The Jones County Crop Improvement Association and SDSU Extension are hosting the 31st Annual Winter Wheat Meeting in Draper this (Aug. 27) evening.
The meeting provides South Dakota wheat producers with the most recent South Dakota State University wheat variety trial results, as well as other information on winter wheat production in South Dakota.
The meeting will be held at the City of Draper Auditorium starting at 6:30pm CDT. Registration is not required. A meal will be served prior to the program.
Speakers at the meeting this year include:
- Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soil Field Specialist, who will discuss managing soils for maximum output
- Jon Kleinjan, SDSU Extension Crop Production Associate
- Chris Graham, SDSU Extension Agronomist, who will discuss the results of the 2019 SDSU winter wheat variety trial and other ongoing wheat research from South Dakota
The South Dakota Wheat Commission and South Dakota Wheat, Inc. will also be represented.
For more information, call the SDSU Regional Extension Center in Pierre at 605-773-8120; email Ruth Beck, SDSU Extension Agronomy Field Specialist, at ruth.beck@sdstate.edu; or go to extension.sdstate.edu/events/.
