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The field day will
be in a new location this year........
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Airport
and Expo Grounds |
August
1, 2006 |
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Great Bend,
Kansas |
9:00 AM to
4:00 PM |
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Precision
agriculture technologies are quickly becoming an integral part of
crop production.
However, as these technologies evolve, many
producers are struggling to see the potential benefits and thus
are hesitant to adopt them. Company mergers are also
impacting this technology making it hard to keep pace resulting
in some misunderstanding about product availability and
reliability of technical support.
K-State Research and Extension, the
Kansas Agricultural Research Association (KARA) and several
prominent companies have come together to sponsor a field day to
educate crop producers and agribusiness of the potential benefits
of agriculture technologies and to help address some of the concerns
regarding precision agriculture.
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Participants will learn from individuals who
have developed, evaluated, and used the technologies. |
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There will be a special demonstration area
where participants have an opportunity to operate many of the
premier guidance systems and observe the performance of the
latest in sprayer technology available today. |
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Other special related displays
and demonstrations are planned. |
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If
you are considering precision agriculture technologies for your
farm, or are ready for an upgrade, you should attend this event. It has been designed to be
“hands-on” and very applied in nature.
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Day Location: |
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The field day will be held on August 1. 2006 at the Airport and
Expo Grounds west of downtown Great Bend. Take 10th
street on west of the Rt. 56/156 intersection for approximately
2-3 miles. The airport and Expo grounds are on the left side.
Watch for the signs and parking instructions. |
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Registration
Building Coordinates:
-98.514556, 38.212421
Aerial photo of
Field Day layout |
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Topics: |
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General Topics:
- Yield Mapping
- Variable Rate
Application/Variable Rate Mapping
- On-the-go Sensors – pH, OM,
EC, N
- Evaluating GPS-based
Auto-Guidance
- Conducting meaningful on-farm
research
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Application technology topics:
- Pulse width modulation for
improved coverage and drift reduction
- Automatic boom leveling
- Automatic boom swath controlling
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Nozzle technology:
- Latest
nozzle technologies for improved efficacy, reduced drift, and
variable rate applications
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Demonstrations of these nozzle technologies will also be
available
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*All topics except nozzle technology will be
presented twice throughout the day with rotations every hour. The
nozzle technology talks will be given only one time.
Time is also available to visit the sponsors booths and
attend a ‘ride and drive’ in a special demonstration area for
tractors and sprayers.
click here for printer friendly
Field
Day Program with speaker info
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Demonstrations: |
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Many of the latest automatically steered
tractors/sprayers will be demonstrated at this field day. These
guidance systems are the latest technology in precision
agriculture and represent the future in guidance systems.
Check out the sponsors page to see the list of companies that
will be participating.
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Another technology featured at this field day will be the
latest advances in auto-boom both for leveling and spray
on-off control. Variable rate application strategies will
also be highlighted. |
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| Sponsors
and Exhibitors: |
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| If you or your company are
interested in exhibiting at this event, please complete the
exhibitor
form. |
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| Registration
Information: |
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day registration is $25 which includes lunch at the site and any
field day handouts.
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On site registration will cost $50. |
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Handouts at the field day will only be available for pre-registered (before
July 24th) people at the field day. |
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| Questions
or Comments: |
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Direct
any questions or comments about the field day to
Bob Wolf (rewolf@ksu.edu) at Kansas State University,
145 Seaton
Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. 785-532-2935.
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