What to Know About Kansas Fence Laws with Roger McEowen
Feb
29
12:00 PM12:00

What to Know About Kansas Fence Laws with Roger McEowen

  • South Hutchinson Community Building (map)
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We have asked Roger McEowen to share his knowledge of Kansas fence law at an event to better equip farmers with what to know when building fences. This event will be held in the South Hutchinson Community Building at 101 W Ave C starting at Noon. To reserve a place at this meeting simply text or call Howard Miller at 620-727-6546 by February 26.

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2024 Cheney Lake Watershed Annual Meeting and Appreciation Dinner
Feb
15
6:30 PM18:30

2024 Cheney Lake Watershed Annual Meeting and Appreciation Dinner

Ron Wilson will be the featured speaker for the 2024 Cheney Lake Watershed Annual Meeting and Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, February 15th at the Pleasantview Activity Center, 5013 S. Dean Road, Hutchinson, Kansas.  Soup and an assortment of pies prepared by the church Youth Group will be served at 6:30 pm with Wilson’s presentation at 7:00 pm.  There is no charge to attend, but reserve your meal by Noon on Tuesday, February 13th by calling or texting Howard at 620-727-6546.  

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2023 Range and Beef Tour
Sep
13
5:30 PM17:30

2023 Range and Beef Tour

Kingman County Conservation District will be hosting a tour of local grasslands followed by a steak fry on the evening of September 13. Please contact us at the Kingman NRCS office (620-532-5731) or the Kingman County K-State Extension Office (620-532-5131) for tickets to attend.

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Reno County State Cost-Share Deadline: May 15
May
15
9:00 AM09:00

Reno County State Cost-Share Deadline: May 15

As a friendly reminder to our producers in Reno County, if you are interested in state cost-share programs through the Reno County Conservation District, May 15th is the last day to turn in applications. For more information on applications in Reno County please contact Liz Lutz at elizabeth.lutz2@ks.nacdnet.net or call (620) 699-8161 (Ext. 2033).

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Kingman County State Cost-Share Deadline: May 10th
May
10
9:00 AM09:00

Kingman County State Cost-Share Deadline: May 10th

As a friendly reminder to our producers in Kingman County, if you are interested in state cost-share programs through the Reno County Conservation District, May 10th is the last day to turn in applications. For more information on applications in Reno County please contact Rita Vogt at rita.vogt@ks.nacdnet.net or call (620) 532-3116.

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Mar
16
9:00 AM09:00

Farmer's Discussion Group

Just a reminder, our next Regenerative Ag Discussion Group is set for Thursday, March 23rd at 9:00am and will go until around 11. We will be meeting at the Reno County Extension Office Conference Room in the basement. As always, you bring the discussion, and we will bring the coffee and donuts.

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Brian Fuchs: How Dry is It? A Look at Moisture Trends
Mar
9
12:00 PM12:00

Brian Fuchs: How Dry is It? A Look at Moisture Trends

Brian Fuchs comes to us from the National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln Nebraska. Brian will help us look at how dry we really are and what the potential for moisture looks like in 2023. While Brian doesn’t have a crystal ball to forecast what the future holds, he does have access to many different forecast models. If you are interested in learning more about our current weather cycles and what the future weather patterns look like, come join us for lunch and learn from Brian.

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Willie Pretorius: Restoring the Water Cycle
Mar
2
12:00 PM12:00

Willie Pretorius: Restoring the Water Cycle

Willie Pretorius, Soil Health Consultant for Ward Laboratories, is our speaker on Thursday, March 2nd at the Pleasantview Activity Center. Lunch will be served at noon with Willie to follow at 12:30. Willie and other scientists have cited how mining the carbon from the soil has broken the hydrological, or water, cycle which is leading to more and prolonged dry periods. If you want to learn more about how you can do your part on your farm, and at the same time improve your soil health, come join us for lunch and then we all get to learn from Willie.

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Farm Succession Planning Workshop: Trust and Estate Planning
Feb
21
10:30 AM10:30

Farm Succession Planning Workshop: Trust and Estate Planning

This succession planning workshop is complimentary to the Ron Bolze event in January. Curtis Overton, Senior Wealth Advisor with RCB Bank will be covering wealth management and farm succession through trusts and estate planning. After lunch, we will have local experts available to answer questions and share ideas on how to craft a good transition plan for your farm.  Come with questions and create a legacy for your farm that maintains your conservation efforts.

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Feb
17
9:00 AM09:00

Local Working Group Meeting

The Kingman Management Unit, Kingman, Harper and Reno County Conservation Districts will be hosting a Local Working Group (LWG) meeting on February 17, at 9:00 am at the NRCS conference room, in Kingman, Kansas. To RSVP for the meeting or to request more information about LWGs, contact the NRCS staff by calling 620-532-3116 Extension 3.

