl provides program highlights, a map showing the field day location, the “in case of rain” arrangements, and a listing of the sponsors and partners helping the Kansas Forest Service with the event.

- K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.

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Tri-County Rangeland Workshop Planned for June 7

A Tri-County Rangeland Workshop will be held Friday June 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Woodson State Fishing and Wildlife Area, a few miles west of Yates Center, KS. Topics include plant identification, invasive plant control, range conservation practices, patch burning and plant diversity, and rangeland monitoring techniques.  Come early for a light breakfast and stay for lunch.

Meet at the boat ramp at southeast side of the lake. Contact John Johnson for directions and more information at 620-637-2748. The event is co-sponsored by Tallgrass Legacy Alliance, Ks. Native Plant Society, Ks. Wildlife and Parks, and NRCS. Kansas Rural Center's Dale Kirkham is one of the presenters.

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Women's Only Conservation Tour/Workshop Set for June 22

A women’s only conservation tour, “Mom, Apple Pie and Conservation”, will be held Saturday, June 22, covering conservation practices on the Lucinda and Sheila Stuenkel farm along the Washington and Clay county line in north central Kansas. The tour will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will begin at the Stuenkel’s farmstead at 1835 Parallel Road, Palmer, Ks. (See directions below).

The tour is sponsored by the Kansas Rural Center (KRC) as part of its Women and Conservation Project. Co-sponsors include the Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops at KSU, River Valley Extension District Kansas State University Research and Extension, and Tuttle Creek WRAPS.

Registration at the farmstead begins at 8:30 a.m. with the tour and presentations starting at 9 a.m. A trailer with seats will carry participants to the various sites on the farm. Lunch will be held at noon at the Linn American Legion, 100 5th Street, (west side of Hwy 15) Linn, Ks. followed by presentations on cost-share programs, soil health, cover crops, and a roundtable discussion “From a Woman’s Perspective”.

Conservation practices on the morning tour include: a relocated winter cattle-feeding site (up out of flood plain), maternity barn (designed from a woman’s perspective for ease of management); fencing of expired CRP; alternative livestock watering systems and rotational grazing; rock check dams and streambank armor; sediment basins; cover crops, and more. Will Boyer, KSU Watershed Specialist, and Tom Meek, Clay County Conservation District. Presenters include; Will Boyer, KSU Watershed Specialist; Tom Meek, Clay County Conservation District; Lisa French, Cheney Lake Project; Dale Strickler, Star Seed; and Lucinda Stuenkel, host farmer.

Lunch and presentations following it will be at the American Legion Building in Linn, Ks. starting at noon and running until 4 p.m.

Directions to Lucinda Stuenkel’s farm: From Washington, Ks. Hwy 15 & 36 Junction, go 19 miles south, (or from Clay Center, Ks. Hwy 15 and 24 junction, go north 12 miles). Turn East on Clay County 30th Road (aka 362 or Fact Road) for 3 miles, then North 1 mile on Quail Rd., and East 1.5 miles on Parallel Rd.; Or from Hwy 119 or Utah Road: Turn West on Clay County 30th Road (aka 362 or Fact Road) for 4 miles, then 1 mile North on Quail Rd., and 1.5 miles East on Parallel Rd. at a tan ranch house with a green mailbox. Attendees should park in the barnyard or along any of the three driveways. Stuenkel cautions to not use your GPS directions, as it will take you down roads unsuitable for cars. (Google Map Link  - http://goo.gl/maps/WtkTe)

The tour/workshop and lunch are free to participants who pre-register by June 20. For more information and to pre-register, contact Mary Fund or Diane Dysart at the Kansas Rural Center at 785-873-3431, or ksrc@rainbowtel.net or ddysart@rainbowtel.net

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