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CLW Annual Appreciation Meeting
Feb
9
6:30 PM18:30

CLW Annual Appreciation Meeting

The Cheney Lake Wateshed Appreciation Meal and Annual Meeting will be on Thursday, February 9th at 6:30pm at the Pleasantview Activity Center, 5013 S. Dean Road, Hutchinson, KS 67501 with Speaker to follow. Please RSVP by February 7th by calling Howard at 620-727-6546 or email cheneylakewatershed@gmail.com

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No-till on the Plains Annual Workshop
Jan
24
to Jan 25

No-till on the Plains Annual Workshop

Each year No-till on the Plains (NTOP) presents educational events such as the world-renowned Winter Conference, Fundamentals of Soil Health workshops, Advanced Concepts in soil health workshops, field days, international tours, and regional bus tours, allowing attendees to get practical and relevant production and management information from fellow producers and predominant scientists.

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Soil Health U
Jan
18
to Jan 19

Soil Health U

  • Tony's Pizza Event Center (map)
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More and more farmers and rural landowners are seeking information on how to rebuild their soil health to boost their profitability as well as their land’s long-term productivity. Soil Health U is a two-day event reflecting on land as a resource that, when treated with care, can continue to provide for farmers and ranchers even when times are tough.

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Winter Workshop Series: Ron Bolze on Successful Farm Succession
Jan
3
10:30 AM10:30

Winter Workshop Series: Ron Bolze on Successful Farm Succession

  • South Hutchinson Community Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Kicking off our 2023 Winter Workshop Series is Ron Bolze, a professor of Agriculture and Rangeland Management at Chadron University and coordinator for the Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC). The NGLC has taken steps to promote generational transition as a form of stewardship and the protection of conservation efforts made on the farm and with farms going under every year, succession planning could be the next management practice in your conservation plan.

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Increasing Profitability Through Regenerative Ag
Nov
8
to Nov 9

Increasing Profitability Through Regenerative Ag

  • Pleasantview Activity Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Understanding Ag’s world-renowned experts believe there is no more important pursuit than to help you improve the health of our living and life-giving soil and they are dedicated to your growing success. If you have soil, regenerative agriculture will work for you. To register go to https://understandingag.regfox.com/ua-kdhe-workshop-november-2022

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Efficiency for Regenerative Ranches with Burke Teichert
Nov
2
12:00 PM12:00

Efficiency for Regenerative Ranches with Burke Teichert

  • South Hutch Community Building (map)
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Since retirement Burke has worked as a contract manager, ranch consultant, columnist, and speaker. Recently, he has joined with Understanding Ag as a consultant, and they have offered to co-sponsor this event with Cheney Lake Watershed Inc. and allow Burke to share some of his experiences with adaptive grazing in different contexts. We are excited to co-sponsor this event and if you have questions about making cattle operations more efficient and less demanding you will not want to miss this speaker.

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Aug
23
to Aug 25

KGLC Shortgrass School

“Climate, Cattle, and Cores: Reducing Grassland Vulnerability”

Learn more about rangeland management in a friendly setting with other ranchers, land managers, range management students and natural resource professionals.

The Shortgrass School is set for August 23-25 at Camp Lakeside at Scott Lake.

For more information or to register for any of the Range Schools: https://www.kglc.org/2022-kansas-range-schools-announced.cfm

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Aug
16
to Aug 18

KGLC Tallgrass School

“Climate, Cattle, and Cores: Reducing Grassland Vulnerability”

Learn more about rangeland management in a friendly setting with other ranchers, land managers, range management students and natural resource professionals.

The Tallgrass School is scheduled for August 16-18 at Camp Wood YMCA near Elmdale, KS.

For more information or to register for any of the Range Schools: https://www.kglc.org/2022-kansas-range-schools-announced.cfm

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Aug
16
to Aug 18

Dakotas Regenerative Ag Tour

No-till On The Plains has created an amazing opportunity to embark on a regenerative ag journey with others that are interested in understanding regenerative ag just like you.

Cheney Lake Watershed is dedicated to reimbursing $200 of the cost to any producer living or farming in the watershed that is willing to learn.

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Aug
1
to Aug 3

KGLC Mixed Grass School

“Climate, Cattle, and Cores: Reducing Grassland Vulnerability”

Learn more about rangeland management in a friendly setting with other ranchers, land managers, range management students and natural resource professionals.

The Mixed Grass School is scheduled for August 1-3 at Ringneck Ranch near Tipton, KS.

For more information or to register for any of the Range Schools: https://www.kglc.org/2022-kansas-range-schools-announced.cfm

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Jun
30
12:00 AM00:00

Pratt County State Cost-Share Application Deadline

As a friendly reminder to our producers in Pratt County, if you are interested in state cost-share programs through Pratt County Conservation District, June 30th is the last day to turn in applications. For more information on Pratt County applications please contact Sheri Gatton at Sheri.Gatton@ks.nacdnet.net or call (620) 450-3218.

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May
31
12:00 AM00:00

Stafford County State Cost-Share Application Deadline

As a friendly reminder to our producers in Stafford County, if you are interested in state cost-share programs through the Stafford County Conservation District, the next application cycle will start on May 1st and will end on May 31st. For more information on Stafford County applications please contact St. John Service Center at (620) 549-3321 and press 3 for NRCS/Conservation District.

Stafford County has recently filled the Conservation District Manager position. NRCS and new District Manager will do their best to answer the questions you have.

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